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Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth in CT


Youth - CT.gov

Strategies that Prevent Youth Initiation of Tobacco · Evidence-based tobacco prevention programs and alternatives to suspension in schools, ...

Tobacco Use Prevention Control Program - CT.gov

Call the CT Quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) or www.CommitToQuitCT.com for more information on free, available resources for CT ...

Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth in CT | 21 for a Reason

The federal minimum age of sale for tobacco products was raised from 18 to 21. This minimum age protects youth from serious health risks and premature death.

State of Tobacco Control Connecticut 2022

Funding for State Tobacco Prevention Programs – Grade F; Strength of Smokefree Workplace Laws – Grade B; Level of State Tobacco Taxes – Grade B; Coverage and ...

Vaping and Tobacco - The Governor's Prevention Partnership

Tobacco & Vaping-Specific Resources · Know Ur Vape · Vape Free CT · Results from the Annual National Youth Tobacco Survey (2022) · Vapes are Trash · TRUTH · Breath of ...

Tobacco use in Connecticut 2023 - Truth Initiative

Of this, the state allocated $13.6 million in state funds to tobacco prevention in fiscal year 2022, 42.6% of the Centers for Disease Control ...

21 for a Reason: Preventing Youth Substance Use in CT - SERAC

Join us in the prevention of substance use among youth in CT. Learn why 21 is the legal age for drinking, buying tobacco, & gambling, and how you can help.

Tobacco Research in Youth (TRY) - Yale School of Medicine

Our first goal is aimed at both preventing and helping with cessation of tobacco use among high school students. For more information about E-Cigarette ...

The Toll of Tobacco in Connecticut

Male high school students who smoke cigars (female use much lower), 3.6% ; Kids (under 18) who try cigarettes for the first time each year, 4,900.

State of Tobacco Control 2024 CT | American Lung Association

This year's report noted the need for Connecticut policymakers to focus on protecting and increasing funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs. 2024 ...

Vaping and smoking up among CT high school students - CT Mirror

But tobacco and vape use among high school students slightly grew from 2022 to 2023. Approximately 19,800 high school students, or 12.7%, ...

E-Cigarette Use Among Youth And Young Adults - CT Clearinghouse

e-cigarettes, cigarettes, and the use of other burned tobacco products by young people. In 2015, for example, nearly 6 of 10 high school cigarette smokers also ...

How to Keep Kids and Teens from Smoking and Vaping

Raising cigarette prices. Most teens are sensitive to pricing. · Restricting access. · Limiting tobacco marketing. · Conducting media campaigns.

Vaping Prevention | wctcoalition

Down and Dirty is a Ready-Made Media Campaign for health organizations in need of an evidence-based rural youth tobacco prevention campaign that can be ...

Connecticut must invest more to prevent tobacco use - CT Mirror

By increasing investments in reduction and prevention efforts, CT can better counter the tobacco industry's grasp on young children.

Predictors of Middle School Students' Interest in Participating ... - NCBI

Behavioral incentives have been used to encourage smoking cessation in older adolescents, but the acceptability of incentives to promote a smoke ...

Results from the Annual National Youth Tobacco Survey - FDA

FDA conducts several public education campaigns aimed at young audiences to prevent youth from tobacco initiation and use. FDA's longest-running ...

Vaping & Smoking Addiction Resources - DrugFreeCT.org

Tobacco & nicotine products can send your health up in smoke – here's what you need to know. · E-cigarette use is growing, especially among youth. · Long-Term ...

Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults - HHS.gov

The first step was the historic Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act which gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate ...

Explore Tobacco Use - Youth in Connecticut | AHR

Interventions that have been found to reduce and prevent youth tobacco use include: Raising costs for tobacco products. Prohibiting smoking in indoor and public ...