Unfortunately, these figures align with the rapidly increasing numbers of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes, with numbers rising from 3.6 million in 2018 to 5.4 million in 2019a difference of about 1.8 million youth
prohibits the sale of tobacco and paraphernalia through vending machines
Further, the 2022 Future Monitoring Survey found that among young people, approximately 8.7% of 8th graders, 15.1% of 10th graders, and 24.8% of 12th graders report using any form of nicotine in the past 30 days.[1] While the smoking rates among adults without chronic conditions are significantly reduced over years, the rates remain high among adults with psychiatric disorders.[2] Nicotine dependence especially affects individuals with underlying mental illnesses or cognitive impairments, at a rate of approximately 41% - twice the rate of which the CDC reports for the general population
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
My gift is testimony to my belief in the objectives of the Railsplitter Community Foundation and my confidence in the individuals leading the effort, said Morley
