PIXII: NYC is trying to tackle the growing proliferation of unlicensed smoke shots that have been popping up all over the city. PAVe cofounder, Meredith Berkman, testified at the New York City Council Committee on Consumer & Worker Protection Hearing on September 6, 2023.
Read MoreWORLD: 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 MoreUNIVISION: Interview with PAVe Advocate Veronica Tomor on Univision Dallas - Forth Worth
Read MoreCHEST: Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes (PAVe) has become an influential advocacy and education nonprofit run and powered by passionate volunteers across the country. Listen to an interview with parent advocate, Meredith Berkman, who shares her story. This podcast is part of the summer 2023 issue of CHEST Advocates.
Read MoreMLIVE: Ann Arbor is calling on the Michigan Legislature to end the sale of flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, or at least give the city the power the ban them locally.
Read MoreHealthline: The American Heart Association surveyed more than 2,500 teens and young adults and found that vaping nicotine and THC – the psychoactive component in cannabis – was associated with an increase in symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Read MoreMedscape: Rashelle Bernal vaped and ended up in an induced coma for a week. She was one of almost 3000 people who were hospitalized during 2019 and early 2020 with severe lung damage from vaping and became part of what is now known as the epidemic of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI).
Read MoreABC NEWS: Doctors are increasingly discouraging people from using e-cigarettes given the mounting evidence about the significant negative health impact of vaping— even as a smoking cessation tool.
Read MoreCNBC: Young people are at risk of experiencing significant respiratory symptoms, including bronchitis and shortness of breath, after just 30 days of electronic cigarette use, according to a new study.
Read MoreKRDO: The City of Golden has announced they voted to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products in retail stores, effective January 1, 2024–that is according to the American Lung Association in Colorado.
Read MoreWNYC’S Gothamist: New York City officials are pushing a new method for cracking down on illegal weed shops in the city: going after the landlords. More than half of the City Council's members are sponsoring a bill that will lead to serious penalties for people who knowingly lease space to unlicensed sellers of marijuana, tobacco and other controlled substances.
Read MoreNPR: PAVe Advocate, Nancy Heredia-Villanueva, and Dorian Fuhrman, co-founder of Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes, speak to NPR about the illegal e-cigarette black market and the importance of enforcement to curb the youth vaping epidemic.
Read MoreCBS New York: Meredith Berkman, co-founder of Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes, speaks at the NYC Press Conference where Mayor Eric Adams announces his federal court to stop the sale of flavored e-cigarettes.
Read MoreCBS Detroit: The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners approved during its June meeting on Wednesday a resolution to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products across the state.
Read MoreThe Stockton Record: At the June 20 Stockton City Council meeting, city leaders adopted an ordinance that will ban the sale of flavored tobacco products and regulate the growth of smoke and vape shops in the city.
Read MoreThe Maui News: Gov. Josh Green on Tuesday signed into law long-sought legislation to regulate e-cigarettes and address youth vaping, which state officials say is becoming a growing problem locally.
Read MoreABC News: Minnesota says it settled its lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria for $60.5 million
Read MoreTruth Initiative: Two concerning trends are appearing in national e-cigarette sales data: more unique e-cigarette products are available for sale, and they contain increasingly high concentrations of nicotine.
Read MoreSTAT: Juul executives wrote personal checks to the head of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), right as he launched a critical probe of the FDA’s regulation of e-cigarettes.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Supporters say proposal will help close loopholes that allowed a black market in vapes to flourish
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