Last month, President Trump signed legislation that increased the minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 years old. That move, one advocated for by TSET and other state and national organizations, is great first step toward decreasing youth tobacco addiction, but more...
Why is teenage vaping considered an epidemic? Because the number of high school students using e-cigarettes skyrocketed by 78% — in just one year. Many e-cigarette supporters claimed that vaping was a safer alternative to cigarettes, but recent reports suggest that is...
Audrey McGowen is a physician assistant at The Pediatric Group in Oklahoma City, and she encourages educating children about the dangers of vaping as early as 10 years old. “In my experience talking with kids, seventh grade is the age that they start saying they know...
When asked about Big Tobacco, retired US Air Force veteran Shawn Bennett replied that it should “absolutely” be treated as a domestic threat. It’s long been acknowledged that the military is a target demographic for the tobacco industry. “There is absolutely a culture...
What was once a popular craze among young adults has now become an epidemic. Across the United States, more than 150 teens have suffered a vaping-related illness. Due to higher concentrations of nicotine, research suggests that vaping is even harder to quit than...
Julie Bisbee, TSET executive director | September 26, 2019 Vaping is national health epidemic. In recent weeks there have been multiple deaths and a soaring number of lung illnesses in states across the nation linked to vaping – including the first confirmed case in...
