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Annual Synar Report Available For Review

Each year the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery compiles and submits an Annual Synar Report (ASR) to the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The report is no longer available for public review.  

Questions?  Email Ray.Horodowicz@hca.wa.gov.  

 

JUUL settlement announced, reforms will be implemented

On Tuesday, April 12, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that JUUL must pay $22.5 million to resolve Ferguson’s lawsuit against the e-cigarette company. The lawsuit asserts that JUUL violated the law when it designed and marketed its products to appeal to underage consumers and deceived consumers about the addictiveness of its product.

In addition to the payment, JUUL must stop its unlawful conduct and implement a slate of reforms, including:

Getting Candid toolkit aids

Conversations with youth about health behaviors, especially substance use, can be challenging for even the most experienced providers. With increasing need and concern about youth substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing created a comprehensive toolkit and message guide about substance use prevention.

2022 Youth Advocates of the Year Awards

Applications are for the 2022 Youth Advocates of the Year Awards are open through February 20, 2022. 

This awards program honors outstanding youth advocates who are leading the way to the first tobacco-free generation. It is offered by Take Down Tobacco, a program of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. 

 

FDA moves to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars

The following is excerpted from the CounterTobacco.org website:

Launching April 1: TIQxWA Snapchat campaign

Hello, Partners in Prevention!

On Thursday, April 1, Truth Initiative will be launching a swipe-to-text Snapchat ad campaign promoting their innovative text-to-quit vaping program, This is Quitting (TIQ), to teens and young adults in Washington state.

New This is Quitting flyers and social media graphics!

The Department of Health Commercial Tobacco Prevention Program (CTPP) is pleased to share new flyers and social media graphics to help promote This is Quitting, the text-to-quit vaping program from Truth Initiative, launched in Washington state earlier this year. The two flyers and three social media graphics are available for download, below. As a reminder, per the DOH license agreement with Truth, these materials must not be modified.

New Resource - Reducing Vaping among Youth and Young Adults

This new SAMHSA guide supports health care providers, systems, and communities seeking to prevent vaping. It describes relevant research findings, examines emerging and best practices, identifies knowledge gaps and implementation challenges, and offers useful resources.

Download the publication from here
 

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