Study finds the online course is a powerful tool for youth prevention and cessation
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Aug. 24, 2023

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Vaping curriculum by truth® increases student knowledge about e-cigarettes ([link removed])

An online course about the dangers of using e-cigarettes, created by Truth Initiative^® and Kaiser Permanente and in collaboration with the American Heart Association, significantly increased e-cigarette knowledge among middle and high school participants, according to a study published in Health Promotion Practice ([link removed]) . The Truth Initiative study finds that students who completed the digital course Vaping: Know the truth ([link removed]) saw a 15% average increase in their scores on e-cigarette knowledge compared to before completing the course. The course’s demonstrated ability to increase e-cigarette knowledge provides compelling evidence that Vaping: Know the truth is a powerful tool in a multi-pronged approach to preventing youth from vaping and encouraging them to quit.

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Going back to school may lead to more vaping – here’s what educators and communities can do about it ([link removed])

As students return to campuses nationwide, schools and communities can help prevent vaping from making a big return alongside them. With Vaping: Know the truth, a free curriculum from Truth Initiative and Kaiser Permanente in collaboration with the American Heart Association, students can learn the facts about e-cigarette use and access resources to help themselves and their peers quit.

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The startling connection between smoking and hearing loss ([link removed])

The many health risks of smoking are well-known, such as increased risk for cancer, heart disease, and lung disease. But there are lesser-known consequences of smoking, including hearing loss. A study ([link removed]) of over 8,500 people regularly exposed to occupational noise found a significant association between smoking and hearing loss even after controlling for potential confounding variables. Similar results were reported in a study ([link removed]) of nearly 165,000 adults between the ages of 40 and 69 in the UK. Notably, the study also found that passive smokers – those who involuntarily inhale smoke from other people’s cigarettes, cigars, or pipes – were also at significant risk of hearing loss.

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Honolulu, Hawaii - The city council is considering a bill that would prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products in the city and county of Honolulu if and when a state law that preempts localities from regulating or restricting the sale and use of tobacco products is overturned or suspended. If that law were to disappear, Bill 46 would enact a so-called trigger ban on flavored tobacco products.
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