National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2020 We’ve described the risks of vaping (using e-cigarettes like JUUL). Recently, we talked with a scientific expert on vaping and learned some other ways that it could harm a person’s health. We asked Dr. Kevin Walton—Chief of...
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COVID-19: The Connection to Smoking and Vaping, and Resources for Quitting
Truth Initiative, 2020 The news about the COVID-19 global pandemic has everyone concerned. Those who smoke or vape e-cigarettes, or care about someone who does, may be especially worried because the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 attacks the lungs and could be a...
Quit for You, Quit for Your Loved Ones
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020 While most Americans understand that smoking cigarettes causes serious health effects, those who start smoking as youth or young adults may not realize smoking-related disease can happen relatively early in life....
On- Demand Webinar: The Impact of COVID-19 for Tobacco Users (+ How You Can Help)
Truth Initiative, 2020 With social distancing, “shelter-in-home” restrictions, stock market turbulence, and a spike in employees working from home, business as usual is no longer usual. For employees looking to quit tobacco, high stress levels surrounding the impact...
How to Quit Vaping-or Help Someone Quit- During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Truth Initiative, 2020 "With the coronavirus pandemic occurring at a time of record-high youth vaping in the United States, many, including the nation’s doctor, have raised concerns about whether e-cigarette use could make young people more susceptible to the virus....
The Real Cost of Vaping
Food and Drug Administration, 2020 As an educator, you can play an active role in fighting the teen vaping epidemic. FDA research suggests that when teachers talk about the health consequences of e-cigarettes and schools enforce anti-vaping policies, students may be...
Presentations from RI LUNG FORCE Expo – November 20, 2019
Click here to view the PPT slides from the RI LUNG FORCE Expo on November 20, 2019.
State of Tobacco Control 2020
The American Lung Association, 2020 The 18th annual American Lung Association “State of Tobacco Control” report evaluates states and the federal government on actions taken to eliminate the nation’s leading cause of preventable death — tobacco use — and save lives...
State of Tobacco Control 2020
American Lung Association, January 2020 We know how to prevent tobacco use and help current smokers quit, but states and the federal government are not implementing these proven-effective, lifesaving laws and policies. The American Lung Association’s “State of Tobacco...
Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2020 Three decades after the first Surgeon General's report on smoking cessation, the Surgeon General has released a new report that reviews and updates evidence on the importance of quitting smoking. The report finds that...