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Proclamation <br />RECOGNIZING OCTOBER, 2022, AS VAPING AWARENESS MONTH <br />WHEREAS, the federal government has declared youth e -cigarette use, or "vaping," a <br />nationwide epidemic, as vaping has increased dramatically across the country and in Florida; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2020, The Florida Youth Tobacco Survey by the Florida Department of <br />Health, Bureau of Epidemiology revealed that 16.5% of Indian River County students admit to <br />currently using an electronic vapor product; and <br />WHEREAS, e -cigarettes are unsafe for kids, teens, and young adults due to their highly - <br />addictive nicotine content, and that developing young brains are more vulnerable to its effects, <br />including reduced impulse control, deficits in attention and cognition, mood disorders; and <br />WHEREAS, e -cigarette aerosol is not harmless water vapor, and the aerosol that users <br />breathe and exhale from these devices can contain harmful substances, including cancer-causing <br />chemicals and heavy metals such as nickel, tin, and lead; and <br />WHEREAS, the focus of October, 2022, Vaping Awareness Month is to put accurate <br />information about youth and adult e -cigarette use into the hands of our citizens as an important <br />step to reversing this alarming trend in Indian River County; and <br />WHEREAS, the Indian River County Commissioners are dedicated to protecting the health, <br />safety and welfare of our youth and educating our citizens on the dangers of electronic vapor <br />product usage. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that October, 2022, be recognized as <br />Vaping Awareness Month in Indian River County. <br />Adopted this 111h day of October, 2022. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Peter D. O'Bryan, Chairman <br />Joseph H. Earman, Vice Chairman <br />Susan Adams <br />Joseph E. Flescher <br />Laura Moss <br />3 <br />