Public Health Law Center: Given that this crisis coincides with an unprecedented increase in youth e-cigarette use in the United States and a recent declaration by the Surgeon General that youth use of e-cigarettes has become an “epidemic,” states and Tribes are stepping in to protect the health of youth and the broader community against e-cigarettes.
Read MoreCBS News: Apple said Friday that it is removing all apps related to electronic cigarettes and vaping from the company's app store, citing concerns about the rash of deaths and lung injuries linked to the products.
Read MoreMedium.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.
Read MoreCNN 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.
Read MoreMel 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.
Read MoreCBS 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.
Read MoreSan Francisco Chronicle: San Francisco’s upcoming ban on the sale of e-cigarettes will remain in place, as voters soundly rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that would have overturned the prohibition approved by the Board of Supervisors in June.
Read MoreCNBC: Carl Quintanilla investigates the rapidly growing and controversial e-cigarette industry, a market expected to hit $9 billion by the end of 2019.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreNJTV News: On Monday, Congressman Frank Pallone unveiled new legislation to address the youth e-cigarette crisis in the country.
Read MoreScholastic 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.
Read MoreWIRED: Vaping opponents criticize plan to continue selling the popular mint and menthol flavors.
Read MoreUSA Today: Don't be fooled. The e-cigarette company clings to mint and menthol, the flavors youth like most, as the clock ticks on Trump’s proposed flavor ban.
Read MoreNPR: Ruby Johnson, whose daughter was recently hospitalized with a respiratory illness from vaping, testified before a House Oversight subcommittee hearing on lung disease and e-cigarettes on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
Read MoreWashington Post: Far more careful on social media than her husband, the first lady even recently tweeted about the dangers of flavored e-cigarettes. The rare policy stance earned praise from Meredith Berkman, co-founder of Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes.
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal: Meredith Berkman, Dorian Fuhrman and Dina Alessi founded the group Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes because they were concerned about the marketing of flavored e-cigarettes to children, including their own teenage sons.
Read MoreNow This News: Republican and Democratic lawmakers are uniting with anti-vaping advocates to launch a congressional caucus with the goal of ending the youth vaping epidemic.
Read MoreWIRED: Regulators say Juul hasn't proved its claim that e-cigarettes are safer than tobacco, and uses misleading appeals to kids.
Read MoreCBS News: Eight deaths in the U.S. are now blamed on vaping, with the latest happening in Missouri.
Read MoreWIRED: That’s why all those weird, possibly toxic flavorings are allowed—and the lax regulatory environment goes back a century.
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