Scientists Find Possible Connection Between Vaping and Mental Health
NBC CT: Providers and researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found links between vaping and mental health symptoms in children.
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¿Cuáles son los peligros a los que se exponen los adolescentes que usan cigarrillos electrónicos?
Univision NY: La doctora Aída Capo explica el daño que pueden causar las sustancias que se consumen al momento del vapeo, como la nicotina. Asimismo, dice que un adolescente que usa estos dispositivos puede tener menos inmunidad, algo muy preocupante ante la amenaza del coronavirus. Se estima que actualmente casi cuatro millones de jóvenes fuman cigarrillos electrónicos.
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NC attorney general suing Juul founders
WCNC: According to Stein, Puff Bar sells kid-friendly flavors, and several retailers across the state are selling e-cigarettes in close proximity to schools.
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Health Groups Urge FDA to Step Up E-Cigarette Regulation
Tobacco Free Kids: Health Groups Urge FDA to Step Up E-Cigarette Regulation
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FDA delays decision on e-cigarettes from vaping giant Juul
AP: Federal health officials on Thursday delayed a high-stakes decision on whether to permit bestselling vaping brand Juul to stay on the market, while banning the sale of thousands of other electronic cigarettes.
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FDA facing demands to snuff out Juul’s e-cigarettes
Washington Post: “Reset? Give me a break,” said Meredith Berkman, co-founder of Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes, a nonprofit. “They sell addiction. If you wanted to do the right thing, you would close up shop.”
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Parents Warn of Sale of Candy-Flavored Tobacco Products
Good Day LA: Parents Warn of Sale of Candy-Flavored Tobacco Products
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The Power of Parent Coalitions
Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Follow the Data Podcast: In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, two other public health epidemics have surged: gun violence and youth vaping.
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"Vaping, Part 1" With Meredith Berkman
Directionally Challenged Podcast: Our guest for the next two weeks is Meredith Berkman, co-founder of Parents Against Vaping E-Cigarettes, or PAVe, and co-host of “PAVe: Big Tobacco Messed with the Wrong Moms” podcast.
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PAVe on CNN
Cuomo Prime Time: JUUL Fights to Keep Selling U.S. E-cigs As FDA Weighs Action
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La Verne bans sale of flavored tobacco products
DAILY BULLETIN: A stop-gap ban on flavored tobacco products was adopted by the La Verne City Council this week as California voters await a statewide referendum on the matter.
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West Hartford vaping panel: Parents are still key to keeping youth away from e-cigarettes
Hartford Courant: Even after several years of education campaigns, too many young people — especially high school and middle school students — still think vaping is safe, according to speakers at a West Hartford panel discussion.
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PAVe Statement on FDA’s Historic Decision to Ban Menthol cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes: Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes (PAVe) applauds today’s FDA announcement of a ban on menthol cigarettes, products that the tobacco industry has long used to target African Americans.
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Groups Ask UN to Press U.S. on Menthol, Citing Race
Bloomberg News: Groups cite ‘predatory’ tobacco targeting of African Americans; Request is addressed to organization’s Human Rights Council
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Vaping ad on remote learning app prompts Colorado lawmaker to consider stricter marketing laws
The Denver Post: An e-cigarette ad appeared on an app used for remote learning last week, prompting at least one Colorado lawmaker to weigh potential legislation to prevent it from happening again.
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Colorado teens can access free coaching for help quitting vaping or smoking
The Reporter Herald: The partnership with Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment was relaunched this month and is funded by revenue from the state’s Amendment 35 tobacco product tax.
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Parents are often clueless about their children using tobacco products — especially e-cigarettes
Washington Post: Between 2013 and 2017, most youths between ages 12 and 17 reported using both cigarettes and other tobacco products such as e-cigarettes, hookahs or chewing tobacco. In 2018, vaping outpaced traditional cigarettes.
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E-cigarette maker critics fume over concert series aimed at young people
NY Post: Rolling Stone magazine and a fast-growing vaping brand are taking heat over a rooftop concert series that critics say is meant to make e-cigarettes look cool to kids.
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City Council to vote on flavored electronic tobacco product ban
Missoulian: The Missoula City Council will vote Monday on a flavored tobacco ordinance that prohibits the sale of flavored electronic tobacco products and self-serve access to all tobacco products, after council's Public Safety and Health Committee approved Wednesday amendments to a proposed ordinance which previously sought to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products in the city.
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Lawsuit Aims to Ban Menthols, Big Tobacco’s Bait for Black Smokers
Bloomberg.com: When Charles Debnam started smoking at age 9, he recalls, you could buy a doughnut, a soda, and a pack of menthols for $1. He’d seen older friends—about 13 or 15—smoking them in his Black neighborhood in Washington, D.C., and he found the smooth flavor appealing. “It feels good,” he says. “It’s like you’re sucking on a peppermint.”
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