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ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Minnesota teenagers have increasingly found themselves dependent on nicotine, thanks in part to the rise in popularity of vaping, a new study has found.
According to data from the Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey, 70% of students who vape say they want to quit, and nearly two-thirds have tried to quit in the past.
Meanwhile, 79.6% of surveyed students who use e-cigarettes, or vapes, reported suffering dependence on the devices, which can provide high levels of nicotine and lead to stronger withdrawal symptoms such as mood fluctuations, stress, anxiety and depression.
“It’s a dire situation that so many of our teens are struggling with the health harms of nicotine dependence,” Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Brooke Cunningham said in a statement accompanying the data. “Many teens may smoke or vape because they think it helps them relieve stress or anxiety, but the nicotine can actually worsen those feelings. We want teens to know that we understand the mental health challenges they may be facing and how hard it is to quit, and that free help is out there to support them.”
The Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey data show that among students who vaped in the past 30 days, 49.5% vaped at least 20 in the past 30 days – a 47% increase since 2020, and a 165% increase since 2017.
Until age 25, nicotine can negatively affect learning, attention and memory. It also increases risk for addiction to other substances, the study says.
A majority of teens surveyed – 76.3% – reported their first tobacco product was flavored. In 2023, 93.3% of students who vape used a flavored vape in the past 30 days.
However, data show that overall vaping usage numbers could be declining.
In 2023, 13.9% of high school students reported vaping in the past 30 days – a decline from 19.3% in 2020.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) offers the My Life, My Quit program to support teens in quitting commercial tobacco use, including vaping, by texting “Start My Quit” to 36072.
Our son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend, Joseph Todd Pillsbury, died on December 28, 2025.
Joe is survived by his mother, Bernice Pillsbury; brother, Bob (Samara Hamzé) Pillsbury; sister, Susan (Buzz Barton) Pillsbury-Barton; nephew, Seamus Pillsbury(Parker Blau); niece, Mina Pillsbury; many cousins and countless friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11am on Friday, May 29th at St. Michaels Catholic Church, 4901 E. Superior Street, Duluth with a Visitation beginning at 10am. Burial at Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials preferred to St. Michaels or Duluth East High School https://bit.ly/joepillsbury.
Arrangements by Dougherty Funeral Home, 218-727-3555. Please visit his obituary athttps://www.doughertyfuneralduluth.com/obituaries/joseph-pillsbury
The woman who died in a Bloomington holding cell last week has been identified amid an investigation into the circumstances of her death.
The family of 29-year-old Desiree Marie Rosell identified her as the woman found dead Friday morning inside a holding cell in the Bloomington Police Department.
Bloomington police confirmed her death on Friday, adding that the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation into the matter.
Sheriff’s office investigating woman’s death in Bloomington holding cell
Rosell’s family says she was detained around 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, and told officers during her arrest that she has severe asthma and anxiety, which “can cause life-threatening panic attacks.”
The Bloomington Police Department verified that the woman who died in a holding cell was arrested and booked into their facility at about 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, held on probable cause for second-degree assault.
The family went on to say Rosell was placed in an isolated holding cell, and they got a call around 5:30 a.m. on Friday, informing them of her death.
The police department also said there were no “immediate signs indicating the cause of death.”
The GoFundMe for Rosell’s family is available HERE.
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – The Minnesota State Patrol released statewide data Monday about its response during the weekend’s winter storm.
According to the State Patrol’s Public Information Officer ‘X’ page, between midnight Friday, March 13 and 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 15, there were:
- 464 property damage crashes
- 40 injury crashes
- 1 fatal crash
- 46 spin outs
- 651 vehicles off the road
- 19 jackknifed semis
According to State Patrol’s online crash reports, the fatal crash happened in Meeker County Saturday. A 22-year-old man passed away in that crash. Troopers reported he was not wearing a seat belt.
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