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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Hawai‘i State Department of Health is highlighting the growing connection between nicotine use and mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, and lowered self-confidence, noting that nicotine use can contribute to or intensify these symptoms over time.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health introduces two impactful campaigns, “Escape The Vape – Weaker Inside” and “Hawaiʻi Tobacco Quitline – Your Quit Smoking Sponsor,” to combat tobacco addiction among adults and youth.

Here on Maui, students will be celebrating the event from noon to 5 p.m. on the Great Lawn of the Kahului campus with educational materials, entertainment and sign-waving in support of a Smoke-Free initiative to be voted on Friday at the University’s Academic Senate meeting.