No state is immune to the vaping epidemic impacting our youth. Teenagers everywhere have been hospitalized due to illnesses brought on by vaping and other e-cigarette use. Kids use the e-cigarettes to vape in school bathrooms, between classes, and even right in class. These devices are disguised as USB devices, lipsticks and even asthma inhalers, making them easy to conceal and overlook. Some teens are admitted into the ICU. Some even die.

As a public official, Ashley Rich, District Attorney of Mobile County, Alabama, found this public health crisis alarming and entirely unacceptable. Tune into this inaugural episode of Legal Briefs to hear from Ashley how she worked with the state to restrict youth's access to vaping.

LINKS:

• Ashley Rich, District Attorney, Mobile County, Alabama
• NDAA Medium Blog