ROI NJ: Cristine Delnevo, director of the Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies and a professor of Health Behavior, Society and Policy at the Rutgers School of Public Health, was appointed chairperson of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC). Her appointment as chair will run through Jan. 31, 2025.
Read MoreABC 13: The minimum age to buy tobacco products in Michigan has been raised from 18 to 21.
Read MoreGrand Rapids: Research shows that 1 in 5 of our youth is vaping. Some of those kids are as young as 2nd or 3rd grade, who are already addicted to vaping.
Read MoreReuters: Since 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sought to crack down on fruity, sweet-flavored e-cigarettes that hook teenagers on nicotine.
Read MoreHSH: Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes has become an influential advocacy and education nonprofit run and powered by passionate volunteers across the country, the national parent voice fighting the predatory behavior of Big Tobacco.
Read MoreUSN: Teens increasingly are turning to nicotine-loaded gum, lozenges and gummies for a quick rush, a groundbreaking study warns.
Read MoreUH News: Menthol in e-cigarettes may be harmful to respiratory health, according to new research by a team of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa experts. The findings come as e-cigarette use is on the rise among Hawaiʻi’s youth.
Read MoreUC Riverside: Researchers at the University of California, Riverside and Portland State University have now examined 16 disposable Puff devices to determine their flavor chemicals, synthetic coolants, and nicotine concentrations.
Read MoreYahoo! News: A Clark County student won second place in an anti-vaping video contest and received a $5,000 scholarship.
Read More10 WBNS: Central Ohio school leaders and students involved in drug prevention programs say teens are using drugs that are more difficult to detect.
Read MoreCleveland.com: The use of e-cigarettes remains high among middle and high school students, and this year’s flu vaccine is not a good match against this season’s strains.
Read MoreColumbus: PAVe advocates attend the Coalition to End Tobacco Targeting’s press conference on August 4, 2022. Pictured: Bruce Barcelo, PAVe Advocate & Meghan Kissell, Tobacco Free Kids
Read MoreThe Sacramento Bee: Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento joined other Black leaders on Thursday to host a “funeral” for menthol products, which they say have resulted in thousands of deaths in their communities.
Read MoreStanton Glantz Blog: Now there is also direct evidence that people who use e-cigarettes are at increased risk of some cancers.
Read MoreThe Guardian: There are fears that the e-cigarette boom has the potential to create a generation of young people hooked on nicotine
Read MoreThe Oregonian: Washington County voters on Tuesday upheld a ban on flavored nicotine products, rejecting by a wide margin an attempt to overturn it spearheaded by convenience store chain Plaid Pantry.
Read MoreOPB: Washington County leaders have passed Oregon’s first ban on flavored tobacco products.
Read MoreWPTV: A new law took effect in Florida in July 2022 that allows counties and cities to ban smoking at their beaches and parks.
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