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5 Tips to Know When Trying to Quit Vaping
Trying to quit vaping can be challenging but not impossible. Here are five tips to better prepare you for success.
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FDA Bans Juul Vaping Products From US Market
Juul must stop selling its e-cigarettes, federal health officials have announced.
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FDA Bans Juul E-Cigarettes as U.S. Pursues Broader Crackdown on Nicotine Products
The Food and Drug Administration rejected Juul’s application to sell its e-cigarettes in the U.S.
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Study Says Vaping Could Contribute to Gum Disease
A study conducted by NYU College of Dentistry found several bacteria known to cause gum disease in e-cigarette users.
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Massachusetts Reaches $51M Settlement With Vaping Company
A now defunct e-cigarette retailer and its two owners have agreed to pay nearly $51 million to settle allegations that they illegally marketed products to minors in Massachusetts, the state attorney general’s office said Thursday. The settlement filed in Suffolk Superior Court against Eonsmoke LLC, Gregory Grishayev and Michael Tolmach “resolves allegations that the defendants directly targeted young people for…
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Laura Dern: the Vaping ‘Advertising Machine' is Hurting Our Kids
Actress Laura Dern talks about her work with the American Lung Association to get vaping out of schools. Vaping is often marketed as less dangerous than nicotine but still has its risks, she says.
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Big Drop Reported in Vaping by US Teenagers
A new federal report shows vaping rates among U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle school students
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How One Attorney Hopes to Bring Down Vaping Giant JUUL With Federal Lawsuit
A new study shows that “vapers” are at a higher risk to contract COVID-19. Now, an attorney is ensuring that the FDA tightens regulations on the sale of e-cigarettes and vaping products to young adults. Lawyer James Frantz joins LX News to discuss his new legal battle taking on the company JUUL with a federal lawsuit.
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How Vaping is Putting Teens at Much Greater Risk for COVID-19
Bonnie Halpern-Felsher of Stanford University breaks down her study that explores the connection between teen vaping and COVID-19.
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Warning Issued About Increased Risks Associated With Smoking, Vaping During Coronavirus Crisis
The Massachusetts Attorney General and Massachusetts General Hospital issued a warning Thursday about the potential increased dangers and risks associated with smoking and vaping during the coronavirus pandemic. In an advisory sent to medical professionals, educators and parent groups, Attorney General Maura Healey and Mass. General warned that smoking or vaping may put people into a higher risk category, could…
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Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Get People to Stop Vaping?
Researchers at Harvard University and Children’s Hospital Boston are looking at connections between vaping and smoking and COVID-19. If there is a connection, will it get people to stop either of the bad habits?
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Juul Labs Sought to Court AGs as Teen Vaping Surged
The nation’s largest electronic-cigarette company, Juul Labs, donated tens of thousands of dollars to the campaigns of state attorneys general.
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Correction: Congress-Vaping Story
In a story February 28, 2020, about a House bill on vaping, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Oregon Rep. Greg Walden is a Democrat
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‘I Look Dead': Woman Recalls Experience With Vape-Related Illness
Every breath is painful for Julia Itzin. While she was in the hospital, suffering from something her doctor said is commonly referred to as “vape lung,” she would record videos of herself crying as she struggled to speak. “I’m not OK today,” she said in one of the videos. “My chest hurts so bad.” Now, out of the hospital,...
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Collins Joins Senators Who Want FDA to Keep E-Cigs from Kids
Maine’s Republican senator has joined a bipartisan group of colleagues calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to work harder to keep e-cigarettes out of the hands of children. Sen. Susan Collins and others sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn that says the commissioner should prioritize “much-needed public health oversight to these unregulated, addictive, and kid-friendly...
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FDA Crackdown on Vaping Flavors Has Blind Spot: Disposables
The U.S. government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some teenagers may be one step ahead of the rules.
Parents, researchers and students warn that some young people have already moved on to a newer kind of vape that isn’t covered by the flavor ban.
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Federal Flavor Ban Goes Into Effect Thursday, But Many Flavored Vape Products Will Still Be Available
A nationwide ban on many flavored e-cigarette products goes into effect Thursday, but teenagers will still have access to nicotine vapes, experts say. The ban covers a number of kid-friendly flavorings, such as mint and fruit, though menthol and tobacco flavorings will remain legal, NBC News reports.
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Vaping Brings Sharp Increase in Suspensions at Lynn Middle Schools, Officials Say
An increase in middle school suspensions in Lynn, Massachusetts, has been brought on by an increase in vaping, school officials say. Suspensions are down overall in Lynn, but in the city’s middle schools, they are up about 60%. Officials are now trying to develop a plan for change. Students as young as sixth grade are using e-cigarettes and other vaping…
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Armed Guards, Secret Location: Inside an Illegal Marijuana Bazaar Publicized on Instagram
Shopping for illicit vape cartridges on Instagram is astonishingly simple. Open the app, plug in a hashtag such as #vapecartsforsale and — voilà — multiple posts appear with pictures of THC cartridges. In the comments or caption section, sellers advertise their products and post phone numbers for would-be buyers. “Shop here everything is good,” one seller wrote above a phone...