Big Win for Kids: U.S. House Approves Bill to Reverse Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic, Prohibit Flavored Tobacco Products
Tobacco Free Kids: The U.S. House of Representatives today delivered a historic victory for kids over the tobacco industry by voting to prohibit all flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigarettes, menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
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Hold the applause: E-cigs flavor ban is no ban at all
The Hill: With the release of the administration’s new policy on flavored e-cigarettes, parents across the country have expected us — two volunteer parent advocates who have worked long and hard to promote nationwide action to prevent youth vaping — to be doing a victory lap. We're not.
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‘A world of hurt’: 39 states to investigate Juul’s marketing
AP News: A coalition of 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices, officials announced Tuesday.
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PAVe on Moms Across America
Moms Across America: Zen Honeycutt speaks with the moms from Parents Against Vaping Ecigarettes about why it is so important and how to talk to our kids about Vaping.
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Addiction at Any Cost : The Truth About Philip Morris International
Expose Tobacco: Through our extensive research of publicly available information, industry analyst data and company documents, we conclude that PMI is addicting people to its IQOS product because its cigarette business is under threat. The company’s survival depends on hooking a new generation of users, including youth, on its products.
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Teens turning to new nicotine products
Scripps National News: There has been some action taken to curb the youth vaping crisis. But there are a number of nicotine products still of concern.
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Teens Are Still Vaping Flavors, Thanks To New Disposable Vape Pens
NPR: "Among the disposables [that] are most popular, there's Puff Bar, there's Stig, there's Viigo," Berkman says. They're designed for one-time use. Then, they're tossed, she explains. "These have just flooded the market," Berkman says.
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Vaping dangers are not all smoke and mirrors
MT Nesters Podcast: A podcast designed to inspire, motivate and offer valuable advice to empty nesters. Not an empty nester? Doesn't matter. These stories are built to inspire anyone looking for a change of life.
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E-cigarette executives set for grilling over youth vaping
The Hill: Executives from five of the largest e-cigarette companies are set to be grilled by House lawmakers on Wednesday about rising youth vaping rates, the first hearing since the Trump administration announced a limited ban on vaping flavors.
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Federal flavor ban goes into effect Thursday, but many flavored vape products will still be available
NBC News: A nationwide ban on many flavored e-cigarette products goes into effect Thursday, but teenagers will still have access to nicotine vapes, experts say.
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Flavored e-cigarette pod ban starts Thursday: What it means for vapers -- and parents
Washington Post: The partial vape ban will affect most e-cigarettes that use pre-filled pods. These cartridges are designed for one-time use and have been embraced by teens. Sales of fruit-, dessert- and mint-flavored pods will be outlawed; menthol and tobacco flavors will escape prohibition.
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Juul Sought Out High Schoolers And Native Americans, Congressional Investigators Said
Buzzfeed News: Congressional investigators found that leading e-cigarette maker Juul marketed its products to high schools and Native American tribes with claims that it could help smokers.
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Juul Bought Ads Appearing on Cartoon Network and Other Youth Sites, Suit Claims
The New York Times: The case, brought by Massachusetts after a lengthy investigation, presents some of the strongest evidence the vaping company was marketing to teenagers.
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American Heart Association tackles youth vaping crisis with massive new initiative
AHA: The American Heart Association is fighting for the country’s young people and against the vaping epidemic by funding millions in new nicotine research, working to strengthen laws and policies nationwide, and exposing the e-cigarette industry’s lies.
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Federal flavor ban goes into effect Thursday, but many flavored vape products will still be available
NBC News: "Kids have moved on," Meredith Berkman, co-founder of Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes, or PAVE, told NBC News. Teenagers know that teachers are now educated about how to detect vaping in classrooms, she said. So they're getting their nicotine fix in other ways, including products not covered by the looming ban.
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Ban on some flavored e-cigarettes kicks in
NBC News: As of midnight tonight, most fruity e-cigarette flavors will be banned as part of the effort to stem the teen vaping epidemic. Experts warn many students have found a loophole by purchasing cheap, disposable e-cigarettes which are still legal.
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Tobacco company CEOs face lawmakers' questions on their role in youth vaping epidemic
ABC News: Executives from some of the largest e-cigarette companies defended their business practices on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, amid concerns about their role in the rising rates of nicotine addiction among young people.
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Teens Find a Big Loophole in the New Flavored Vaping Ban
The New York Times: Meredith Berkman and Dorian Fuhrman, two of the co-founders of Parents Against Vaping, recently met with Mr. Zeller and some of his staff to discuss their concerns. They believe that waiting for survey data about disposables, from the next annual youth tobacco survey, will result in more youths becoming addicted to nicotine.
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Listen: How Vaping Regulations Are Playing Out In The States
Kaiser Health News: KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber joined Wisconsin Public Radio’s Rob Ferrett on “Central Time” to discuss what’s happening on vaping in the states amid concerns about a vaping lung illness.
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Social Media Helped Juul Dominate the Vaping Market. Now, Teens Are Using It to Help Each Other Quit
Time: In a stark about-face, many of the same people who might have once posted about their #JuulLife are now using social media to urge their friends to quit vaping.
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