Study shows need for new focus in anti-vaping efforts for older teens & young adults
University of Michigan: Social factors drive use of Juul and other e-cigarette products, text-based survey shows, despite widespread understanding by young people of the risks of vaping
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New device tracks e-cigarette habits to help curtail usage
Euekalert.org: A new device that attaches to e-cigarettes can unobtrusively monitor inhalations - yielding important information for research about when and where people vape, how deeply they inhale and how much nicotine they consume.
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Could vaping make coronavirus worse? Doctors aren’t sure but still urge quitting. ‘What better time than now?’
The Chicago Tribune: Doctors couldn’t figure out why a young man, recently hospitalized in an intensive care unit, was experiencing a severe course of COVID-19, given his age. It led Dr. Clara Schroedl, a pulmonologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital to ask his family, does he vape?
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Vaping may damage the heart just as smoking does
Science News: Vaping doesn’t appear to stem the harm to blood vessels that occurs with smoking, according to a study of combustible cigarette and e-cigarette users.
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Juul Plans to Cut a Third of Its Workforce- WSJ
New York Times: Juul Labs Inc is planning to cut around a third of its staff as the e-cigarette maker faces a relentless series of regulatory headaches and falling market share, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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How to Break Up with Vaping in 2020
Healthline: If quitting vaping is something you want to make a priority this year, here are a few strategies that might help make it easier.
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How to Quit Vaping
smokefree.gov: Quitting vaping can be easier when you prepare in advance and have a plan. Find out what steps you can take to get ready to quit vaping.
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Teens who vape should consider quitting now. Here's how to do it.
Mashable.com: After years of declining nicotine use amongst teens, rates have once again surged amongst young people thanks to e-cigarettes. One in four high school students now vapes.
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Smoking-Cessation Options for Adolescents
US Pharmarcist: Smoking-cessation initiatives in adolescents are very important for decreasing the rate of lifelong smokers; however, never taking that first cigarette puff is the best and most cost-effective method of smoking cessation.
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FDA Takes Aim at Vaping Products Meant to Look Like Candy, Toys
Bloomberg: Makers of e-cigarette products that look like toys and candy and help minors hide their vaping from parents are taking heat from the Food and Drug Administration.
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Doctors are prescribing off-label nicotine replacements for teens addicted to vaping
Yahoo Finance: With over 1,000 cases and 18 deaths attributed to a mysterious vaping-related pulmonary illness (VAPI) in the United States, a growing number of teens have been going to the family doctor with concerns about their e-cigarette vaping habits.
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Can Vaping Increase Your Coronavirus Risk?
Shape.com: The possible health risks and consequences of vaping are well-known—but how might it affect your risk of COVID-19?
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Study: Significant Differences in Juul’s Chemical Make-up (and Health Risks) in U.S. and Europe
Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science: The chemical make-up and nicotine levels of the e-liquids used in Juul vaping products differ greatly for consumers in Europe and those in the U.S. and Canada, and a new study shows that each version brings a separate set of potential health risks.
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Meredith Berkman - Beating COVID-19 by 929 English Podcast
929 Podcast: Meredith Berkman is the co-founder of Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes. She sat down with Rabbi Adam Mintz to talk about how a pandemic may give teenagers more space for picking up vaping habits as well as her personal experience as a COVID-19 survivor.
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Teens Testify to Congress About Juul
Now This News: Youth vaping increased by a whopping 78% between 2017 and 2018 — and Juul has apparently played a huge role in what the FDA calls an 'epidemic.'
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COVID-19: Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
Drugabuse.gov: Because it attacks the lungs, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could be an especially serious threat to those who smoke tobacco or marijuana or who vape.
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Should you stop smoking pot during the coronavirus pandemic? What about vaping?
The Philadelphia Inquirer: If you smoke marijuana, or vape e-cigarettes, you could end up with the kind of damage to your lungs and airways that could put you at risk of real harm from COVID-19, medical experts said.
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"We need those lungs to be as strong as possible.”
QuickTake by Blomberg: Whether you smoke cigarettes, marijuana or you vape, smoking can make your lungs more vulnerable to the #coronavirus, says Dr. @panagis21 @HopkinsMedicine #Covid19
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Montana's Temporary Vape Ban Has Expired
Montana Public Radio: Montana’s temporary ban on flavored e-cigarette products officially ended Wednesday. But that doesn’t mean it’s back to business as usual for vape retailers.
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New York Takes Historic Action to Tackle Youth E-Cigarette Use by Ending the Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes
Tobacco Free Kids: New York leaders today delivered a historic win for kids over the tobacco industry by agreeing to include legislation in the state’s annual budget that prohibits the sale of all flavored e-cigarettes.
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