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Improve Behavioral Health Outcomes with Free Tobacco Toolkit

Improve Behavioral Health Outcomes with Free Tobacco Toolkit The South Dakota Department of Health Tobacco Control Program has created a comprehensive toolkit to help behavioral health staff and ...
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How to Talk to Your Friends About Vaping (Without Sounding Like a Hall Monitor)

How to Talk to Your Friends About Vaping (Without Sounding Like a Hall Monitor) Let’s be real for a second. Most people don’t start vaping because they wake up thinking, “Hm…today feels like a lung ...
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Nicotine Poisoning: What It Is, What It Feels Like, and How to Avoid It

Nicotine Poisoning: What It Is, What It Feels Like, and How to Avoid It Vapes. Nicotine pouches. Dip. Salt nic. Different products. Same chemical. Most people don’t think about nicotine poisoning ...
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Nicotine Pouches: What You Should Know Before You Use Them

Nicotine Pouches: What You Should Know Before You Use Them Nicotine pouches are small, discreet and increasingly common. For many long-term smokers, they can seem like a simple switch… no smoke, no ...
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How Young Is Too Young? New Trends Show Kids Vape Earlier Than You Think

HOW YOUNG IS TOO YOUNG? NEW TRENDS SHOW KIDS ARE VAPING EARLIER THAN YOU THINK
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Quit During Pregnancy with FREE QuitLine Postpartum Program

If you’re pregnant in South Dakota, the FREE South Dakota QuitLine Postpartum Program offers added support to help you quit or prevent relapse—during pregnancy and after delivery. Pregnancy brings a ...
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Smoke-Free Success Story: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe: the first reservation in South Dakota to become smoke-free in all indoor public places Summary The Canli Coalition started in 2009 and the Smoke-Free Air Act was passed by ...
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Stealth Vaping: How Teens are Hiding Vapes in Plain Sight

You might be looking right at your child’s vape — and still have no idea. That is the current reality of stealth vaping. With vape devices now being designed to look more and more like everyday ...
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7 Surprising Ways Nicotine Impacts Your Body and Health

Cigarettes aren’t the only way to feel the effects of nicotine. Vapes, chewing tobacco, cigars, nicotine pouches and even hookah all deliver the same addictive chemical — nicotine. See how nicotine ...
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The Impact of Tobacco Use on Behavioral Health

We’ve all heard it time and time again. Tobacco products, including vapes and nicotine pouches, lead to countless health problems like lung disease and heart failure — but those threats don’t stop ...
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