Kids caught vaping need help not punishment

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SC senators trying again to create vaping registry

E-cigarettes sit on a table on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Senate President Thomas Alexander, R-Walhalla, brought bags of the vapes confiscated from students to show senators. (File photo by Skylar Laird/SC Daily Gazette)COLUMBIA — South Carolina senators are reviving an effort to cut down on children’s access to illegal vapes. A bill sent Thursday to the Senate floor would create a registry of vapes and e-cigarettes that are allowed to be sold in …

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Vaping hits alarming levels among South African teens – new study of fee-paying schools

It’s become common to see kids, some in their school uniforms, puffing on a vape. The World Health Organization points to the enticing flavours and targeted marketing to young people as the key reasons behind this trend. In the US, e-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among middle and high school students aged 12 and older, with 5.9% of students reporting use. Surveys from the UK indicate that 20.5% of children (aged 11–17) ha…

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Kids caught vaping need help not punishment

If we truly want to tackle youth vaping, we must shift our focus from discipline to prevention, from penalties to solutions.

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Cuauhtémoc, Chih.- As part of the preventive actions aimed at the student community, elements of the Municipal Public Security Directorate, through the D.A.R.E. program, attended the Telesecundaria School 6051, located in the town of Napavechi, to give a talk on the risks of using vapers in minors. The activity took place on the morning of 6 March and had the participation of 30 students.

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Kentucky advocates rally for kids, urge action on vaping, kinship care

Hundreds rallied in the Capitol rotunda Wednesday for Children’s Advocacy Day, calling on lawmakers to pass youth vaping protections and other policies to improve the quality of life for Kentucky’s kids. Terry Brooks, the executive director of Kentucky Youth Advocates, which organized the rally, said about 80% of KYA’s legislative priorities are on track to become law this session. Those priorities include shoring up sexual exploitation laws, ke…

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Learning about dangers of vaping and fast gas

Members of a youth club were called upon to learn more about the dangers of vaping and fast gas and tackle these “growing” trends with more awareness.The HideOut youth club founded by Ballycullen mother Aoife Corley hosted an informative talk by Tallaght Drugs and Alcohol Task Force at The Park Community Centre, where the club […]