New 'candy' e-cigs catch fire after U.S. regulators stamp out Juul's flavors
Reuters: Since 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sought to crack down on fruity, sweet-flavored e-cigarettes that hook teenagers on nicotine.
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Meredith Berkman and Dorian Furhman, Founders of PAVe, on the Youth Vaping Epidemic
HSH: Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes has become an influential advocacy and education nonprofit run and powered by passionate volunteers across the country, the national parent voice fighting the predatory behavior of Big Tobacco.
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Turning Away From Vaping, Nicotine-Addicted Teens Choose Candy, Gums
USN: Teens increasingly are turning to nicotine-loaded gum, lozenges and gummies for a quick rush, a groundbreaking study warns.
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Menthol in e-cigs could hurt lungs, UH research finds
UH News: Menthol in e-cigarettes may be harmful to respiratory health, according to new research by a team of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa experts. The findings come as e-cigarette use is on the rise among Hawaiʻi’s youth.
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Coolants in Puff electronic cigarettes present health hazard
UC Riverside: Researchers at the University of California, Riverside and Portland State University have now examined 16 disposable Puff devices to determine their flavor chemicals, synthetic coolants, and nicotine concentrations.
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Global Impact student places second in anti-vaping video contest
Yahoo! News: A Clark County student won second place in an anti-vaping video contest and received a $5,000 scholarship.
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Vape, e-cigarettes mixed with drugs a growing concern for central Ohio schools
10 WBNS: Central Ohio school leaders and students involved in drug prevention programs say teens are using drugs that are more difficult to detect.
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TFK Take Down Tobacco Day
DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF): Interview with PAVe advocate, Bruce Barcelo.
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E-cigarette use among youth remains high; flu vaccine is not good match for flu strains: Health roundup for March 15
Cleveland.com: The use of e-cigarettes remains high among middle and high school students, and this year’s flu vaccine is not a good match against this season’s strains.
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PAVe Advocates in Action
Columbus: PAVe advocates attend the Coalition to End Tobacco Targeting’s press conference on August 4, 2022. Pictured: Bruce Barcelo, PAVe Advocate & Meghan Kissell, Tobacco Free Kids
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As Prop 31 battle brews, activists slam tobacco companies for impact on Black communities
The Sacramento Bee: Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento joined other Black leaders on Thursday to host a “funeral” for menthol products, which they say have resulted in thousands of deaths in their communities.
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First epidemiological evidence linking e-cigs to cancer in people
Stanton Glantz Blog: Now there is also direct evidence that people who use e-cigarettes are at increased risk of some cancers.
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Child vaping risks becoming ‘public health catastrophe’ in UK, experts warn
The Guardian: There are fears that the e-cigarette boom has the potential to create a generation of young people hooked on nicotine
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Readers respond: Keep flavored vape and tobacco ban
The Oregonian: Letters to the Editor - Steven D. Aguilu, Portland
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Washington County voters uphold strict flavored nicotine ban
The Oregonian: Washington County voters on Tuesday upheld a ban on flavored nicotine products, rejecting by a wide margin an attempt to overturn it spearheaded by convenience store chain Plaid Pantry.
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Washington County first in Oregon to ban sale of flavored tobacco products
OPB: Washington County leaders have passed Oregon’s first ban on flavored tobacco products.
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New law allows counties, cities to ban smoking at beaches, parks
WPTV: A new law took effect in Florida in July 2022 that allows counties and cities to ban smoking at their beaches and parks.
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FDA Weighs Oversight Changes After Formula, Juul Troubles
US News: The head of the Food and Drug Administration is asking for a review of the agency’s food and tobacco programs.
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FDA issues more than 100 warnings over new synthetic nicotine law
Axios: The FDA said it has issued warnings to two manufacturers for marketing synthetic vaping products without authorization and sent 107 other warning letters to retailers for illegally selling such products to underage buyers in recent days.
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Association Between Exposure to Tobacco Content on Social Media and Tobacco Use
JAMA Network: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 29 studies showed that participants who were exposed to tobacco content on social media, compared with those who were not exposed, had greater odds of reporting lifetime tobacco use, past 30-day tobacco use, and susceptibility to use tobacco among never users.
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