Our expert moderator and panelists answered questions and had a discussion about the following topics:

• Current research findings from the Division of Respiratory, Critical Care & Pulmonary, University of Utah on vaping-associated lung injury as well as an update on future studies.
• Vaping prevention risk/protective factors, existing evidence-based or promising vaping prevention programs for youth and young adults (18-25) and other vaping research and resources.
• Policies/laws around e-cigarettes/vaping at the federal level as well as within HHS Region 8 states (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY).
• Additionally, the experts discussed what communities, community coalitions, and schools can do, in regards to policies/laws, to combat vaping. Some strategies being implemented in rural communities were highlighted.

Resources mentioned during "Emerging Issues Around Vaping Panel Discussion":

Clinical presentation, treatment, and short-term outcomes of lung injury associated with e-cigarettes or vaping: a prospective observational cohort study

Blagev DP, Harris D, Dunn AC, Guidry DW, Grissom CK, Lanspa MJ. Clinical presentation, treatment, and short-term outcomes of lung injury associated with e-cigarettes or vaping: a prospective observational cohort study. Lancet. 2019;394(10214):2073–2083. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32679-0

FAQs about Vaping Illness

MP-PTTC Vaping Resource Page

Prevention Principles, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Prevention Principles

Social Development Strategy, Communities That Care (CTC)

The Tobacco Talk, Utah Department of Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health

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