Free service offered by state is aimed at helping teens quit vaping, smoking — My Life, My Quit
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) is launching a free service…
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CDC urges ‘no vaping’ as investigation is ongoing on four deaths, more illnesses now linked to e-cigarettes
Kentucky Health News Four deaths have been linked to use of electronic cigarettes and federal officials are investigating more than…
FDA probes 127 reports of seizures or other symptoms possibly related to e-cigarettes
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating 127 reports of seizures, tremors, fainting or…
Lynne Saddler: Tobacco-free (including ‘vaping,’ ‘juuling’) schools support the health of our youth
The recent decline of tobacco use among youth is being undermined by the exploding popularity of e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes, also known…
KY Youth Advocates, Foundation for Health KY warn of surge in teen e-cigarette usage; it isn’t safe
A new infographic from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Kentucky Youth Advocates highlights the surge in e-cigarette usage among teens…
SmartHealthToday: FDA focusing on cutting nicotine in cigarettes; tobacco use causes 500k deaths a year
SmartHealthToday Team The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced its intent to significantly cut the amount of nicotine currently found in…
Study says only way to protect children from nicotine exposure is to not smoke in house — or quit
Children carry significant levels of nicotine on their hands even if their parents don’t smoke around them, according to a…