Help Your Children Understand Dangers Of Tobacco/Vaping Products

As August begins and the 2024-2025 school year approaches, parents of teenagers have a variety of things to consider ensuring their child is ready for school. Keeping kids from using tobacco and nicotine products might not seem as serious as other issues in today’s society. In fact, some parents may feel that smoking or other tobacco use is a “rite of passage” and that as kids get older, they will outgrow this behavior. However, as e-cigarette use, or vaping, has become popular among Montana’s youth, misinformation has caused some to deviate more than they might have realized.

A.J. Allen, local Tobacco Education Specialist states “e-cigarettes are t...