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The student had been caught vaping in school three times before he sat in the vice principal’s office at Cape Elizabeth High School in Maine this winter and shamefacedly admitted what by then was obvious.

“I can’t stop,” he told the vice principal, Nate Carpenter.

So Mr. Carpenter asked the school nurse about getting the teenager nicotine gum or a patch, to help him get through the school day without violating the rules prohibiting vaping.

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Arizonans Concerned about Smoking (ACAS) held their 10th Annual ACAS Health Leadership Award Ceremony. This ceremony recognizes tobacco control leadership in the state of Arizona.

The Arizona Smoke-Free Living Coalition was beyond excited that one of our amazing partners, City of Tucson Department of Housing and Community Development Management were honored for their exceptional work and commitment to smoke-free living. Congratulations to all the awardees for their work towards tobacco control. To learn more about the awardees and view pictures from the ceremony, click here:   ...

Data from the National Vital Statistics System

• In 2016, 7.2% of women who gave birth smoked cigarettes during pregnancy.
• Prevalence of smoking during pregnancy was highest for women aged 20–24 (10.7%), followed by women aged 15–19 (8.5%) and 25–29 (8.2%).
• Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native women had the highest prevalence of smoking during pregnancy (16.7%); non-Hispanic Asian women had the lowest (0.6%).
• The prevalence of smoking during pregnancy was highest among women with a completed high school education (12.2%), and second-highest among women with less than a high school education (11.7%).

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The Kipembawe Division is hidden in the southern highlands of south-west Tanzania, a long seven-hour drive north from the city of Mbeya. The scenery is stunning, yet when you look closer you can see that tobacco plants dominate agricultural areas, and the sound of trees being felled is a constant background noise. Just the word “tobacco” conjures up vivid imagery of death and disease, as depicted on graphic cigarette packets and through hard-hitting anti-smoking campaigns. Read more......