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Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth in CT


Tobacco & Vaping 101: Connecticut - Taxpayers Protection Alliance

The most recent data on youth tobacco and vapor product use in Connecticut comes from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.[v] In 2019, 44.8 percent of ...

Resources for Tobacco-Free and Vaping-Free Schools and ...

A free, bilingual, online curriculum, aligned with National Education Standards and 21st Century Skills, to help teens learn and build skills to avoid tobacco ...

US report studies youth tobacco use, prevention - New Haven Register

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- More work needs to be done to keep young Americans from using tobacco, including creating smoking bans and increasing ...

CONNECTICUT + TOBACCO - Truth Initiative

• In 2013,10.2% of high school students in Connecticut used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on at ... of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) ...

Protecting Children and Adolescents From Tobacco and Nicotine

It is, therefore, reasonable to offer referral and/or treatment to adolescents who want to stop cigarette smoking, e-cigarette use, or other ...

Coalitions in Action - Social Media Campaign Targets Youth Vaping ...

In an effort to curb and prevent youth e-cigarette use, the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services reimagined a ...

Connecticut Center for Prevention, Wellness and Recovery

Administers a comprehensive Tobacco Merchant and Community Education Initiative to reduce youth access to tobacco. Statewide Training Administration ...

Connecticut Lawmakers Must Act to Protect Kids & Adults from ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend Connect invest $32M annually in the state tobacco control program, yet the state has ...

Regulatory Strategies for Preventing and Reducing Nicotine Vaping ...

Although several regulatory interventions have been shown to be effective at reducing vaping among youth, evidence is insufficient to recommend ...

Connecticut youth tobacco survey Results

Secondhand Smoke Exposure. During the seven days prior to the survey, more than 45% of students had breathed the smoke from someone who was smoking a ...

Smoking Cessation - 2-1-1 Connecticut

Tobacco use prevention unit works to educate Connecticut residents about the economic and health consequences of tobacco use and the programs to assist with ...

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: Home

Building on the successes and lessons learned in the global fight against tobacco, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids launched the Global Health Advocacy ...

Tobacco Free Conference | Southern Connecticut State University

Explore prevention and harm reduction strategies with fellow Connecticut college health professionals and learn from experts in the field.

Who is vaping and smoking in CT despite decline in sales?

In 2023, 49.2% of high school students attempted to quit using all forms of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes, shisha or ...

Nicotine & Vaping | The Hub CT

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the U.S. Vaping is increasingly popular among teens and young adults, who perceive it to be ...

Help STEPS Prevent Substance Use in Southington - Tobacco/Vaping

STEPS makes substance use prevention a priority in Southington. Our mission is to help our youth grow up to be caring, competent, ...

Tobacco Laws - Match Coalition, Inc.

Through the efforts of the MATCH Coalition and many partners, the Connecticut legislature enacted landmark legislation in 2003 that prohibited smoking in ...

Electronic cigarette use in youths: a position statement of the Forum ...

Smoking is not safe at any age, but prevention in children and adolescents has long been a public health priority. Tobacco dependence starts in childhood; close ...

Smoking and other tobacco use by teens drop to lowest level in 25 ...

“Reaching a 25-year low for youth tobacco product use is an extraordinary milestone for public health,” said Deirdre Lawrence Kittner, director ...

Blumenthal, Wasserman Schultz Lead Reintroduction of Youth E ...

The Preventing Opportunities for Teen E–Cigarette and Tobacco Addiction Act (PROTECT Act) would give the CDC tools to reduce teen e-cigarette ...