Senator Durbin: US Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois urges immediate action on the vaping epidemic.
Read MoreThe Press Democrat: Halting the sale of such tobacco products in California tops the political agenda of the American Lung Association, which is concerned especially about teens’ use of the products and the potential longterm damage to their health.
Read MoreCNN: Nearly 60% of recent former smokers who were daily e-cigarette users had resumed smoking by 2019, a new study found.
Read MorePolitico: To users, these vapes are identical. But because of an obscure loophole, they skirt the FDA’s regulatory umbrella.
Read MoreBusiness 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.
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