By Jenna Sterr Para-professional with Milwaukee Public Schools As a Milwaukee Public Schools para-professional working with at-risk high school teenagers, the use of smokeless alternatives to traditional cigarettes, specifically from enticing fruit-flavored disposable e-cigarettes by teens, is of great concern. In Wisconsin alone, 11% of middle schoolers and 32% of high school students have tried […]
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In Danger of Addicting a New Generation: How Wisconsin Can Protect Its Youth
Kids are sneaking hits from it in school bathrooms. Students younger than eighth grade are trying it. Kids are selling their belongings to buy it. Wisconsin is the epicenter of the e-cigarette epidemic. We are at a critical time in the fight against tobacco products. After years of declining rates of teenagers smoking cigarettes, we […]
The Next Steps in Wisconsin’s Plan for Clean Air
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz In the summer heat and humidity, it’s not always easy to catch a deep breath. However, when one finally gets an opportunity to inhale, there’s a good chance that it is smoke free air. Nine years ago, on July 5, 2010, Wisconsin implemented its Smoke Free Air law. The law advocated for […]