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.
Read MoreAP: Oregon’s second most populous county has passed the state’s first ban on flavored tobacco products.
Read MoreThe Charlotte Observer: North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said Tuesday he is filing a lawsuit against Juul Labs’s co-founders months after reaching a $40 million settlement against the e-cigarette giant over the company’s marketing practices.
Read MoreWCNC: According to Stein, Puff Bar sells kid-friendly flavors, and several retailers across the state are selling e-cigarettes in close proximity to schools.
Read MoreNewsweek: The Minnesota Department of Health is turning to social media app TikTok in an attempt to encourage teens to quit vaping.
Read MoreNews Wise: “Tobacco-free nicotine” claims may reduce young adults’ perception of the health risks of e-cigarettes, according to a Rutgers study.
Read MoreCNN: Marijuana vaping by school-aged youth doubled between 2013 and 2020, a new study found, with reported use within the last 30 days rising seven-fold during the same time period.
Read MoreHealio: E-cigarette use was associated with increased risk for wheezing and shortness of breath in adolescents and young adults, according to new data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.
Read MorePolitico: The Food and Drug Administration’s decision this week to authorize the sale of an electronic cigarette was a landmark for the vaping industry — but it may only deepen confusion about the sector’s future.
Read MoreCNN: Using e-cigarettes and other tobacco products to keep from relapsing to cigarettes doesn't appear to be effective, according to a new longitudinal study of nearly 13,000 smokers in the United States.
Read MoreProfessor Glantz: Mina Tehrani and colleagues from Johns Hopkins have published a much broader non-targeted analysis of e-liquids and aerosols produced by four widely available tobacco flavor e-cigarettes (Blu, Juul, Mi-Salt Smok, Vuse) and the polypropylene glycol/vegetable glycerine (PG/VG) base without any nicotine or flavorings.
Read MoreThe Verge: After rejecting over one million e-cigarette related products, the Food and Drug Administration announce today that it authorized its first e-cigarette: the Vuse Solo, made by R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company. The agency is allowing the company’s tobacco-flavored e-liquid pods on the market but rejected its flavored pods.
Read MoreScary Mommy: The FDA and CDC recently released a report about the current state of vaping and teenagers, and it’s not great.
Read MoreThe San Diego Union Tribune: Menthol tobacco and candy-flavored e-cigarettes target young people and Black Americans.
Read MoreMedical Xpress: A new study published in the journal Eating Behaviors found that vaping or e-cigarette use is associated with a heighted risk of developing an eating disorder among US college students.
Read MoreAP: 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.
Read MoreWashington 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.”
Read MoreWashington Post: The moves could be the first in larger agency crackdown on vaping products
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