Congressman Frank Pallone: The Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act would prohibit all flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, ban most non-face-to-face sales for tobacco products, and protect kids from the predatory marketing of tobacco products.
Read MoreFox35 Orlando: A college cheerleader who became hooked on vaping at the age of 18 said he almost died.
Read MoreTwitter: Vaping companies are tricking our kids, as young as kindergartners and first graders, with ads and social media promoting flavored products.
Read MoreThe Southern: The U.S. House of Representatives today delivered a historic victory for kids over the tobacco industry by voting to prohibit all flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
Read MoreTobacco Free Kids: The U.S. House of Representatives today delivered a historic victory for kids over the tobacco industry by voting to prohibit all flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
Read MoreThe Hill: With the release of the administration’s new policy on flavored e-cigarettes, parents across the country have expected us — two volunteer parent advocates who have worked long and hard to promote nationwide action to prevent youth vaping — to be doing a victory lap. We're not.
Read MoreAP News: A coalition of 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices, officials announced Tuesday.
Read MoreAmerican Heart Association: It wasn’t long after I began the trip to Colorado with our oldest that I knew something was wrong. She was coughing, running a fever and complaining of pain in her chest. She also admitted to me that she had been vaping- on and off for the last 18 months.
Read MoreMoms Across America: Zen Honeycutt speaks with the moms from Parents Against Vaping Ecigarettes about why it is so important and how to talk to our kids about Vaping.
Read MoreWHAS-11: Bullitt, Jefferson and Fayette County Public Schools have all filed lawsuits against Juul Labs, saying the vape company specifically targets teenagers.
Read MoreWDVM: Montgomery County Public Schools is looking to curb vaping and e-cigarette use among its students. The school system is rolling out a new program called “Let’s Clear the Air.” MCPS leaders say student academic performance is impacted by risky behaviors like drinking, using drugs and vaping.
Read MoreBuffalo News: A move is afoot in the New York State Legislature to ban flavored tobacco products – things like menthol cigarettes, cigars or chewable tobacco. If a ban makes anyone less likely to smoke, it is a good move..
Read MoreMaryland Matters: With the alarming rise in vaping among teenagers and adolescents, a new public health crisis is unfolding right before our eyes. At the state and federal level, we must move swiftly to protect our children from the harmful, and sometimes deadly, effects of vaping.
Read MoreThe Quad City Times: A local substance abuse center has found a unique method to help educate parents, children, teachers and others about vaping: an escape room.
Read MoreExpose Tobacco: Through our extensive research of publicly available information, industry analyst data and company documents, we conclude that PMI is addicting people to its IQOS product because its cigarette business is under threat. The company’s survival depends on hooking a new generation of users, including youth, on its products.
Read MoreNY.gov: Governor's Budget Proposal Includes Legislation Authorizing Health Department to Ban Certain Carrier Oils Used in Vaping Products that have Been Connected to Vaping-Related Illnesses
Read MoreNY.gov: Vaping is a public health crisis, claiming too many lives and making countless others sick in a short period of time. What's worse is that young people are increasingly vaping at alarming rates.
Read MoreWBUR: Gov. Charlie Baker has signed the country’s broadest prohibition on flavored tobacco into law. The measure makes Massachusetts the first state to permanently ban retail sales of all flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes and vape products.
Read MorePasadena Now: A school board member told Pasadena Now, he would support joining a lawsuit against a popular vaping company. The Glendale and Los Angeles unified school districts have announced plans to sue JUUL Labs, one of the country’s biggest nicotine vaping manufacturers.
Read MoreScripps National News: There has been some action taken to curb the youth vaping crisis. But there are a number of nicotine products still of concern.
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