WORLD: Stephanie Siete is a member of Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes and the public information officer at Community Bridges Inc., an addiction treatment center in Mesa, Ariz. Siete said parents, youth, and even law enforcement officers tend to be under-informed about the health risks of vaping.
Read MoreKGUN 9: E-cigarettes were introduced to the U.S. market in 2007 and have steadily gained popularity. A recent health report from Help Advisor and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) shows the state of Arizona ranks second for the sharpest rise in vaping in teens and young adults.
Read MoreABC15: A new ordinance, if approved, would ban businesses from selling flavored vape products in Tempe city limits.
Read MoreINSIDER - One tobacco giant — Reynolds American — is actively spreading millions of dollars to hundreds of state-level political candidates and political action committees, according to an internal corporate governance document reviewed by Insider.
Read MoreWhite Mountain Independent: For their Samsung Solve for Tomorrow project, the team designed and then constructed a prototype to test low-cost do-it-yourself vaping detectors. The vaping detectors are designed specifically to be installed in common spaces throughout schools.
Read MoreUS News & World Report: Arizona’s attorney general has obtained a $22.5 million judgment against a New Jersey-based vaping company along with a court order permanently barring the company from selling its products in the state.
Read More91.5 KJZZ: In Phoenix, tobacco retailers, as in other cities, are ubiquitous. In Phoenix, there are 16 times as many tobacco retailers as McDonald's restaurants.
Read MorePhoenix Business Journal: The tobacco industry moved into new territory and created flavored tobacco and served it up in the form of e-cigarettes, or vaping products. Mango, crème brulee, bubble gum – there are more than 15,000 different flavors of e-cigarettes on the market attracting and hooking kids on nicotine.
Read MoreMylocalnews.us: Vaping is not a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes nor marijuana. As much research still needs to be done, it would be premature to discuss the why, but the facts are, that as of March, more than 2,800 lung illnesses related to vaping have occurred in the U.S., with 68 reported deaths.
Read MoreAZcentral.com: Citing an epidemic of vaping among Arizona youths, Attorney General Mark Brnovich on Tuesday said the state is suing two major vaping companies — JUUL Labs Inc. and Eonsmoke — for consumer fraud.
Read MoreThe Guardian: School districts in states including Missouri, Kansas, Arizona, New York and California have filed lawsuits against Juul and other vape companies, seeking to recoup financial losses incurred while attempting to manage the exploding number of students using e-cigarettes.
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