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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Connecticut’s largest city looks to ban sale of flavored tobacco products
Hartford Courant: If the ordinance passes, Bridgeport will be one of 100 cities nationally to ban the products, according to officials.
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Harnessing the power of social media to help young people quit vaping
Mashable: Quit Together taps TikTok influencers and current e-cigarette users Victoria Annunziato (aka King Victober), Tosha, and Jerry Purpdrank to broadcast their own experiences as they quit vaping, in real-time, to their huge followings (a combined 11.3 million subscribers on TikTok alone) across social media platforms.
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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein calls on FDA to ban menthol cigarettes
WTVD, Raleigh: "Menthol cigarettes are designed to be easier to smoke," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "That means they make it easier to get hooked.”
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Editorial: CT needs to toughen stance against teen vaping
Stamford Advocate: The rise in vaping in recent years has raised concerns within the medical community of teenagers and young adults developing unhealthy lifetime habits, an echo of tobacco trends during the 20th century.
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Capitol Report: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids explains dangers of flavored tobacco, e-cig products
News8: State lawmakers are ramping up efforts to end the sale of flavored tobacco and e-cigarettes, including menthol products.Kevin O’Flaherty with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids joined Capitol Report to discuss this topic further.
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Durbin & Bipartisan Senators Urge FDA To Protect Kids
Senate.gov: U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with 11 other bipartisan Senators, today urged Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Dr. Stephen Hahn to comply with the agency’s requirements to reject e-cigarette applications that do not protect the public health, as part of the FDA’s long-overdue product review for e-cigarettes that began on September.
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FDA Warns Firms to Remove Unauthorized E-liquid Products from Market
FDA.gov: This is the first set of warning letters being issued to firms who have not submitted premarket applications to the FDA and are continuing to sell or distribute unauthorized ENDS after Sept. 9, 2020.
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Do vaping and e-cigarettes hurt your health?
Tri-City Herald: At the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, researchers are collaborating on a first-of-its-kind study to learn more about the potential health effects of e-cigarettes
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Avondale High School senior wins statewide anti-vaping contest
The Oakland Press: Justin Kakuda, a senior at Avondale High School in Auburn Hills, submitted the winning design. More than 100 shirts with his design will be distributed to local youth by the Alliance’s affiliates to raise awareness.
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“Vaping’s Not My Thing” Poster Contest
Scholastic.com: In the “Vaping’s Not My Thing” contest, students create a one-page poster, infographic, or annotated illustration to convince other kids of the serious health risks of vaping.
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Studies find link between vaping and cognitive impairments
New Atlas: A pair of large observational studies are suggesting a possible link between e-cigarette use and cognitive complaints such as memory impairments and brain fog. The cross-sectional research does not present evidence for a causal link between vaping and cognitive problems but instead calls for further longitudinal investigation into the potential relationship.
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Tobacco Companies Tried to Profit Off Virus, Lawmaker Group Says
Bloomberg News: A group of U.S. lawmakers, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, has sent letters to two of the world’s largest tobacco companies alleging they attempted to “profit off the back of a global health crisis.”
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E-Cigarettes, as Consumer Products, Do Not Help People Quit Smoking, Study Finds
UCSF: In their paper, the authors write, “If e-cigarette consumer product use is not associated with more smoking cessation, there is no population-level health benefit for allowing them to be marketed to adults who smoke, regardless of the relative harm of e-cigarettes compared with conventional cigarettes..."
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The scary truth about vaping
WFLA: Dr. Anthony Sochet with Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital discusses the negative effects of vaping on heart and lungs with Bloom Heart Walk Edition co-host Stacie Schaible.
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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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Vaping: Know the truth
truth initiative: Vaping Prevention & Resources to Quit
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Missoula Bans Sale of Flavored Vape Products; Lawsuit Threatened
Montana Public Radio: On a vote of 8 to 4 the Missoula City Council Monday night passed the ordinance banning the sale of all flavored vaping products within city limits, extending five miles out into the county. It also requires retailers to keep all tobacco products behind the counter and away from underage minors.
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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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