The idea the only people vaping e-cigarettes are current smokers trying to quit is not true, especially in the last several years. According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, as of Oct. 30 Alabama healthcare providers have reported nine cases of lung disease associated with e-cigarette product use or vaping.
According to data published in the New England Journal of Medicine in October, vaping has doubled among teens in the past two years. In addition, more than 25% of high school seniors, 20% of high school sophomores and 9% of eighth-graders admit to vaping in the past 30 days. Given brain development continues into the early and mid-20s, exposure to nicotine and other harmful chemicals is setting them on a path that may not only impact their developing brains but could lead to addiction or, even worse, lung cancer.
Dr. Patricia Rich is the medical oncology director of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) Lung Cancer Institute and vice chief of staff at CTCA Atlanta in Newnan, Georgia. She is a member of the American Lung Association’s Lung Cancer Expert Medical Advisory Panel.
.Widespread showers and storms are expected to develop once again
today along a stalled frontal boundary draped across Central
Alabama. High confidence exists for slow-moving storms capable of
producing very heavy rainfall on top of already saturated soils for
locations within the watch area.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall on top of already
saturated soil conditions is possible.
* WHERE...A portion of central Alabama, including the following
counties, Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chambers, Chilton,
Clay, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson,
Lamar, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens,
Pike, Randolph, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega,
Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa and Walker.
* WHEN...From 7 AM CDT this morning through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Area creeks
and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.
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