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State responds to vaping crisis

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In response to the nationwide vaping injury crisis, the state of Oregon has launched media campaigns aimed at encouraging people who vape to quit and preventing others from starting.

Commentary: Tobacco ban founded in science
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Commentary: Tobacco ban founded in science

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On May 1, Wasco County’s Seventh Street property, home of North Central Public Health District, Mid-Columbia Center for Living and Wasco County Corrections, becomes tobacco free. This healthful move by the county is an extension of the State’s Smokefree Workplace Law, which took effect in 2009, prohibiting smoking in public places (e.g. any enclosed area open to the public) and workplaces, including work vehicles that are shared.