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See how the youth e-cigarette epidemic is endangering kids, and what we’re doing to fight back before it’s too late.

Parents are less aware when their kids vape than when they smoke, study says

Parents and guardians are less likely to know or suspect when their children vape or use other tobacco products than they are when they smoke cigarettes, the study, published in Pediatrics, said.

Read More CNN | October 7th

Drop in Youth E-Cigarette Use is Good News, But Rates Remain Unacceptably High, Driven by a Surge in Use of Menthol and Disposable E-Cigarettes Exempted from Federal Restrictions

It is good news that the results of 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) released today show a significant decline in youth e-cigarette use after two years of alarming increases.

Read More Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | September 10th

Vaping among teens falls for the first time in three years

“The decline is good news, but it is really a historic opportunity missed,” said Matthew L. Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. “There was an opportunity to bring about fundamental change if they had banned all flavored products.”

Read More Washington Post | September 9th

Sept. 9 Deadline Arrives for Makers of E-Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products to Apply to Keep Products on Market – FDA Must Protect Kids and Public Health

With the September 9 deadline, the FDA has yet another opportunity to reverse the current epidemic of youth e-cigarette use and stop tobacco companies from addicting a new generation of kids with e-cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products. The FDA must protect kids and public health, not the interests of the tobacco industry.

Read More Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | September 9th

Vaping Links to Covid Risk Are Becoming Clear

Researchers are starting to home in on the ways in which the use of e-cigarettes raises the chances of catching the virus, and suffering its worst effects.

Read More New York Times | September 5th

California bans flavored tobacco sales in response to a surge in teen use

The new law, which takes effect Jan. 1, came in response to a surge in teen use of flavored tobacco, including electronic cigarettes and other products with flavors including menthol, apple, cotton candy and gummy bears.

Read More Los Angeles Times | August 28th

Proposed ban on flavored tobacco products clears California Assembly

Its supporters said the bill would protect young people from becoming addicted to tobacco products and improve public health.

Read More Sacramento Bee | August 25th

New 30-City Study: Over 60% of Public Schools Are Within 1,000 Feet of Tobacco Retailers

The study was conducted by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Washington University in St. Louis.

Read More Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | August 12th

Editorial: No more excuses. Ban flavored tobacco products

Surely there’s no better time than 2020 to protect another generation from getting hooked on tobacco products that destroy their lungs and make them susceptible to COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses.

Read More Los Angeles Times | August 4th

FDA Action Against Puff Bar and Other Disposable E-Cigarettes Is a Positive Step to Protect Kids, but Not a Substitute for a Ban on All Flavored Products

While today’s action is a positive step, it is not a substitute for a ban on all flavored e-cigarettes given the clear evidence that flavors have fueled skyrocketing youth use.

Read More Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | July 21st
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