Government Technology: Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School are working on an app for teens that would engage them with texts from peers who quit using e-cigarettes and reward them with points, similar to a game.
Read MoreStanton Glantz Blog: Annette Regan and colleagues recently expanded the range of adverse health effects associated with e-cigarette use to low birth weight babies for women who smoked during pregnancy.
Read MoreCourthouse News Service: E-cigarette company Juul’s founders, board members and biggest investor, Altria, can’t duck a bellwether lawsuit claiming they conspired to deceive consumers about the addictive nature of vaping products.
Read MoreDAILY 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.
Read MoreSTAT: A new study published Tuesday finds that smoking menthol cigarettes versus unflavored cigarettes is associated with reduced success in quitting among people who smoke nearly every day.
Read MoreThe Philadelphia Inquirer: Big Tobacco lied for decades about the deadly effects of cigarettes. Is history repeating with e-cigarettes?
Read MoreGeorgia Public Broadcasting: Youth nicotine addiction is rising among high school aged children who use electronic cigarettes. According to the Food and Drug Administration, it’s been going up since 2019 and roughly 80% of young people who vape choose flavored disposable vapes. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge reports.
Read MoreNew York Times: The settlement is the first in a stream of lawsuits against the company, which has been accused of deceptive marketing practices that contributed to a wave of nicotine addiction in teenagers.
Read MoreHartford 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.
Read MoreBloomberg News: The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggested at a congressional hearing that e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. has played a significant role in creating a youth vaping epidemic.
Read MoreInforum: The 2020 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey found that while cigarette smoking has reached historic lows, 20% of high-school students are currently vaping.
Read MoreBloomberg News: The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of electronic cigarettes and vape pens
Read MoreThe BMJ: Scientific papers suggesting that smokers are less likely to fall ill with covid-19 are being discredited as links to the tobacco industry are revealed
Read MoreEnterprise Record: Three students within the Chico Unified School District won a contest to have their drawings displayed on billboards across the city conveying messages about the dangers of vaping.
Read MoreNews19: A group of motivated teens dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of smoking and vaping are showcasing a project they’ve been working on for months.
Read MoreNew York Times: While the tobacco industry was one of the most heavily regulated in the country, the e-cigarette market was like the Wild West, with no rules dictating how the industry could advertise or to whom it could sell its products.
Read MoreNorthJersey.com: City education officials are joining the growing list of school districts around the country filing federal lawsuits over what they are calling the vaping epidemic among students.
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