Protect your kids’ lungs during COVID-19: Keep them off tobacco and vape
Missoulian: It should come as no surprise that the same processes that cause these tobacco- and nicotine-related health problems would weaken the body’s defenses against COVID-19.
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A few months of vaping puts healthy people on the brink of oral disease
Ohio State News: The collection of oral bacteria in daily e-cigarette users’ mouths is teeming with potent infection-causing organisms that put vapers at substantial risk for ailments ranging from gum disease to cancer, researchers found.
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Smoking, Vaping Worsens Effects of COVID-19
WDET: “We are appropriately focused on this COVID-19 pandemic but we can not forget about the risks to health that were in existence before COVID-19. There is growing consensus among health experts that smoking and vaping can worsen these effects”
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It’s never too early to talk to children about vaping
El Paso Times: While the world is currently focused on the global public health crisis being caused by the coronavirus, just over a year ago we were facing a different lung concern: e-cigarette and Vaping Related Lung Injury. This disease, though very different from COVID-19, did show the lungs vulnerability to vaping devices.
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Juul CEO Lays Out Plans for ‘Sustainable Path’ to Steady Firm
Bloomberg: Juul Labs Inc. will lay off a third of its workforce, exit several countries and relocate its headquarters in an effort to set the e-cigarette giant on “a sustainable path” after declining sales and a regulatory crackdown forced the company to rethink its strategy
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Can Vaping Put Teenagers at Greater Risk of Getting Seriously Ill With Coronavirus?
Education Week: The rapid rise of e-cigarette use among middle and high school students was already a major concern to schools before the pandemic, and now some medical experts—including the American Lung Association—are warning that smoking e-cigarettes could increase the likelihood of developing more serious complications from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
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The Risks of Vaping: A Look at Safety
NIH: You’ve probably heard a lot about vaping lately. You might also know about the recent outbreak of lung injuries and deaths linked to vaping in the U.S. But those aren’t the only risks that come with vaping. Here’s what you need to know.
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Study shows need for new focus in anti-vaping efforts for older teens & young adults
University of Michigan: Social factors drive use of Juul and other e-cigarette products, text-based survey shows, despite widespread understanding by young people of the risks of vaping
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New device tracks e-cigarette habits to help curtail usage
Euekalert.org: A new device that attaches to e-cigarettes can unobtrusively monitor inhalations - yielding important information for research about when and where people vape, how deeply they inhale and how much nicotine they consume.
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Could vaping make coronavirus worse? Doctors aren’t sure but still urge quitting. ‘What better time than now?’
The Chicago Tribune: Doctors couldn’t figure out why a young man, recently hospitalized in an intensive care unit, was experiencing a severe course of COVID-19, given his age. It led Dr. Clara Schroedl, a pulmonologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital to ask his family, does he vape?
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Vaping may damage the heart just as smoking does
Science News: Vaping doesn’t appear to stem the harm to blood vessels that occurs with smoking, according to a study of combustible cigarette and e-cigarette users.
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Juul Plans to Cut a Third of Its Workforce- WSJ
New York Times: Juul Labs Inc is planning to cut around a third of its staff as the e-cigarette maker faces a relentless series of regulatory headaches and falling market share, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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FDA Takes Aim at Vaping Products Meant to Look Like Candy, Toys
Bloomberg: Makers of e-cigarette products that look like toys and candy and help minors hide their vaping from parents are taking heat from the Food and Drug Administration.
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Can Vaping Increase Your Coronavirus Risk?
Shape.com: The possible health risks and consequences of vaping are well-known—but how might it affect your risk of COVID-19?
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Study: Significant Differences in Juul’s Chemical Make-up (and Health Risks) in U.S. and Europe
Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science: The chemical make-up and nicotine levels of the e-liquids used in Juul vaping products differ greatly for consumers in Europe and those in the U.S. and Canada, and a new study shows that each version brings a separate set of potential health risks.
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COVID-19: Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders
Drugabuse.gov: Because it attacks the lungs, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could be an especially serious threat to those who smoke tobacco or marijuana or who vape.
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Should you stop smoking pot during the coronavirus pandemic? What about vaping?
The Philadelphia Inquirer: If you smoke marijuana, or vape e-cigarettes, you could end up with the kind of damage to your lungs and airways that could put you at risk of real harm from COVID-19, medical experts said.
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"We need those lungs to be as strong as possible.”
QuickTake by Blomberg: Whether you smoke cigarettes, marijuana or you vape, smoking can make your lungs more vulnerable to the #coronavirus, says Dr. @panagis21 @HopkinsMedicine #Covid19
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Montana's Temporary Vape Ban Has Expired
Montana Public Radio: Montana’s temporary ban on flavored e-cigarette products officially ended Wednesday. But that doesn’t mean it’s back to business as usual for vape retailers.
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New York Takes Historic Action to Tackle Youth E-Cigarette Use by Ending the Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes
Tobacco Free Kids: New York leaders today delivered a historic win for kids over the tobacco industry by agreeing to include legislation in the state’s annual budget that prohibits the sale of all flavored e-cigarettes.
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