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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.
More than 50 organizations pressure Trump administration to follow through with vaping flavor ban
"Exempting mint and menthol e-cigarettes from the Administration's policy will leave America's kids at risk."
Read More CNN | October 29th
Release: Juul’s Decision to Keep Selling Mint/Menthol Flavors Shows Company Hasn’t Changed – Trump Administration Must Implement Plan to Remove All Flavored E-Cigarettes
Juul’s announcement today that it is leaving mint and menthol flavors on the market shows that it hasn’t changed one bit under its new leadership and isn’t serious about preventing youth use.
Read More Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | October 17th
High School Vape Culture Can Be Almost As Hard To Shake As Addiction, Teens Say
"I just sort of remember using it a bunch of times, like in a row," he says. "And there's this huge buzz-sensation-like head rush. And I just ... didn't really stop."
Read More NPR | October 14th
How Juul Hooked Kids and Ignited a Public Health Crisis
Jami Scheetz’s 15-year-old son Devon, who has severe asthma, kicked a brutal vaping habit over the summer, with help from a nicotine patch. But as soon as school started and he was once again around kids vaping, his habit returned.
Read More Time | September 19th
Release: President Trump’s Plan to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes Is Long-Overdue Step to Address Youth Crisis, but Must be Comprehensive and Immediate
President Trump’s announcement that the government will remove flavored e-cigarettes from the market is a necessary and long-overdue step to address the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use in the United States, but it must be comprehensive, immediate and long-lasting.
Read More Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids | September 11th
Trump moves to ban flavored e-cigarettes
Trump administration officials, alarmed by new data showing a huge jump in e-cigarette use by young people, said they are moving to ban most flavored e-cigarettes, a major development that could result in sweeping changes in the sprawling e-cigarette market.
Read More Washington Post | September 11th
Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes to Protect Our Children
We know Big Tobacco’s playbook: It is targeting kids — and putting them in serious danger.
Read More New York Times | September 10th
FDA slams vaping company Juul for illegal marketing practices, threatens fines or seizure
Federal health officials slammed vaping company Juul on Monday for illegally advertising its nicotine pods as a safer alternative to cigarettes, threatening to fine or even seize the company’s products if it doesn’t correct its marketing.
Read More CNBC | September 9th
What we know about the mysterious vaping-linked illnesses and deaths
E-cigarettes have been on sale for more than a decade, but reports of vaping-linked illness started proliferating this year.
Read More Washington Post | September 7th
Michigan becomes first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes
[Gov. Gretchen] Whitmer complained that e-cigarette companies are using sweet flavors, such as bubble gum and “fruit loops,” to hook young people on nicotine, with potentially adverse consequences. Screen reader support enabled. [Gov. Gretchen] Whitmer complained that e-cigarette companies are using sweet flavors, such as bubble gum and “fruit loops,” to hook young people on nicotine, with potentially adverse consequences.
Read More Washington Post | September 4th
