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Vaping | News, Sports, Jobs

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[ad_1] We already know West Virginia has the highest percentage of smokers in the country, but more research — this time by ProVape — indicates the Mountain State is the “most obsessed with vaping” of all the states. If you’re wondering how one quantifies obsession, the research looked at populations having “the highest search levels for the phrases ‘Vape shop,’ ‘Vape,’ ‘Vaping’ and ‘Vapes.’” West Virginia outstripped the second-place state, Wyoming, by an astounding amount. (The research appears to have been compiled with lower scores […]

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Warren pharmacy tests program | News, Sports, Jobs

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[ad_1] WARREN — Franklin Pharmacy on Youngstown Road SE was handpicked by Ernie Boyd, executive director of the Ohio Pharmacists Association, for the Ohio Provider Status Pilot Program. The program gives pharmacists more latitude to provide clinical services to Medicaid patients between doctor visits through collaborative practices agreements with physicians, nurses, practitioners or physician assistants. The focus is on smoking cessation, opioid management, diabetic care and asthma issues. “For example, if a patient has been given a new diabetic monitor and isn’t sure how to […]

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Crackdown proposed on vape use in school | News, Sports, Jobs

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[ad_1] By JOHN WHITTAKER jwhittaker@post-journal.com Children caught vaping in school may be required to attend a state-created smoking cessation program under legislation introduced recently in the state Assembly. Assemblyman Keith Brown, D-Northport, has introduced A.10547 to amend the state Public Health Law to require those caught using electronic cigarettes or vapor products in schools to attend an Electronic Cigarette or Vapor Product Prevention, Control or Awareness Program. Attendance in the program would be part of a bigger state effort to create an educational program used […]

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Battling Tobacco In Ohio | News, Sports, Jobs

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[ad_1] State lawmakers say the health of Buckeye State residents is important to them, and in many instances the state is making progress when it comes to fighting poisons such as those found in tobacco products. But on three fronts the American Lung Association says Ohio is failing. The state received F grades on the ALA’s annual assessment in the categories of tobacco prevention and cessation funding, tobacco taxes, and flavored tobacco products. Ohio did receive an A for smoke-free air and a B for […]

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