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08.16.2019 Health

Risks associated with vaping prompts statewide health advisory

Health care providers across New York are being advised to remain alert for potential cases of pulmonary disease in people using vaping products.

03.06.2019 Riverhead School District

Workshop focuses on dangers of e-cigarette use among students

Roughly 40 percent of Riverhead Middle School students believe vaping is not harmful to their health, according to data collected last year by the Riverhead Youth Coalition, a group...

01.23.2019 Health

New vaping prevention program launched in Suffolk County schools

A new vaping prevention program is being piloted in Suffolk County schools, County Executive Steve Bellone announced Tuesday. Citing an “alarming rise” in teenagers who use e-cigarettes, the program,...

04.16.2015 Editorials

Editorial: Schools should take a serious look at e-cigarette use

Here’s what everyone needs to know about nicotine in any form, according to county health department commissioner Dr. James Tomarken: “Nicotine is a highly addictive drug and recent research...

04.16.2015 Education

Schools grapple with growing popularity of e-cigarettes

High school students sometimes notice classmates slyly puffing away — in class — behind a book, blowing smoke into their sleeves. During a fire drill on a brisk day,...

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