The Tobacco Free Lincoln County Coalition would like to extend a BIG CONGRATULATIONS!! to Sandridge Apartment complex in North Platte and to the Manager, Tammy Hall. The complex now has 11 of 12 buildings Smoke Free inside the buildings and the apartments. This is great news!
Juul is a type of electronic nicotine delivery device (e-cigarette). It contains high levels of nicotine. How much harm it will do to users will become more well-known as time goes on. What we know now, is that it is causing a lot of young people to become addicted to nicotine, and may result in other problems, including lung damage, etc.
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The Great American Smokeout is the third Thursday of November, but any day is a good day to quit using tobacco. Confidential counseling and coaching can help a lot! You can call the Nebraska Quitline 24/7. There is no charge. The service is available in 170 languages.
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Thumbs UP to local businesses on their smoke-free accomplishments.
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Contact Tobacco Free Lincoln County or theNebraska Tobacco Quitline at-1-800-QUIT-NOW (-1-800-784-8669) and for Spanish services at 1-855-DÉJELO-YA (-1-855-355-3569) any time for free counseling, and to learn more about how quitting smoking can positively affect your life.
Read MoreWe got some big and exciting news in tobacco control this week!
First, California just became the second state to prohibit sales of tobacco products under age 21, then we learned that high courts upheld tobacco graphic warnings requirements in India, and prohibition on flavored tobacco in the European Union, and finally, the FDA announced that it will regulate e-cigarettes, all cigars and other tobacco products.
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