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E-cigarette waste is a serious environmental threat! They introduce plastic, nicotine salts, heavy metals, lead, mercury, and flammable lithium-ion batteries into waterways, soil, and to wildlife.
Celebrate with a high five! If you or someone you know is looking to quit the 2024 Tips from Former Smokers® campaign features real stories from people living with, or caring for loved ones who, have smoking-related diseases. CDC.gov/Tips. #CDCTips #NationalHighFiveDay
CDC has reported that high school athletes use smokeless tobacco at nearly 2X the rate of non-athletes. Smokeless tobacco causes cancer of the mouth, esophagus, and pancreas, and leads to nicotine addiction. Youth use of tobacco products in any form is unsafe.
Remember when you didn’t have to take a hit all the time and you had the control? Take back your life! My Life, My Quit is the free and confidential way to quit smoking or vaping for youth 13-17 years old. Text "Start My Quit" to 36072.
Vape flavors attract kids, and the nicotine traps them. Did you know 85% of Nevada High Schoolers, who vape, use flavors? Youth use of tobacco products in any form is unsafe.
Don’t buy the flavor lie. Tobacco companies have always used flavors to mask the harshness and dangers of their products and to entice new users, almost all of whom are under the age of 21. For more information visit attractingaddictionnv.com
Most youth mistakenly perceive flavored e-cigarettes as not being harmful. E-cigarettes deliver high levels of nicotine to the brain which quickly addict youth. Sweet flavors mask the taste, not the addiction. For more information visit attractingaddictionnv.com
¿Sabías: El cuerpo comienza a repararse 20 minutos después de tu último cigarro o cigarillo electrónico? ¡24 horas después de dejar lo tu probabilidad de sufrir un ataque al corazón disminuye hasta un 50%! Para más información visite attractingaddictionnv.com
Did you know: The body begins to repair itself 20 minutes after your last smoke? 24 hours after quitting your chance of a heart attack decreases by up to 50%! For more information visit attractingaddictionnv.com
