July 9, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has launched a campaign to combat the influx of illegal vaping devices flooding Ohio communities, an initiative aimed at protecting young people from addiction, respiratory problems and other severe health risks associated with these products.

With 2020 now behind us, many people are trying to make changes in their lives to move forward. One of those may be to give up smoking.

The CDC survey found that less than 20 percent of high schoolers and 5 percent of middle schoolers say they had recently used a vape, down 8 and 6 percent from last year.

Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio's new spending budget on Thursday morning and while it directs more money towards education and mental health services, it's also taking on younger tobacco users in the state. The budget included a provision that will raise the minimum purchase age for those buying tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21 years, as well as added a tax to any vaping liquid that contains nicotine. The bill includes a clause to grandfather anyone who turns 18 before October 1st, but DeWine vetoed that clause.

A common health-related resolution people make at the new year is to quit smoking.

Cracking down on tobacco products at one local catholic school and parish. According to a news release issued by Allen County Public Health, Delphos St. John’s announced this week a campus-wide tobacco free policy.