Vaping dangers are not all smoke and mirrors
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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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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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PAVe on WKBW ABC Buffalo
WKBW ABC Buffalo: On a satellite media tour PAVe Co Founder Meredith Berkman and President of American Academy of Pediatrics Dr. Sara Goza speak to reporters about the youth Vaping Crisis.
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PAVe on the WPHM Morning Show Podcast
WPHM 1380: PAVe co-founder Meredith Berkman spoke along with Dr. Sally Goza about the heightened risks associated with e-cigarette use.
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FDA's ban on some flavored e-cigarettes draws skepticism from both sides
ABC 7 - WJLA: A ban on most flavored vaping products announced by the Trump administration Thursday has left few on either side of the contentious policy dispute satisfied as the president attempts to navigate a compromise between the demands of public health advocates and the needs of a growing American industry.
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Speakers Outline Dangers of Vaping at Cresskill Forum
Pasack Press: Dorian Fuhrman and Meredith Berkman, two of the co-founders of Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes (PAVe), provided the information about vaping dangers and gave insight to help empower parents to discuss those dangers with their children to keep them from getting “fooled into JUUL.”
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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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Trying to Curb a Teen Epidemic
U.S. News and World Report: Meredith Berkman, A New York City mother of four, began to suspect something was amiss when more than once her teenage son Caleb Mintz had friends over and she heard the "ping" of his bedroom window alarm, signaling it was being opened.
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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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Are Vaping Bans the Way to Go?
WebMD: As cases of vaping-related lung injury climb, public health officials are scrambling for solutions to stem the epidemic. At the center of the debate: to ban vaping or not.
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Conservative women’s groups press Trump to crack down on underage vaping
Washington Post: The letter to the White House, which was also signed by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Truth Initiative and Parents Against Vaping E-Cigarettes, expressed concern about reports “that e-cigarette companies and other tobacco interests have launched an intense pressure campaign against your administration’s plan.”
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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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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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Do The Moms Fighting Against Big Vape Stand A Chance?
Mel Magazine: ‘Parents Against Vaping’ have made remarkable headway in a short space of time, but we all know that the tobacco industry won’t go down easy.
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Juul to stop selling mint-flavored e-cigarette pods
CBS News: Juul Labs, the bestselling e-cigarette brand in the U.S., announced Thursday that it will voluntarily stop selling its popular mint-flavored e-cigarette pods. The announcement is Juul's latest attempt to ward off public outcry that blames the company for the uptick in e-cigarette use among teens.
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Behind the Smoke and Mirrors
The Conversationalist Podcast: This week we are talking about the vaping epidemic in our country with Parents Against Vaping co-founders Meredith Berkman and Dorian Fuhrman, and Dr. Jonathan Avery from Cornell Weill hospital.
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Pallone unveils legislation to curb e-cigarette use among youth
NJTV News: On Monday, Congressman Frank Pallone unveiled new legislation to address the youth e-cigarette crisis in the country.
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What Juul’s Hiding
Scholastic Choices: The e-cigarette company says its products are for adults, but behind the smokescreen is the truth: It’s been after YOU—and your money—all along.
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