@MassDPH Commissioner Monica Bharel giving an amazing overview of state-level efforts to prevent youth nicotine initiation, help users quit, protect the public from secondhand smoke, and promote public health!
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#CommunityConversation #MApoli #vaping
Commissioner Bharel: In 2018, 1 in 5 high school students reported using e-cigarettes in the last month— up from 1.5% in 2011
In Mass., in 2017, 41% of HS students reported using an e-cigarette
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In Mass., in 2017, 41% of HS students reported using an e-cigarette
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She adds that she hopes that youth are outraged about the ways in which e-cigarette companies target youth with marketing— this is predatory commerce at the expense of the health and wealth of young people
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#CommunityConversation #vaping #MApoli
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