Business Insider: Juul is at risk of being banned by the FDA and faces multi-million-dollar lawsuits for its role in fueling the youth vaping epidemic.
Read MoreCT Insider: Gov. Ned Lamont’s warm welcome last year to Phillip Morris, with the relocation of its headquarters from New York City to Stamford, drew quick rebuke from anti-tobacco activists who said the move would be a test of the governor’s support for a ban on flavored vaping products in Connecticut.
Read MoreCNN: The American Lung Association's "State of Tobacco Control" report calls for an end to manufacturing flavored tobacco.
Read Moreetr: With over 35% of high school students currently smoking or vaping,* too many young people may be at increased risk for respiratory illness, cancer, and other health concerns—but you have the opportunity to change that by creating conversations with teenagers about vaping.
Read MoreUS News: If you vape and catch COVID-19, you may feel a whole lot worse than people who come down with the virus but don't use electronic cigarettes, researchers say.
Read MoreNew York Times: Cigarettes, once shunned, have made a comeback with a younger crowd who knows better.
Read MoreThe Daily Beast: The World Vapers’ Alliance has been promoting the health benefits of switching from cigarettes to vaping. Emails reveal the truth of who is behind the effort.
Read MoreScreenshot Media: [Nicotinfluencers are] a marketing tactic often used by brands to target an audience that is, in general, fairly young—making them harder to reach through traditional advertising channels.
Read MoreKATU2: A cloud of concern hangs over Oregon and Washington schools as officials say vaping is no longer a fringe substance.
Read MoreDP: On the heels of a defeat to ban flavored smoking and vaping products in Denver, state lawmakers are considering a flavor ban that could be enacted across Colorado.
Read MoreTFK: Flavored products remain widely available three months after court-ordered deadline for FDA to rule on marketing applications.
Read MoreFDA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants consumers to know certain “wellness” vaping products containing vitamins and/or essential oils are being illegally sold with unproven claims and could be harmful if used.
Read MoreCBS: Some vaping products have managed to avoid regulation by the FDA even as they grow increasingly popular among kids.
Read MoreWP: President Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration would step into the role at one of the most critical junctures for tobacco regulation.
Read MoreNYT: A Senate panel hearing on Tuesday signaled that Dr. Robert Califf, who briefly led the agency during the Obama administration, had some bipartisan support.
Read MoreABC: A now-defunct e-cigarette retailer has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve allegations it marketed and sold vaping products to minors by appealing to their social media preferences, taste for fruit flavors and penchant to listen to influencers.
Read MoreWBTV: Some people are taking an unusual route to get a certain sleep aid in their body - by vaping it, and doctors warn that’s not a good idea.
Read MoreTime: Brookline, Ma., recently became the first town in the U.S. to ban tobacco sales based not on current age, but on birth date: anyone born after Jan. 1, 2000 will never be able to buy tobacco there, no matter how old they are.
Read MoreNBC CT: Providers and researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found links between vaping and mental health symptoms in children.
Read MoreNBC CT: Providers and researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found links between vaping and mental health symptoms in children.
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