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U.S. college students reporting a mental illness diagnosis within the past year had a 33% higher risk of currently using e-cigarettes when compared to those without past-year mental health conditions, according to research from Truth Initiative   published in the  American Journal of Health Promotion . The strongest associations between past year mental illness diagnosis and current e-cigarette use were found for schizophrenia, substance use/addiction, bipolar disorder, bulimia, and attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). Although this study finds strong associations between mental health illness diagnosis and e-cigarette use among college students, it cannot be determined from this data whether one causes the other. Findings suggest that efforts to improve mental health among young people could also help to curb or reduce e-cigarette use, according to researchers. This study builds on a growing body of research on the connections between nicotine use and mental health. Nicotine

  BeSafe Tool – Applying Behavioral Science to Fire Safety Education Daniel Chacon, Assistant Director, Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation Reposted from the Vision 20/20 site - view the original article here   Download the Overview The BeSafe Tool is a procedure based in behavioral science that can be applied to any CRR training program to measure behavioral change in the intended audience. Having an evidence-based tool, such as BeSafe, provides the educator with the ability to not only evaluate and improve training, but also a metric that can be used in providing data on outcomes for your Community Risk Reduction program. Hear what Daniel has to say on Short Takes from CRR Radio