Articles filed under Vaping
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Gurnee lawmaker: Vaping dangers should be taught in schools
Mar 15, 2021 5:30 AM - A Gurnee lawmaker has proposed a measure that would require Illinois teachers to educate students on the health dangers of vaping. -
Dist. 214 may join vaping lawsuit against Juul
Jan 22, 2021 5:30 AM - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 could be the latest school system to join a class-action lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs that alleges the company's marketing tactics have put the health of students at risk. -
District 207 to sue e-cigarette company over teen use
Jan 5, 2021 5:30 AM - Maine Township High School Distict 207 will join the organizations and people suing e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs over the company's business practices. -
American Lung Association announces anti-vaping push
Sep 2, 2020 3:05 PM - The American Lung Association on Wednesday announced a "comprehensive" plan to tackle electronic tobacco use by the nation's high schoolers. Education, community advocacy and research are the main pillars of the association's strategy and are methods used by tobacco opponents to curb traditional cigarette use among the age group. -
Evidence mounts that vitamin E acetate is to blame for vaping-related deaths
Dec 28, 2019 7:00 AM - Evidence is mounting that vitamin E acetate is the culprit in the outbreak of vaping-related illnesses that has sickened more than 2,500 people and killed at least 54, federal health officials said. -
Schaumburg to mull vaping law in 2020
Dec 18, 2019 4:27 PM - Schaumburg's public safety committee will take up the issue of youth vaping at its next meeting Jan. 9, with the possibility that the discussion could lead to new or stronger regulations, as well as more frequent enforcement checks. -
Krishnamoorthi, Durbin propose fee on e-cigarette makers, importers
Dec 13, 2019 7:24 PM - New legislation backed by two Illinois congressional representatives calls for establishing a user fee on e-cigarette manufacturers and importers so the money can be used to combat the teen vaping epidemic. -
How schools are using online education, rather than punishment, to curb vaping
Nov 30, 2019 10:17 AM - A dramatic rise in e-cigarette use among middle and high school students nationwide has prompted some suburban districts to go beyond punitive measures to change behaviors when students are caught vaping. They are using online vaping education curriculum designed to help students and families understand the dangers of e-cigarettes and learn strategies to prevent its use. -
'We haven't seen the worst of it': Tri-Cities task force targets teen vaping
Oct 28, 2019 5:30 AM - A growing teenage vaping epidemic has taken the country by storm, hitting communities fast and furiously as suburban leaders scramble to get their arms around the issue. In the Tri-Cities, a newly created task force is taking its shot. -
Lake Zurich could prevent additional smoke and vape shops
Oct 24, 2019 4:01 PM - The village of Lake Zurich would be essentially closed to new standalone smoke and vape shops if the village board adopts new proposed rules, which call for new shops to be at least 1,500 feet from schools, parks and other places children play.
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