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08/27/2020

Smoking damages your lungs and other parts of your body, and it makes you more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection.
It is the right time to 🚭 quit smoking for a safer and better health. 💪

06/10/2020

To***co Free Florida puede ayudarte a encontrar un programa para que dejes de fumar, desde líneas telefónicas de apoyo hasta sesiones de grupo. ¡Infórmate sobre cómo dejar este hábito a tu manera!

05/19/2020

For help quitting smoking or va**ng, including free ni****ne replacement therapy for eligible residents, individuals can contact a health care provider, call the New York State Smokers' Quitline at 1-866-NY-QUITS or visit www.nysmokefree.com.

Effective medications and counseling are covered by Medicaid and most insurance programs.

ALBANY, N. Y. (WRGB) - Both the sale of flavored e-ci******es and the sale of all to***co products in pharmacies in New York State ends on Monday. New York becomes the second state in the nation to restrict the sale of to***co products in pharmacies and the fourth state to restrict flavored e-cigare...

04/24/2020

To***co lobbyists have tried to manipulate COVID-19 policymaking to get to***co shops listed as 'essential' and offer free delivery of to***co products to people in quarantine.

Smokers likely face more severe symptoms if infected, leading to hospitalizations and premature deaths.

04/19/2020

So what further regulation would be suitable on v**e products and companies?

“Taxation. Youth are among the most price sensitive user group and will reduce purchase of these products if the price goes up. Support To***co 21 laws and put teeth (against retailers who violate the regulation) in the enforcement,” said Hays, also suggesting that limiting the size and ni****ne content of pods would be another prudent step. “Today, a 5% ni****ne Juul pod contains more ni****ne than 30 -40 ci******es,” he added.

Juul's voluntary decision to pull fruit flavored va**ng pods from sale, had no long-term effect on sales, with consumers simply switching to other flavors or brands.

04/12/2020

04/10/2020

Because the coronavirus targets the lungs, doctors and public health officials are adding new urgency to their longstanding plea for smokers and v**ers to quit — or at least slow down.

Both habits can compromise lung function. Early Covid-19 studies have shown that cigarette smokers in particular are more susceptible to the infection and suffer more severe cases. Doctors are raising similar concerns about v**ers.

People who smoke and v**e may be at greater risk for Covid-19, but quitting is hard, especially now. The good news: There are a lot of helpful resources.

04/06/2020

As the youth e-cigarette epidemic escalates, New York passed a bill into law that prohibits the sale of flavored e-ci******es.

This measure also coincides with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s campaign, which uses This Is Quitting to help youth and young adults quit va**ng.

Governor Cuomo signed the FY 2021 Enacted Budget.

03/11/2020

Today, Florida’s State University System is transitioning to remote learning in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In an abundance of caution, and following the lead of Governor Ron DeSantis, at Florida International University FIU we are responding by beginning remote learning this Thursday.

Update No. 15: Face-to-face classes will take place using online tools through at least Saturday, April 4.

03/07/2020

Matt says these findings suggest cigarette smokers—or people who have been exposed to smoke—are carrying the compounds with them and depositing them as they slowly evaporate.

The process, known as “off-gassing,” is the reason why smokers smell like ci******es, explains Peter DeCarlo, an expert in air pollution at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, who was not involved in the study. “You’re not smelling the chemicals that are bound to the person’s clothes,” he says. “You’re smelling the ones that are coming off.”

Toxins can enter smoke-free environments by clinging to clothing and skin

03/07/2020

To date, there have been nearly 3,000 hospitalizations and 68 deaths due to electronic cigarette or va**ng product use-associated lung injury in the United States.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that vitamin E acetate, an unregulated additive in some tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-containing va**ng products, is strongly linked to this outbreak.

A new way to identify chemical compounds in e-ci******es – School of Public Health

03/06/2020

98% of smokers start before they’re 26. To prevent them from starting, we're going where many of them are: college campuses.

See how Truth Initiative grants are helping reducing smoking — and va**ng — at schools across the country.

The Truth Initiative To***co/Vape-Free College Program is offering grants of up to $20,000 to support the adoption and implementation of a 100% to***co/v**e-free policy.

02/26/2020

“Forty percent of smokers don’t get advised to quit,” Dr. Adams said in an interview.

“That was a shocking statistic to me, and it’s a little embarrassing as a health professional.” Dr. Adams is referencing to statistics from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey, collected through the U.S. Census Bureau to monitor “the health of the nation,” that found that four out of nine adult cigarette smokers were not told by a health professional to quit smoking in the past year.

Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams warned in a report released last week that a “shocking” number of smokers are not advised …

02/17/2020

The Consortium for a Healthier Miami-Dade To***co-Free Workgroup presents the To***co-Free Workplace Summit!

You are invited to join this free educational summit to learn about the benefits of becoming a to***co-free worksite and the steps to developing and implementing policy change. A guest speaker from the Bureau of To***co Free Florida and a panel of to***co cessation professionals and employers familiar with to***co policy change will also be in attendance to guide, encourage and help interested organizations understand the benefits of becoming a to***co free worksite. You will also learn about our free services and resources to help smokers quit.

In addition, the event has been approved for 2.0 CEUs through select Florida boards, 2.5 CEUs for HRCI business and SHRM 2.5 PDUs.

To register, please rsvp at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020tfwsummit

02/05/2020

01/23/2020

01/07/2020

Every Step Counts

12/24/2019

Since mid-August, 2,506 lung injury cases and 54 deaths linked to va**ng have been reported. Most patients were otherwise healthy and in their late teens and 20s. But after using a va**ng device to inhale ni****ne, THC or a combination of the two, many ended up in an emergency room, gasping for breath.

The likely culprit: an additive made with vitamin E oil. Several states and cities have imposed bans, mainly on flavored e-ci******es as a precaution.

Developments in medicine and health that we’re still thinking about at year’s end.