Articles tagged as: vaping
January 24, 2024
Indiana earns failing grades in some tobacco prevention and cessation policies, new report suggests
Indiana scored failing grades in most categories included in the State of Tobacco report 2024 by the American Lung Association.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2023
Students gather at Indiana Statehouse to bring attention to rise in youth vaping
E-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among Indiana high school students. Twenty percent of high school Hoosiers reported e-cigarette use in 2021.
Read MoreDecember 7, 2022
Juul will pay Indiana $15.7M as part of multistate settlement centered on youth vaping crisis
Indiana will receive more than $15 million from the e-cigarette manufacturer – Juul. The money is part of a multistate settlement over allegations that the company drove a nationwide youth vaping crisis.
Read MoreMarch 17, 2022
Part of Indiana's new vaping tax cut before taking effect
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill this week that included provisions cutting the 25% tax that wholesalers were to be charged for closed-system vaping cartridges such as Juul devices to 15%
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2022
Health advocates fighting plan to cut Indiana's vaping tax
Anti-smoking advocates are arguing against a proposal that would reduce Indiana's new tax on electronic cigarettes before it even takes effect.
Read MoreNovember 29, 2021
Indianapolis district latest in Indiana to join vaping suit
Indianapolis Public Schools has become the latest Indiana school district to join a lawsuit that accuses e-cigarette giant Juul Labs of marketing its vaping products to young people.
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2020
Indiana Joins Multi-State Investigation Into Juul Labs
Attorney General Curtis Hill says the investigation will look into the company's marketing practices and safety claims. It will also review whether the company has attempted to market tobacco products to children.
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2020
Indiana High School Cracks Down On Student Vaping With Fines
Mishawaka High School enacted a policy this year allowing resource officers to issue tickets to students caught vaping at least twice.
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2020
Students Vaping In Class? Insight From The Classroom And Policy Expert
The 2018 Indiana Youth Tobacco Survey found nearly 20 percent of high school students and more than 5 percent of middle school students had vaped, and the American Heart Association says that number shot up in the last two years.
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2020
Indiana State University To Consider Proposed Vaping Ban
The Terre Haute campus is largely tobacco free under a policy that took effect in 2009, although the school has some designated outdoor smoking areas and it allows people to smoke in private vehicles.
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