COVID-19: The connection to smoking and vaping
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March 26, 2020

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COVID-19: The connection to smoking and vaping ([link removed])

As we confront the coronavirus, it’s more important than ever for smokers to quit and for young people to stop using all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. Overcoming nicotine addiction is difficult to begin with and new stress and anxiety may be a trigger to smoke or vape, but we have resources to help.

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How companies can address the impact of the coronavirus on tobacco users ([link removed])

With social distancing, “shelter-in-home” restrictions, stock market turbulence and more employees working from home, business as usual is no longer usual. For employees trying to quit smoking, all of this added stress means it’s no longer “quitting as usual,” either. HR professionals can learn more by registering for our webinar on March 31.

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CDC reignites campaign to help smokers quit ([link removed])

The long-running campaign, Tips From Former Smokers^®, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is back with a new series of ads and the timing couldn’t be better given the increased stress and anxiety many people are experiencing these days.

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Hand washing, creativity and social distancing ([link removed])

truth^® is helping youth and young adults adjust to their new routines, experiences and lack of interaction with others. Follow the campaign on Instagram to see how.

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Note: Due to COVID-19, most state legislatures have suspended sessions or experienced disruptions.
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Indiana — Gov. Holcomb signed into law a bill that creates a Tobacco 21 policy, increases penalties for tobacco retailers caught selling to underage persons and requires a 1,000 foot buffer zone between tobacco and vape shops and any public or private elementary or secondary school.
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New York — The New York State Academy of Family Physicians is calling for a ban on the sale of all tobacco or vaping products during the coronavirus pandemic.
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