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My #MondayMotivation goes out to the students at Carver Middle School. I visited with them earlier today for a special event bringing doctors back to school! ✏️ 
Growing up, I never met a black doctor. It wasn’t until college that I met Dr. Ben Carson (@SecretaryCarson). He has been such an inspiration to me and helped me on the path to become a physician. I hope my visit helps inspire each of YOU to be whatever you want to be.
@SecretaryCarson I grew up poor. I did everything I could to have options in my life. Going to school, eating well and making smart choices pays off.
Daytime’s Leading Lady, Susan Lucci, was in DC today w/ @American_Heart @GoRedForWomen to help shine a light on some important #PublicHealth topics – heart health and the harms e-cigarettes and vapes pose to our youth.
@American_Heart @GoRedForWomen #DYK the symptoms of heart disease? Learn about them and tell your family and friends. Take them seriously. Susan recognized them last year and sought help right away. Now she is encouraging others to be aware and take action.
cdc.gov/heartdisease/w…
cdc.gov/heartdisease/w…
@American_Heart @GoRedForWomen As part of her efforts raising awareness, Susan shared with me her concerns about the surge in youth use of e-cigarettes and vaping products. The storyline is simple: #NoEcigs4Kids.
Get the facts on e-cigarette use among youth & young adults: e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov
Get the facts on e-cigarette use among youth & young adults: e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov
Throughout my travels on the road, I get lots of questions like this from parents. Among my tips: Ask open-ended questions that put you in listening mode, and always leave the door open for continued conversations. #TuesdayThoughts
If you’re looking for more info about e-cigarettes and the harms they pose to our youth, visit e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov to read my advisory and get the facts. #NoEcigs4Kids
If you’re looking for more info about marijuana and how it impacts the developing brain – including young adults up to age 25 – be sure to read my advisory bit.ly/3431JL8 and watch me answer some of your FAQs about the drug. #MJBrainEffects
Companies are within their legal rights to advocate for their positions, participate in rulemakings, and challenge executive agency decisions in court to ensure APA procedures are followed and constitutional rights protected, among other things. This is the United States. 1/8
These businesses should not be chastised or mocked by their representatives, including the USSG, for asserting those rights. 2/8
Also, why do you assume companies are NOT trying to comply with premarket review, just because they may also be challenging or “lobbying” for better rules? I maintain that many are. 3/8
Today, I’m at @HHSGov’s Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health discussing the epidemic of e-cigarette use among our nation’s youth. We will address ways to empower youth and key influencers and how to utilize technology to encourage youth vaping cessation. #NoEcigs4Kids
Last year more than 3.6 million U.S. youth, including 1 in 5 high school students & 1 in 20 middle school students, reported using e-cigarettes. These stats are troubling, which is why I released the Surgeon General advisory on E-cigarette Use Among Youth
e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov
e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov
#DYK ALL of the devices below are E-cigarettes? E-cigarettes come in a number of different sizes and shapes! #NoEcigs4Kids
1/5 Sunday Spotlight: I HIGHLY recommend this read. Helps explain why despite vaping possibly being a safer option for current adult smokers, it presents unique and significant concerns for youth. #noEcigs4kids
—> Why vaping is so dangerous for teens 10news.com/news/national/…
—> Why vaping is so dangerous for teens 10news.com/news/national/…
2/5 Sunday Spotlight: Levy (director of Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Boston Children's Hospital) said she's seen vape-addicted kids in her program showing psychiatric symptoms rarely seen with traditional cigarettes or among adults. Some have anxiety and cannot focus.
3/5 Sunday Spotlight:
“Even to this day, I have kids saying, 'well, I thought it was safe' or 'I know it's safer than cigarettes,' " Levy said.
"And 'safer than cigarettes' is a really low bar."
“Even to this day, I have kids saying, 'well, I thought it was safe' or 'I know it's safer than cigarettes,' " Levy said.
"And 'safer than cigarettes' is a really low bar."
