Retrieved 12 September 2021
Expulsion from school for cigarette smoking Focus on adolescents in tobacco warning labels Selective use of nicotine gum and patches to help withdraw No smoking rules for sporting events, music concerts, and other adolescent- oriented events Fines for adolescents who falsify their age and purchase cigarettes Higher taxes on tobacco products Rewards to students in schools with the lowest smoking rates in a geographic area Higher auto insurance premiums for adolescents who smoke Application of technology to reduce the quantity of nicotine allowed in tobacco products to reduce the potential for addiction Testing of athletes for nicotine and exclusion from competition if they test positive
Obviously, this is a huge safety concern requiring close monitoring by already-overworked nursing staff
Overdose education is an important component of overdose prevention and includes educating patients and caregivers on how to recognize respiratory depression, the signs and symptoms of a possible opioid overdose, how to administer overdose reversal medications, and the importance of calling 911 or getting emergency medical help right away, even after the overdose reversal medication is administered
They contain mixed materials (plastic, metal, electronics, nicotine residues), making them difficult and often uneconomical to recycle