Tag: Youth


  • E-Cigarette Use Among Youth: A Public Health Threat

    E-Cigarette Use Among Youth: A Public Health Threat

    DPH is urging caution about the use and exposure of children and youth to electronic nicotine delivery systems, including electronic cigarettes. The U.S. Surgeon General issued a report this week on the dangers of electronic nicotine delivery systems saying “nicotine-containing products are unsafe for youth.”

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  • Parent Education Program

    Dinner will be provided to all registrants that attend.

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  • Youth Tobacco Use Declines

    Youth Tobacco Use Declines

    Over the past decade, rates of youth who have used any form of tobacco have dropped from 26.1 percent in 2003 to 19.4 percent in 2013. The percentage of high school students who smoked cigarettes on at least one day during the 30 days before the survey, declined from 20.9 percent to 12.8 percent.

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