According to the New York Times, the agency backed off pursuing such a ban because it lacked the legal authority and would have wound up in protracted court battles. The crackdown is a response new data showing a 78 percent increase in the use of vaping devices among high schools since 2017, as well as evidence that teens are quickly adopting products like Juul, a vape device that burns pods with flavors like Creme Brle
In 2019, four years after JUUL introduced a new nicotine delivery system coupled with a relentless online, youth-focused marketing campaign, more than a quarter (27.5%) of high school students reported using e-cigarettes
Simply put, if you smoke, it is vital that you stop especially if you have asthma
As part of ongoing efforts to reduce cigarette litter, Keep Ohio Beautiful has received Cigarette Litter Prevention grant funding from Keep America Beautiful and has partnered with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to install cigarette ash receptacles at specific transition points at State Parks and Marinas along Lake Erie, leading to an overall, combined cigarette litter reduction rate of 56%
