September 16, 2019      4:55 PM

State health committee delves into challenges of vaping epidemic

“It is utterly astonishing to me and very, very worrying that young people know cigarettes are bad for you, but they don’t know vaping’s bad for you, too,” Commissioner Hellerstedt said. “And I don’t think that’s an accident that they have been given that impression.”

The scariest part of the current rash of vaping illnesses is what doctors doing know about the outbreak, DSHS Commissioner John Hellerstedt told the Texas School Health Advisory Council.

TSHAC, which serves as an advisory council to local school district SHACs, has become a one-size-fits-all stop for everything from sex education to mental health to childhood obesity. So it wasn’t a surprise to hear Hellerstedt offered some comments on e-cigarettes and vaping, especially given its increased usage among teens.

By Kimberly Reeves

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