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Teen vaping hits 10-year low in the U.S. HEALTH

DOCTOR ON DUTY
Oranjestad
By MATTHEW PERRONE
AP Health Writer Hospital 7:00 pm / 10:00pm
Tel. 527 4000
WASHINGTON (AP) — Few-
er adolescents are vap- San Nicolas
ing this year than at any Imsan 24 hours
point in the last decade, Tel.524 8833
government officials re- Women in Difficulties
ported Thursday, pointing PHARMACY ON DUTY
to a shrinking number of Oranjestad:
high school students who Eagle : tel.587 9011
are using Elf Bar and other San Nicolas:
fruity, unauthorized e-ciga- Aloe:tel. 584 4606
rettes.
The latest survey numbers OTHER
show the teen vaping rate Dental Clinic 587 9850
fell to under 6% this year, Blood Bank Aruba 587 0002
down from 7.7% in 2023. Urgent Care 586 0448
More than 1.6 million stu- Walk-In Doctor’s Clinic
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dents reported vaping in Women in Difficulties
the previous month about EMERGENCY
one-third the number in Police 100
2019, when underage vap- Oranjestad 527 3140
ing peaked with the use of Noord 527 3200
discrete, high-nicotine e- Elf Bar and Esco Bar flavored disposable vaping devices are displayed in Washington on Sta. Cruz 527 2900
cigarettes like Juul. Monday, June 26, 2023. San Nicolas 584 5000
This year’s decline was Associated Press Police Tipline 11141
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mainly driven by a half- Fire Dept. 115
million fewer high school The federal survey involved and Prevention attributed brand is part of a wave Red Cross 582 2219
students who reported more than 29,000 students the big drop in vaping to of cheap, disposable e-
using e-cigarettes in the in grades 6 through 12 recent age restrictions and cigarettes from China that TAXI SERVICES
past month, officials said. who filled out an online more aggressive enforce- have taken over a large Taxi Tas 587 5900
Vaping was unchanged questionnaire in the spring. ment against retailers and portion of the U.S. vaping Prof. Taxi 588 0035
Taxi D.T.S.
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among middle schoolers, Health officials consider manufacturers, including market.q Taxi Serv. Aruba 583 3232
but remains less common the survey to be their best Chinese vaping compa- A1 Taxi Serv. 280 2828
in that group, at 3.5% of measure of youth tobacco nies who have sold their Women in Difficulties
students. and nicotine trends. Thurs- e-cigarettes illegally in the TRAVEL INFO
“This is a monumental pub- day’s update focused on U.S. for years.
lic health win,” FDA’s to- vaping products and nico- Use of the most popular Aruba Airport 524 2424
bacco director Brian King tine pouches, but the full e-cigarette among teens, American Airlines 582 2700
told reporters. “But we publication will eventually Elf Bar, fell 36% in the wake Avianca 588 0059
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Jet Blue
can’t rest on our laurels. include rates of cigarette of FDA warning letters to Surinam 582 7896
There’s clearly more work and cigar smoking, which stores and distributors sell- Women in Difficulties
to do to further reduce have also hit historic lows in ing the brightly colored AID FOUNDATIONS
youth use.” recent years. vapes, which come in fla- Aruba Food Bank
King and other officials not- Officials from the FDA and vors like watermelon ice Tel. 588 0002
ed that the drop in vaping Centers for Disease Control and peach mango. The FAVI- Visually Impaired
Tel. 582 5051
didn’t coincide with a rise Alcoholics Anonymous
in other tobacco industry Tel. 736 2952
products, such as nicotine Narcotics Anonymous
pouches. Tel. 583 8989
Sales of small, flavored Fundacion Contra Violencia
pouches like Zyn have Relacional Tel. 583 5400
surged among adults. The Centre for Diabetes
Tel. 524 8888
subject of viral videos on Child Abuse Prevention
social media platforms, the Tel. 582 4433
pouches come in flavors Quota Club Tel. 525 2672
like mint and cinnamon Women in Difficulties
and slowly release nico- General Info
tine when placed along Phone Directory Tel. 118
the gumline. This year’s U.S.
survey shows 1.8% of teens
are using them, largely un-
changed from last year.
“Our guard is up,” King
said. “We’re aware of the
reported growing sales
trends and we’re closely
monitoring the evolving
tobacco product land-
scape.”
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