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ABC3340: In this national investigative news series called Spotlight on America, PAVe advocate, Donna Bartlett shares her family’s struggle with vaping and nicotine addiction and what she is doing to fight back against the tobacco and vaping industries.
The New York Post: In this Health Exclusive, PAVe advocate, Laurie Ann Davis calls nicotine pouches “just another gateway to hurt our children”.
InvestigateTV: Watch PAVe advocate Donna Bartlett share her story of her son who became addicted to vaping as a junior in high school.
People: Brianne Cullen, 17, landed in the hospital with "popcorn lung," a chronic, irreversible condition
InvestigateTV: Watch PAVe advocate Donna Bartlett speak about how schools need partnerships with families on the front end to tackle the issue of youth vaping.
Office of the New York State Attorney General: New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a lawsuit against 13 major e-cigarette, or “vape,” manufacturers, distributors, and retailers for their role in fueling the youth vaping epidemic.
New York Post : Zyns are in, cigarettes are back, everyone’s on amphetamines and drinking alcohol is done.
Kentucky Lantern : ‘We can’t just sit back while kids develop lifelong addictions.’
The Atlanta Voice : Social media is a constant hazard for parents and children in 2025. Without guardrails, social media can expose children to material that is not safe for the youth. The latest example of this matter is children’s ability to buy illegal e-cigarettes online.
ColoradoPolitics : A group of vape shop owners filed a petition for a referendum with the Denver Clerk and Recorder's Office.
The Chronicle : Another mother, April Keim, volunteers with the group Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes. She said her high school-aged daughter first started vaping in eighth grade and remains addicted today. Students can obtain vapes through a “plug,” including via social media such as Snapchat or stores that don’t check IDs, Keim said.
WBUR : Newton city councilors voted to approve an ordinance that bans the sale of tobacco or e-cigarette products to anyone born on, or after, March 1, 2004. Adults who are currently 21 or older would be allowed to continue buying the products.
ABC7 News : The manufacturers of Zyn nicotine pouches will be paying $1.2 million for violating D.C.'s 2022 ban on flavored tobacco and nicotine products, Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced.
Nola.com: Using "NIL" deals with student athletes at public universities across Louisiana, Attorney General Liz Murrill is set to launch a statewide, three-year anti-vaping outreach campaign in January.
KTUU: A jury trial began on Monday for a lawsuit the State of Alaska filed against JUUL Labs, Inc. and the Altria Group, Inc. for what the state is calling those company’s roles in causing an increased use of e-cigarettes by youth.
Kentucky Today: Kentucky lawmakers are considering more legislation to keep tobacco products, like vapes, away from minors, during the 2025 regular session of the General Assembly.
The Maui News: A new bill going through the Maui County Council may one day prohibit the sale, distribution and marketing of flavored cigarettes.
The Atlantic: Kids might get hooked on new vapes that display animations with each puff.
WECT News 6: City officials in Whiteville have passed new restrictions for vape, tobacco, and hookah shops.
WILX 10: Concerns are growing over underage vaping has Michigan lawmakers taking action to crack down on the sellers.
6 KQQC: So many vape shops are opening in the Quad-Cities, and Rock Island has said enough is enough.
ABC News Channel 6: The Columbia County School District confirmed Thursday evening that two fifth grade students of North Harlem Elementary School were found with knives and nicotine vapes on a school bus.
CU School of Medicine: Nearly half a million middle school and high school students have reported using nicotine pouches this year. CU physician Gina Kruse explains why that’s concerning.
STOP: Millions of children are now exposed to e-cigarette and nicotine pouch branding via F1 Kids. Cigarette branding returns through expanded use of historic race footage.
US News: The tobacco industry is targeting kids to make us addicts. The government needs to fight back with tougher regulations and penalties.
CBS 17: The City of Fayetteville on Monday passed an ordinance that would place restrictions on hemp and tobacco shops.
KNOP News 2: Teen smoking and other tobacco usage in 2024 has dropped to its lowest level in 25 years, according to the CDC. Tobacco Free Lincoln County Coalition Coordinator Ted Pucylowski said that even though this news should be celebrated, there are other addictive substances that have increased in usage.
41 KSHB: Efforts to ban businesses from selling flavored nicotine and tobacco products in Kansas City, Missouri, city limits are dead, for now.
The MoCo Show: Earlier this month, the Maryland Department of Health introduced resources to help businesses comply with the updated Clean Indoor Air Act, which as of July 1, 2024, bans electronic smoking devices in all indoor public spaces and requires visible “no smoking or vaping” signage.
WINK: The number of teens using tobacco products is at a 25-year low, but at the same time, kids are ditching cigarettes, and many are picking up another habit: nicotine pouches.