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Warren County public health names "Tire Wars" tobacco-prevention poster winners, cites spike in youth vaping
Summary
County public health presented winners of a student tobacco-prevention poster contest and told the board that youth e-cigarette use surged from 2014–2018; officials also reported 93 registered tobacco and vape retailers in the county.
Warren County public-health staff presented winners of the countywide "Tire Wars" tobacco-prevention poster contest and highlighted trends in youth e-cigarette use that county health officials said have reversed years of progress.
A public-health presenter told the board that tobacco use had been declining for about 15 years and that it was "at the lowest rate at 2.1," but that the introduction and marketing of e-cigarettes led to a sharp rise among youth. "From 2014 to '18,…
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