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Local tobacco program cites statewide youth survey declines, plans school prevention and restorative classes
Summary
Vigo County tobacco-prevention staff reported statewide declines in youth tobacco and e-cigarette use from 2022 to 2024 and outlined local prevention steps including education for sixth and ninth graders and a restorative class for students caught with tobacco.
Shannon Giles, manager of Tobacco Prevention & Cessation for Vigo County, told the Terre Haute City Council on Aug. 7 that the 2024 Indiana Youth Tobacco Survey showed declines in youth tobacco and e-cigarette use statewide and that Vigo County is planning school-based prevention and restorative programming. "High school tobacco use dropped from 10.5 percent in 2022 to…
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