Indianapolis Star | Published 10:50 a.m. CT June 13, 2019 | Full Article Link On June 14, 2015, the world changed permanently for the family of Nick and Jack Savage of South Bend, Indiana. “Saturday had been busy. Jack and his older brother, Nick, 19, had gone that morning to the job they shared moving […]
The Physician Advocacy Network, a project of the Twin Cities Medical Society, is committed to educating communities about e-cigarettes and other tobacco products, engaging community partners in tobacco policy decisions, and empowering community partners and physicians to become leaders in reducing tobacco use in Minnesota. View the Vaping: What Parents Should Know video Physicians Advocacy […]
“With teen Mental Health First Aid, we like to say, it’s okay to not be okay,” Lady Gaga said onstage in Las Vegas. Watch her speak with teen Mental Health First Aiders. *Kanabec County Public Health & SACK applied for the teen Mental Health First Aid peer-to-peer grant just a few weeks ago. This increases the […]
Federal regulators have sent letters to several vaping companies after determining that social media “influencers” failed to include the required nicotine warning statement in sponsored posts about vaping products. The Food and Drug Administration, joined by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), reprimanded four vaping companies for failing to ensure that content posted by paid influencers contained […]
BIG LAKE, Minn. — As Big Lake High School prepares to release for the summer, school leaders are hoping to reach a growing number of students who have become addicted to nicotine through e-cigarettes. Video Article – Kare 11 News “We took an e-cigarette away from one student, a high school girl, and she said, […]
The Minnesota Senate passed legislation Monday to address the state’s opioid crisis and hold drug companies responsible for the cost. Sen. Julie Rosen, R-Vernon Center, said opioid addiction is tearing families apart and overwhelming health care systems, law enforcement and social services. She described her bill as a response to a serious public health emergency. […]