Teen Urges People to Stop Vaping By Circulating Photos of His Collapsed Lung
Complex: Chance Ammirata shared images on Twitter that he says are pictures of his own collapsed lung and encouraged other people who regularly use the small vaporizers to consider quitting.
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Editorial: Start school year with talk about vaping, tobacco
Herald Net: There’s increasing concern about vaping because of the surge in use among teens and young adults and new reports of health concerns that have accompanied the trend in use.
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Juul Targeted Schools and Youth Camps, House Panel on Vaping Claims
New York Times: The curriculum was created by Juul — maker of the very vaping devices that were causing the most alarm among parents, health experts and public officials.
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8 Wisconsin teens hospitalized with severe lung damage due to vaping, doctors suspect
CNN: Eight teens were hospitalized in July with seriously damaged lungs in Wisconsin, the state Department of Health Services reported Thursday. "We suspect that these injuries were caused by vaping," said Dr. Michael Gutzeit, chief medical officer at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin where the teens were admitted, at a press conference.
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World Health Organization says e-cigarettes, 'smoke-free' products do not help reduce cancer
Reuters: Electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products are not helping fight cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, urging smokers and governments not to trust claims from cigarette firms about their latest products.
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Lawmakers accuse Juul of Big Tobacco tactics
CBS This Morning: Eight Wisconsin teenagers are in the hospital with severe lung damage. Doctors suspect it's from vaping, although it's not clear what they inhaled. This comes amid growing concerns surrounding vaping by teens. On Thursday, e-cigarette maker Juul responded to claims it marketed its products to young teenagers.
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U.S. lawmakers grill e-cigarette maker Juul over efforts targeted at schoolchildren
Reuters: E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc funded a “holistic health education” camp as part of efforts to market directly to school-aged children, members of a U.S. congressional panel said on Thursday, citing internal company documents.
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Concord congressman calls Juul ‘the worst of the Bay Area’
San Francisco Chronicle: Executives of San Francisco vaping company Juul, appearing for the first time before Congress on Thursday, sought to convince lawmakers the company never meant to market its popular and addictive nicotine products to underage teens.
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PAVe Team in CNBC’S Documentary "Vaporized" on July 19 at 7 pm
CNBC: Carl Quintanilla investigates the rapidly growing and controversial e-cigarette industry, a market expected to hit $9 billion by the end of 2019.
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Juul-backed measure to overturn SF’s vaping sales ban qualifies for November ballot
San Francisco Examiner: A showdown over San Francisco’s vaping sales ban is set for this November after the Department of Elections on Wednesday certified a ballot measure seeking to overturn the prohibition.
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Open Forum: Juul’s SF ballot measure typical of Big Tobacco’s disingenuous tactics (Editorial)
San Francisco Chronicle: As San Francisco’s city attorney, I sued the tobacco industry and won $500 million in damages for the massive harm caused by cigarettes. I also learned one big thing about Big Tobacco: Don’t believe a word they say.
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New California vaping bill is a ruse for protecting Big Tobacco, health groups say
LA Times: Two months after key lawmakers sidetracked a proposed ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products in California, an influential state legislator has quietly introduced a less restrictive measure that some health groups say is designed to protect electronic-cigarette makers.
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San Francisco is set to ban Juul and other e-cigarette sales in 2020
The Verge: San Francisco officials just banned the sale or distribution of e-cigarettes in the city unless they have FDA approval. The ban, which also affects some flavored tobacco products, adds to restrictions that the city put in place on flavored e-cigarettes last year...
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Livermore city council approves ban on flavored tobacco and vaping devices
KTVU News: The Livermore city council voted unanimously Monday night to ban all flavored tobacco products and vaping equipment like e-cigarettes. The ordinance requires that all tobacco sales must be at least 1,000 feet away from schools and youth organizations.
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Juul: One Nation Under Pod
Complex Media: Today, we explore the polarizing views on this issue in Juul: One Nation Under Pod, the latest installment of our Complex News Presents docuseries. The episode includes statistics, statements from Juul and tobacco researchers, as well as interviews with vaping advocates and teenage Juul users.
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Teens Say They Don't Vape, They JUUL, Making E-Cigarette Use Hard to Track
Bloomberg News: For the first time, public health officials will ask about JUUL by name in an annual youth tobacco survey. A language gap is making it harder for U.S. health officials to measure a teen-vaping epidemic. For some young people who use the popular vaping device sold by JUUL Labs Inc., “JUULing” is a verb in its own right
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In Washington, JUUL Vows to Curb Youth Vaping. Its Lobbying in States Runs Counter to That Pledge.
New York Times: For months, JUUL Labs has had a clear, unwavering message for officials in Washington: The e-cigarette giant is committed to doing all it can to keep its hugely popular vaping products away from teenagers.
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FDA: Dozens of seizures reported after vaping, mostly by young people
USA Today: At least 35 people reported seizures after using electronic cigarettes over the past decade, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the agency is investigating the incidents, which primarily involved youth and young adults and were discovered in its "adverse event" reporting system.
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As Kids Get Hooked on Vaping, Parents Are Desperate for Treatment That Doesn't Exist
Time: Jami Scheetz knew that her 15-year-old son, Devon, needed help. His grades were slipping and he had been caught vaping at school so many times that he was on the brink of being expelled. Last fall, at the start of his freshman year, Devon’s school even sent him to the hospital for drug testing after getting in trouble once again. In the emergency room, Devon finally admitted it: He was addicted. “He said to me, ‘Mom, I can’t quit on my own. I need help,'” Scheetz says.
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Two common e-cigarette flavors found to "destroy lung function"
The New York Post: Two chemicals found in two popular vaping flavors could destroy lung function, experts have warned.
The Harvard scientists’ findings have suggested that inhaling the popcorn- and caramel-flavored e-cigarette liquids could increase a vaper’s risk of respiratory diseases.
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