UCSF: In their paper, the authors write, “If e-cigarette consumer product use is not associated with more smoking cessation, there is no population-level health benefit for allowing them to be marketed to adults who smoke, regardless of the relative harm of e-cigarettes compared with conventional cigarettes..."
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EuerkAlert!: A new study, published Nov. 9 in the journal Pediatrics, finds that e-cigarette use is associated with a higher risk of cigarette smoking among adolescents who had no prior intention of taking up conventional smoking.
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Detroit Metro Times: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s motion to reinstate a ban on flavored vaping nicotine products has been denied by the Michigan Supreme Court. The 6-1 decision last week ruled against Whitmer’s request “because the Court is not persuaded that the question presented should be reviewed by this Court before consideration by the Court of Appeals.”
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Bloomberg.com: When Charles Debnam started smoking at age 9, he recalls, you could buy a doughnut, a soda, and a pack of menthols for $1. He’d seen older friends—about 13 or 15—smoking them in his Black neighborhood in Washington, D.C., and he found the smooth flavor appealing. “It feels good,” he says. “It’s like you’re sucking on a peppermint.”
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House.gov: U.S. Representatives David Trone (D-MD) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced the Accurate Reporting of Smoking Variants Act to help doctors and researchers better understand the impact of the alarming rate of e-cigarette use among America’s young people.
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KUSI News: PAVe Ambassador Phillip Fuhrman joined Good Morning San Diego to discuss the “Get Your Head Out of the Cloud” youth vaping awareness campaign from the American Lung Association and the Ad Council.
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Yahoo Finance: A new study of youth and young adult vaping behaviour and preferences reveals that young people across the country who vape do so most days of the week, many times a day.
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Daily Camera: The Boulder Valley School District is suing electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc., alleging the firm knowingly contributed to the rapid use of e-cigarettes by minors.
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House.gov: Today, following the deadline for e-cigarette manufacturers to submit Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTA) to the FDA in order to legally continue selling their devices in the United States, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi announced he will introduce legislation to add transparency and review to the e-cigarette approval process.
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Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids: California SB 793, which ends the sale of flavored tobacco products was signed into law by Governor Newsom on August 28. Three days later, on August 31, the tobacco/vaping industry filed a referendum to repeal the new law which is set to go into effect on Jan 1. If the industry gets all the signatures they need by November 26, SB 793 would be at best, delayed until a ballot vote could take place in the November 2022 Election.
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