New York City will receive $27.1 million from a $462 million multistate settlement with JUUL for its part in the youth vaping crisis, with Attorney General James distributing funds to every county, BOCES, and the state's five major cities.
The funds, split between the city and the school district, aim to combat underage vaping and addiction through public education campaigns, cessation services, and enforcement of vaping laws, with mandatory usage within specific program categories.
JUUL's deceptive marketing practices, glamorizing vaping to youth, led to a threefold increase in NYC high schoolers using e-cigarettes from 2014 to 2018, contributing to the national vaping-related illnesses outbreak in 2019.
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