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Newport school board's smoking ban, which includes e-cigarettes, would be 38th among 173 Kentucky school districts

Newport school board's smoking ban, which includes e-cigarettes, would be 38th among 173 Kentucky school districts
Unknown 5:11 PM e-cigarettes, education, electronic cigarettes, schools, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, tobacco, tobacco prevention
The Newport Independent Board of Education  passed the first reading of a proposed smoking ban Wednesday, Jan. 28 after adding electronic ci...
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Heavy use of e-cigarettes may deliver big doses of formaldehyde, which can be a cause of lung cancer, study suggests

Unknown 10:36 AM cancer, e-cigarettes, lung cancer, lung disease, research, smoking
Vapor produced by electronic cigarettes can contain a surprisingly high concentration of formaldehyde—a known carcinogen that can cause lun...
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1/4 of Ky. adults say they have tried e-cigs; just over half of adults (but not the e-cig users) want them taxed and regulated

Unknown 4:38 PM cigarette tax, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, poll, taxes, tobacco
More than four in 10 Kentucky adults under age 30 have tried electronic cigarettes, and the older and better off economically Kentuckians ar...
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Beshear bans use of tobacco products and e-cigarettes on or near buildings and property the state owns or leases

Beshear bans use of tobacco products and e-cigarettes on or near buildings and property the state owns or leases
Unknown 8:14 PM e-cigarettes, governor, legislation, smoking, smoking ban, tobacco
Gov. Steve Beshear issued an executive order Sept, 4 that soon ban all tobacco products and e-cigarettes from more than 26.4 million square ...
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