Vape Devices Like Juul ‘Reversing’ Efforts to Keep Youth From Tobacco: Study
21 January 2020 Robert Predit TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The epidemic of addictive vaping among youth continues, with e-cigarette devices by Juul continuing to surge in popularity among teens and young adults,
Health Advocates Fear Big Tobacco Will Get Off Easy in Lawsuit Talks
Twenty years after B.C. sued, settlement negotiations move behind closed doors. 17 January 2020 Andrew MacLeod The long legal battle to try and force tobacco companies to pay for the damage done by their products
The call for nominations for the World No Tobacco Day 2020 awards is now open!
22 January 2020 WHO is calling for nominations of individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control. The nominee must have made an outstanding
Juul Canada temporarily halts production of some flavours as it waits for new Health Canada regulations
15 January 2020 Carly Weeks Juul Labs Canada says it will temporarily stop producing some of its flavoured e-cigarette pods as it faces the prospect of new federal rules that could restrict or ban flavoured
One in six vaping lung illnesses linked to legally purchased THC, according to federal data
14 January 2020 John BaconJayne O’Donnell One-sixth of patients who developed lung injuries after vaping marijuana obtained the product from legal dispensaries, a new federal report says, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said
My school district is suing Juul. Here’s why.
13 January 2020 Austin Beutner Austin Beutner is the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The Los Angeles Unified School District filed a lawsuit last October against Juul Labs Inc., the nation’s largest
Vaping Illness Tracker: 2,602 Cases and 59 Deaths
13 January 2020 Jonathan Corum Cases and Deaths The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state agencies have reported 2,602 lung injury cases that required hospitalization and 59 deaths linked to vaping. Vaping-related emergency room visits peaked in
FDA’s Juul Inquiry Found Consumers Had 2,600 Health Complaints
13 January 2020 Lauren Etter Juul Labs Inc. received roughly 2,600 complaints about adverse health effects related to its e-cigarette during its first three years in operation, with customers citing issues such as burning sensations in
Fossil Fuel Companies Get Enormous Play At UN Meetings
The international tobacco treaty bars corporate influence at its negotiations. So why aren’t the largest carbon emitters banned from climate conferences? 12 January 2020 Chris D’Angelo MADRID ― On the morning of Dec. 2, a
Tobacco giants lobby PM and key MPs with pro-vaping message
10 January 2020 Ariel Bogle International tobacco companies have sought meetings with the Prime Minister and leading cabinet members in an effort to overturn Australia’s ban on nicotine vaping. Correspondence obtained by the ABC reveals
San Diego Schools Sue Juul Labs Over Youth Vaping Epidemic
9 January 2019 Scott Neuman San Diego’s public school schools have filed suit against Juul Labs, Inc., the largest U.S. producer of e-cigarettes, accusing the company of deliberately marketing its vaping products to young people,
An often-made claim that e-cigarettes are ‘95% safer’ is not valid
Thomas Eissenberg of the Center for the Study of Tobacco Products at VCU was one of six experts who investigated the claim and found it unreliable and outdated 8 January 2020 Virginia Commonwealth University The
Vaping and smoking together doubles likelihood of stroke, new study warns
The results considered over 160,000 responses from smokers 6 January 2020 Moya Lothian-McLean New research suggests young people who vape alongside smoking are twice as likely to suffer from a stroke as those who only
E-cigarettes ‘have been making people ill for at least 12 YEARS’ as doctors fear thousands of vaping-related illnesses have gone unreported amid spate of deaths in the US
7 January 2020 Sam Banchard E-cigarettes may have been making people ill for at least 12 years, experts have warned. Scientists trawled through online forums and found vapers have been complaining about the gadgets making
U-Haul will stop hiring smokers, to foster ‘a culture of wellness’ — and cut health-care costs
4 January 2020 Lateshia Beachum U-Haul is pumping the brakes on hiring nicotine users in 21 states beginning Feb. 1. The moving-equipment and storage-unit rental company announced Monday that it will implement its nicotine-free policy in states
Vaping industry offers academic scholarships to high school kids
3 January 2020 Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – Even as makers of e-cigarettes insist they are not marketing to U.S. youth, others in the vaping industry are offering academic scholarships targeted to high school kids,
The American Heart Association Takes on Vaping
3 January 2020 Jennifer Abbasi About 28% of high schoolers and 11% of middle schoolers now use e-cigarettes, according to a recent JAMA study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the
Vodka, Cigarette Prices Climb As Russia Rings In 2020
1 January 2020 resident Vladimir Putin has ordered an increase in payments aimed at encouraging Russians to have more children, the second welfare initiative he has signed into law to usher in 2020. The increase
‘Little difference’ in risk of developing lung infections from vaping and smoking – study
18 December 2019 Sean Morrison Vaping may be just as risky as smoking tobacco in terms of increasing the potential for bacterial infections in the lungs, researchers have found. There is “little difference” in the effect
Instagram e-cigarette posts banned by ad watchdog
18 December 2019 Jane Wakefield Four vaping companies, including British American Tobacco (BAT), have had Instagram posts promoting e-cigarettes banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The posts showed models and celebrities such as Lily
The draw of nicotine: With rise in youth vaping, history repeats itself
15 December 2019 Andy Riga E-cigarettes are on the market ostensibly to help smokers quit tobacco, but Quebec teens are getting addicted at an alarming rate. Nicholas Chadi treats a new generation of nicotine addicts:
The Next Vaping Big Tobacco claims to have created a safer cigarette. Is unleashing it a big mistake?
12 December 2019 James Hamblin A glass-walled bastion of minimalism in a retail mall in Atlanta is the first of its kind in the United States. It looks like an Apple Store, but with a
Big jump in teen e-cigarette use despite public outcry over vaping perils
5 December 2019 Sarah Owermohle More that 27 percent of high schoolers and 10.5 percent of middle schoolers reported vaping in the last 30 days. Data released Thursday reveal a big increase in e-cigarette use
‘Are they safe to inhale?’: Vaping liquids in Canada contain potentially harmful chemicals, tests sho
4 December 2019 Adam Miller, Christine Birak Pulegone and benzaldehyde could be dangerous to human health when vaped at high levels E-cigarette liquids currently on the Canadian market contain potentially harmful chemicals, including a suspected carcinogen banned
Vape Fail | The hope of vaping as a safer alternative to smoking is fading. We explore why
4 December 2019 Mark Harrison New CBC News series examines the policy and industry failures that accompanied the introduction of vaping CBC News has been doing a lot of reporting about vaping over the past few years.
Shenzhen, vaping capital of the world, holds its breath as health concerns spiral
1 December 2019 Michael Standaert E-cigarette-related deaths in the US and a Beijing directive have China’s manufacturing sector on tenterhooks Online e-cigarette sales looked like a promising industry for Edwin Wong when he started his
More than a dozen US school districts sue Juul and other vape companies
1 December 2019 Kari Paul Districts in states across the country sue to recoup money seek on fighting widespread use of e-cigarettes More than a dozen school districts across the US have filed lawsuits against
Searching for a killer: Inside the CDC’s scramble to solve a mysterious vaping disease
25 November 2019 Lena H. Sun Scientists were ecstatic. The test results were in. For the first time, the lab team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had direct evidence that a chemical
How Juul Hooked a Generation on Nicotine
23 November 2019 Jeenah Moon The company planted the seeds of a public health crisis by marketing to millennials, who had low smoking rates, and it ignored evidence that teenagers were using its products. SAN
Vaping giant Juul pushes for more addictive e‑cigarettes
23 November 2019 Ben Stockton , Tamasin Cave , Madlen Davies , Matthew Chapman The vaping giant Juul is lobbying for stronger and more addictive e-cigarettes to be sold in the UK after Brexit, despite being blamed by many for a
Turkey moves to plain packaging for tobacco products
4 December 2019 Reuters ANKARA, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Turkey will switch to plain packaging for cigarettes and tobacco products from Dec. 5, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry said on Tuesday, in a move aimed
Turkey switches to plain packaging to deter smokers
4 December 2019 Daily Sabah Turkey will switch to plain packaging for cigarettes and tobacco products on Thursday. The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry overseeing the implementation of the regulation announced that manufacturers will begin producing
Ontario teen’s vaping injury consistent with ‘popcorn lung,’ study suggests
23 November 2019 Puzzling case put previously healthy 17-year-old on life-support An Ontario teen who was put on life-support with a severe vaping-related illness may be the first documented case of a different form of damage linked to e-cigarettes,
U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 47, cases of illness to 2,290
22 November 2019 Reuters U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 2,290 confirmed and probable cases and 5 more deaths from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping, taking the total death toll to 47 so
Juul wanted to revolutionize vaping. It took a page from Big Tobacco’s chemical formulas
19 November 2019 Emily Baumgaertner By the time Juul’s co-creator stood before a tech audience in April 2016, ads for the e-cigarette aimed to distance the product from a toxic past: “Our company has its
A.M.A. Urges Ban on Vaping Products as Juul Is Sued by More States
19 November 2019 Karen Zraick The American Medical Association echoed the concerns of California and New York, the latest two states to file lawsuits alleging that the company had targeted young people with deceptive marketing.
California sues e-cigarette maker Juul over ads, youth sales
19 November 2019 Matthew Perrone WASHINGTON (AP) — California on Monday sued the nation’s biggest e-cigarette maker, alleging that Juul Labs deliberately marketed and sold its flavored nicotine products to teenagers. The lawsuit from California’s
RPT-India says e-cigarette ban implies use of devices also prohibited
19 November 2019 Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (Reuters) – The Indian government has told a court that its federal ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes implies that their use is also prohibited,
How the vaping industry is targeting teens – and getting away with it
16 November 2019 Carly Weeks It’s illegal for Canada’s new smoking barons to sell their wares with lifestyle advertising or kid-friendly flavours – yet with the help of social-media influencers and viral marketing, many do
Vaping nearly killed me, says British teenager
12 November 2019 James Gallagher A teenage boy nearly died after vaping caused a catastrophic reaction in his lungs, doctors in Nottingham say. Ewan Fisher was connected to an artificial lung to keep him alive
Juul disregarded early evidence it was hooking teens
5 November 2019 Chris Kirkham Juul executives knew young people were flocking to its breakthrough e-cigarette shortly after it went on sale in 2015, a former manager tells Reuters. Its nicotine blend was so potent,
Over 5 million children and teens are vaping in the U.S., researchers say
5 November 2019 New research published Tuesday indicates the surge in underage use of electronic cigarettes shows no signs of slowing down. Another study also released Tuesday shows U.S. teens who use e-cigarettes prefer those
BAT faces landmark legal case over Malawi families’ poverty wages
31 Ocotber 2019 Sarah Boseley Exclusive: Lawyers seeking compensation in UK for child labourers and their parents Human rights lawyers are preparing to bring a landmark case against British American Tobacco on behalf of hundreds of children
U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 37, cases of illness to 1,888
1 November 2019 Reuter (Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 1,888 confirmed and probable cases and 3 more deaths from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping, taking the total death toll to
Juul Shipped At Least A Million Contaminated Pods, New Lawsuit Says
30 Octobr 2019 Stephanie M. Lee “Half our customers are drunk and vaping like mo-fos, who the fuck is going to notice the quality of our pods,” the former CEO allegedly said. Juul says the
Scientists Are Working Overtime to Debunk the Vaping Scare
31 October 2019 Robert Langreth Some researchers are trying to discredit studies suggesting e-cigarettes are dangerous. Who are they? Portland State University chemistry professor David Peyton had never been attacked with such intensity. Peyton and a
Medical chief trolled by vaping lobby for health risk warning
26 October 2019 Rhys Blakely Britain’s top family doctor was targeted by online trolls connected with the vaping industry after she warned people not to take up e-cigarettes. Helen Stokes-Lampard, chairwoman of the Royal College
Behind The Scenes Of CDC’s Vaping Investigation
25 October 2019 Richard Harris When the first cases of vaping-related lung injuries came to the attention of scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this summer, they knew this was a potential
Ban ‘useless’ cigarette filters to curb plastic waste, say scientists
24 October 2019 Tom Wipple Philip Morris said that their filter would “take the fear out of smoking”. Kent boasted that theirs “gives greater protection than any other cigarette”. Sixty-five years on, filters are still
‘Ugliest colour in the world’ to appear soon on packaging for every tobacco brand sold in Canada
16 October 2019 Michelle Gerwing WINNIPEG — Drab dark brown will soon be the colour of every tobacco package sold in Canada, regardless of brand. Starting Nov. 9, the Government of Canada’s new Tobacco Product