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Stop Smoking December 4, 2019

Alaska teen becomes state’s first vaping-related illness case

A teenager in Alaska has officially become the state’s first case of e-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury, or EVALI. Until now, The Last Frontier was the only state without a reported case of the vaping-related illness, health officials said this week. 

Drugs December 3, 2019

Crackdown on marijuana vaping sees 510,000 cartridges seized in 2 years

From New York City to Nebraska farm country to California, authorities have seized at least 510,000 marijuana vape cartridges and arrested more than 120 people in the past two years, according to The Associated Press.

New York City November 27, 2019

NYC, Massachusetts approve bans on flavored vaping products

New York City and Massachusetts approved sweeping bans on flavored e-cigarette products this week as the nation faced a wave of vaping-related deaths and renewed concerns about the industry targeting teens.

Stop Smoking November 20, 2019

New York confirms 2nd vape-related fatality as Gov. Cuomo calls for federal action

The victim was identified as a man in his 30s who lived in Manhattan.

Stop Smoking November 20, 2019

Washington state bans vape products that contain vitamin E acetate

Washington state officials this week banned vape products that contain vitamin E acetate, a compound derived from the vitamin that federal health officials recently said is possibly behind at least some of the more than 2,000 vaping-linked lung illness cases reported across the country. 

Stop Smoking November 20, 2019

Doctors call for ban on all vape, e-cigarette products amid deaths, illnesses

The AMA's call for a ban comes after the CDC confirmed at least 42 deaths and over 2,000 illnesses tied to vaping.

Stop Smoking November 19, 2019

Generation Vape: As Juul faces new suit, doctors worry over epidemic of e-cigarette-related student illnesses

New York state is suing the nation's biggest e-cigarette maker, Juul Labs, alleging the San Francisco-based company used deceptive and misleading marketing to target teenagers and failed to warn them of the harmful health effects associated with its products.

Stop Smoking November 18, 2019

California sues Juul over e-cigarette ads, sales to teens

Amid a nationwide backlash against vaping, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued the nation’s biggest e-cigarette maker, alleging that Juul Labs deliberately marketed and sold electronic cigarettes to teenagers.

Stop Smoking November 18, 2019

Transplant doctor rejects damaged donated lungs from chain-smoker

The donor had been a chain-smoker for 30 years.

Stop Smoking November 15, 2019

Cigarette use among US adults hits record low while vaping rates rise: CDC

Cigarette smoking rates among US adults have dropped to an all-time low, according to a report released this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Stop Smoking November 14, 2019

Vaping death toll hits 42, over 2,100 lung illnesses reported nationwide

The number of fatalities has increased from the 39 reported last week, with additional deaths under investigation.