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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 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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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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State Takes Action Against Vaping Companies
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed complaints against two companies selling vaping products in the state, accusing them of marketing to minors and failing to properly verify their customers’ age.
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State Takes Action Against Vaping Companies
Florida has filed complaints against some vaping companies. NBC 6’s Alina Machado reports.
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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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Investigation: Local Stores Sold Vapes Without Checking IDs
In Florida, you have to be at least 18 to buy vaping products. But when the NBC 6 Investigators sent young-looking staffers to stores selling them, we found some didn’t verify their age.
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Investigation Finds Some Local Stores Sold Vapes Without Checking ID
Gas stations, convenience stores and vape shops – vaping products that contain nicotine are being sold at all of them. But in Florida, you have to be at least 18 to buy these vaping products. State lawmakers are considering raising the age limit to 21 to match federal law. But when the NBC 6 Investigators sent young-looking staffers to stores…
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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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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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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...
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Trump Plan to Curb Teen Vaping Exempts Some Flavors
U.S. health officials will ban most flavored e-cigarettes popular with underage teenagers, but their plan includes major exceptions that benefit vaping manufacturers, retailers and adults who use the nicotine-emitting devices....
...The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will prohibit fruit, candy, mint and dessert flavors from small, cartridge-based e-cigarettes that are popular with high school students. But menthol and tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes...
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Trump Suggests Some Flavored Vapes May Be Pulled From Market
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the federal government will soon announce a new strategy to tackle underage vaping, promising, “We’re going to protect our families, we’re going to protect our children, and we’re going to protect the industry.” Trump was vague about what the plan would entail, but suggested “certain flavors” in cartridge-based e-cigarettes would be taken off...
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Age Limit Now 21 Across US for Cigarettes, Tobacco Products
Anyone under 21 can no longer legally buy cigarettes, cigars or any other tobacco products in the United States. The new law enacted last week by Congress also applies to electronic cigarettes and vaping products that heat a liquid containing nicotine. Usually, new legislation doesn’t take effect right away. The change simply increased the age limit in existing law, so…