Can Vaping Put Teenagers at Greater Risk of Getting Seriously Ill With Coronavirus?
Even before the coronavirus arrived, schools were concerned about the negative health effects of e-cigarettes on students. Here's one more reason to worry.
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April 16, 2020
September 06, 2019
Stop Vaping, CDC Warns, as Deaths and Illness Linked to E-Cigarettes Grows
School administrators can share the latest warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that all users refrain from using e-cigarettes while health investigators probe why three people have died and hundreds more, many of them teenagers, have gotten sick.
January 17, 2019
Opioid Crisis: Online Course Teaches Educators How to Recognize, Respond to Addiction
An online course offered by the American Federation of Teachers aims to help educators, nurses, social workers, and school support personnel understand the nation's opioid epidemic.
November 15, 2018
To Curb Youth Smoking, Vaping, FDA Announces Plan Aimed at Flavored Products
The Food and Drug Administration announced aggressive steps aimed at curbing teen vaping and smoking Thursday, including restrictions on flavored and menthol products that may be especially appealing to minors.
November 13, 2018
Here's How Juul Aims to Stem Rise of Teen Vaping, a Major Problem for Schools
Under pressure from federal regulators and the public, Juul Labs says aims to slow teenagers' use of its wildly popular e-cigarette product by changing the way it markets and sells the device. Principals say student vaping creates concerns for schools.
September 21, 2018
E-Cigarettes Aren't Just for Tobacco: Students Use Them for Marijuana, Too
Nearly 1 in 3 high school students and 1 in 4 middle school students have reported having smoked marijuana using electronic cigarettes, according to a survey.
September 12, 2018
Teen Vaping Has Hit 'Epidemic Proportions,' FDA Leader Says in Enforcement Call
Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is giving manufacturers of electronic cigarettes 60 days to make plans to limit sales of the vaping products to minors.
January 08, 2018
School Police Group Supports Change in Federal Marijuana-Law Enforcement
A national organization that trains school-based police officers says it supports Attorney General Jeff Sessions' recent decision on federal enforcement of marijuana laws.
December 19, 2017
Steer Students Away From Alcohol by Broadening Their Social Circles, Study Says
Cooperative classroom learning may help disrupt students' social circles, introducing them to peers who are less likely to steer them toward alcohol use, researchers found.
November 02, 2017
An Effort to Stop Student Drug Use That Starts With a Simple Conversation at School
The final recommendations of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis call for schools to adopt a screening method called SBIRT. How does it work?
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