Congress needs to act against vaping epidemic - San Francisco Chronicle
Senator Dianne Feinstein: San Francisco has already moved to ban e-cigarettes, and the state is also contemplating a flavor ban. But to curb youth vaping nationwide, these issues must be addressed by Congress.
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The FDA got it partially right on e-cigs. Here’s what else needs to be done.
Washington Post: The need for additional measures is urgent. Data from the 2019 National Youth Tobacco Survey shows that about 5 million young people in grades six to 12 had tried e-cigarettes in the past 30 days — an increase from about 3.6 million in 2018. And more of these teens are becoming regular users, with nearly 1 million vaping daily. That’s how addiction crises take root. Casual use turns into constant use, and before you know it, a new generation of kids is hooked on nicotine.
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Newly Signed Legislation Raises Federal Minimum Age of Sale of Tobacco Products to 21
FDA: On Dec. 20, 2019, the President signed legislation amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and raising the federal minimum age of sale of tobacco products from 18 to 21 years. It is now illegal for a retailer to sell any tobacco product—including cigarettes, cigars and e-cigarettes—to anyone under 21.
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Senators Criticize Trump’s E-cig Policy
CBS19 News: More than two dozen members of the U.S. Senate, including Tim Kaine, are criticizing a new policy they say won't address certain flavored e-cigarettes or flavored e-liquids that are not in cartridges.
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Invalidity of an Oft-Cited Estimate of the Relative Harms of Electronic Cigarettes
American Journal of Public Health: The “95% safer” estimate is a “factoid”: unreliable information repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact. Public health practitioners, scientists, and physicians should expose the fragile status of the factoid emphatically by highlighting its unreliable provenance and its lack of validity today.
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E-cigarettes linked to lung problems, first long-term study on vaping finds
NBC News: The first study on the long-term health effects of electronic cigarettes finds that the devices are linked to an increased risk of chronic lung diseases, according to research published Monday in theAmerican Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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The "Health Influencer 50" of 2019 - #46, Meredith Berkman
PR Week: Meredith Berkman cofounded PAVE in 2018, along with Diana Alessi and Dorian Fuhrman, after she discovered her son was part of that whole new generation getting hooked on nicotine. Berkman and Fuhrman have been building on their grassroots campaign since an unauthorized JUUL representative came into their sons’ ninth-grade classroom and promoted the product as “totally safe.”
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Trump Is Giving In To The Vaping Industry On A Flavor Ban, Lawmakers Say
Buzzfeed News: A bipartisan letter to the White House is slamming President Trump for backing off a proposed ban on flavored e-cigarettes thought to be driving the teen vaping epidemic.
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Durbin Sends Bipartisan & Bicameral Letter To President Trump Urging For Final E-Cigarette Flavor Ban
Press Release: “I'm hoping President Trump cares more about children than he does about lobbying pressure from Big Tobacco and Big Vape companies,” Durbin said. “At stake is the health of more than five million kids who are now vaping in America. This epidemic demands action now, and the President must stick with his September promise to remove kid-friendly flavors—including mint and menthol—from the market immediately.”
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More than a dozen US school districts sue Juul and other vape companies
The 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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Trump questions the downside of banning flavored e-cigarettes in heated meeting
CNBC: President Donald Trump raised his concern about possible negative consequences of banning flavored e-cigarettes during a sometimes hostile meeting on Friday with vaping industry executives and public health advocates.
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High school student: Get rid of the minty e-cigarettes that hooked me
CNN Opinion: When I started using Juul -- the leading e-cigarette maker -- three years ago, I was hooked by the familiar flavor of mint and the sleek, high-tech device that first gave me a quick buzz — and then an addiction I couldn't shake. I was 14 years old.
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Something has changed': People have been vaping for years but now they're dying. Could it be the devices?
USA Today: Vapers, who often see the devices as safer and healthier than cigarettes, are potentially inhaling a toxic stew of atomized oils, an aircraft de-icing chemical and toxic heavy metals leaching from the heating elements used to create the "smoke."
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How to Get Your Kids to Stop Vaping
Medium.com: ”A parent activist shares some important tips.” Journalist Katie Couric interviews PAVe Founder Dorian Fuhrman about the dangers of youth vaping and tips on directing children.
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