Juul comes under fire for allegedly hijacking teen anti-smoking curriculum
NBC News: One of the most popular e-cigarette companies, Juul, stole material from Stanford University's renowned tobacco prevention toolkit, and used it to get its marketing messages to kids, one of the toolkit's authors claims.
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Editorial: Start school year with talk about vaping, tobacco
Herald Net: There’s increasing concern about vaping because of the surge in use among teens and young adults and new reports of health concerns that have accompanied the trend in use.
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Juul Targeted Schools and Youth Camps, House Panel on Vaping Claims
New York Times: The curriculum was created by Juul — maker of the very vaping devices that were causing the most alarm among parents, health experts and public officials.
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8 Wisconsin teens hospitalized with severe lung damage due to vaping, doctors suspect
CNN: Eight teens were hospitalized in July with seriously damaged lungs in Wisconsin, the state Department of Health Services reported Thursday. "We suspect that these injuries were caused by vaping," said Dr. Michael Gutzeit, chief medical officer at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin where the teens were admitted, at a press conference.
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World Health Organization says e-cigarettes, 'smoke-free' products do not help reduce cancer
Reuters: Electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products are not helping fight cancer, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, urging smokers and governments not to trust claims from cigarette firms about their latest products.
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Lawmakers accuse Juul of Big Tobacco tactics
CBS This Morning: Eight Wisconsin teenagers are in the hospital with severe lung damage. Doctors suspect it's from vaping, although it's not clear what they inhaled. This comes amid growing concerns surrounding vaping by teens. On Thursday, e-cigarette maker Juul responded to claims it marketed its products to young teenagers.
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U.S. lawmakers grill e-cigarette maker Juul over efforts targeted at schoolchildren
Reuters: E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc funded a “holistic health education” camp as part of efforts to market directly to school-aged children, members of a U.S. congressional panel said on Thursday, citing internal company documents.
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Concord congressman calls Juul ‘the worst of the Bay Area’
San Francisco Chronicle: Executives of San Francisco vaping company Juul, appearing for the first time before Congress on Thursday, sought to convince lawmakers the company never meant to market its popular and addictive nicotine products to underage teens.
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Juul came to a 9th grade classroom and told teens their products were "totally safe," according to teens' testimony
CBS News: During a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Wednesday, two teens spoke about their experience with Juul, the company that produces flavored e-cigarettes.
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Juul Funded High Schools, Recruited Social Media Influencers To Reach Youth, House Panel Charges
Forbes: A House panel revealed for the first time internal documents from Juul Labs that Democrats said detailed the e-cigarette company’s plan to directly reach teenagers.
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Lawmakers blast Juul over the company’s role in teen vaping ‘epidemic’
CNBC: Meredith, Caleb, and Philip testified about Juul’s advertising and teens’ addiction to the products.
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House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee Hearing on E-Cigarettes
C-SPAN: Members of the PAVe Community testify about JUUL before the US Congress on July 24, 2019. Watch testimony from Meredith, Dorian, Caleb, and Phillip.
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PAVe Team in CNBC’S Documentary "Vaporized" on July 19 at 7 pm
CNBC: Carl Quintanilla investigates the rapidly growing and controversial e-cigarette industry, a market expected to hit $9 billion by the end of 2019.
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CEO of Juul apologizes to parents for teen vaping epidemic.
Good Morning America - Cover Story featuring Meredith Berkman of PAVe
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Vaping is hurting teenage athletes, dashing their future in sports.
NBC News - Cade Beauparlant and his mom, PAVe’s MA advocate Kristin, speak out about Cade’s battle against JUUL dependence/nicotine addiction.
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PAVe Team in CNBC’S Documentary "Vaporized" on July 19 at 7 pm
CNBC: Carl Quintanilla investigates the rapidly growing and controversial e-cigarette industry, a market expected to hit $9 billion by the end of 2019.
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Juul-backed measure to overturn SF’s vaping sales ban qualifies for November ballot
San Francisco Examiner: A showdown over San Francisco’s vaping sales ban is set for this November after the Department of Elections on Wednesday certified a ballot measure seeking to overturn the prohibition.
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Open Forum: Juul’s SF ballot measure typical of Big Tobacco’s disingenuous tactics (Editorial)
San Francisco Chronicle: As San Francisco’s city attorney, I sued the tobacco industry and won $500 million in damages for the massive harm caused by cigarettes. I also learned one big thing about Big Tobacco: Don’t believe a word they say.
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New California vaping bill is a ruse for protecting Big Tobacco, health groups say
LA Times: Two months after key lawmakers sidetracked a proposed ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products in California, an influential state legislator has quietly introduced a less restrictive measure that some health groups say is designed to protect electronic-cigarette makers.
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High Point 16-year-old turns JUUL addiction into anti-use advocacy
WGHP Fox 8 - Luka Kinard, son of PAVe’s Kelly Kinard, is featured in this story on WGHP Fox 8. "Addiction to JUULing, it was right away,” Luka said.
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