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This resolution memorializes Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2025 as Vaping Awareness Month in New York State, highlighting the significant health risks associated with vaping, particularly among youth. The resolution emphasizes that e-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among high school students, with more than one in five high school students reporting nicotine vaping in 2020, and underscores the dangerous health impacts of nicotine on developing adolescent brains, including potential disruptions to impulse control, learning, and increased risk of future addiction. The document points out that while cigarette smoking rates have dramatically declined since 2000, e-cigarette use has kept overall tobacco product usage at similar levels, and notes that about two-thirds of youth tobacco users want to quit. By requesting the governor's proclamation, the resolution aims to encourage education about the dangers of vaping, promote conversations about nicotine addiction, and support early detection, treatment, and prevention programs. The resolution will be formally transmitted to Governor Hochul after passage.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K218