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Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech High School has intensified its anti-vaping efforts by confiscating numerous vape pens and installing vape detectors in all bathrooms.

Massachusetts lawmakers have tried many times to make it illegal to smoke in a car with children in the vehicle, but it has never made it into law.

Greater than 11 percent of Massachusetts still uses tobacco products. New Bedford and Fall River have some of the highest rates of smokers in the Commonwealth.

There’s a new incentive to stop smoking or vaping right now.

The May 4 fire took the life of a 58-year-old woman and killed a family dog.

The new rules approved on Dec. 11 put an end to the vaping sales ban imposed by Gov. Charlie Baker.

The legislation would also ban menthol and mint-flavored cigarettes, which advocates argue would be a critical component if legislation is to be successful.

A new resource provides ideas for how to talk with children about vaping and JUULing and a toolkit of resources for schools and community-based organizations.

House lawmakers voted Wednesday raise the statewide age for purchasing tobacco and e-cigarettes to 21, and to ban vaping from workplaces.

Anti-smoking advocates believe they have support to advance legislation that would regulate vape pens more like cigarettes.