6月 2019 博客文章 (15,707)

Are e-cigarettes safe? Here’s what the most recent science says

Vaping is on the rise especially among teens who are hitting their Juuls before, during, and after class. This newfound adolescent experimentation has kicked off a renewed interest in the safety of vaping. Often touted as a safer alternative to Electronic Cigarette Wholesale smoking, there is a lot of hysteria and misconception surrounding vaping and its health effects. Is…

Health Officials’ Plug For Next FDA Chief: Go Big On E-Cig Regulation

In an almost uniform response to the impending exit of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, city and county public health officials are urging the Trump administration to go bigger in its response to adolescents’ growing use of Ecig Wholesale.

The issue, they say, is reaching crisis levels and many worry the FDA’s much-touted efforts are…

Whitmer signs law banning e-cigarette sales to minors

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed bipartisan legislation to prohibit Electronic Cigarettes sales to minors despite criticism from health officials who wanted a ban that expanded existing regulations on tobacco products.

The law will prohibit retailers from selling a “vapor product” or “alternative nicotine product” to anyone under the age of 18 years old and creates penalties for…

E-Cigarettes and Similar Devices

Electronic Cigarettes Wholesale (e-cigarettes) are the most commonly used tobacco product among youth. The 2016 US Surgeon General’s Report on e-cigarette use among youth and young adults concluded that e-cigarettes are unsafe for children and adolescents. Furthermore, strong and consistent evidence finds that children and adolescents who use e-cigarettes are significantly more likely to go on to use traditional…

State Lawmakers Aim To Temper Teen Vaping Rates With Big Tax Increases

Colorado lawmakers will consider a bill to raise taxes on nicotine and tobacco as the state's teen vaping rate skyrockets.Gov. Jared Polis joined public health advocates and high school students at the state Capitol on Wednesday to announce HB 19-1333, which would ask voters in the fall to increase taxes on cigarettes and impose new taxes on nicotine vaping devices, like the popular JUUL.

“We have a moral…