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Stop Smoking September 17, 2019

Impostor marijuana vapes flood California as health crisis expands

Deceptive rip-off marijuana vapes on the streets of California could be linked to the emerging public health crisis of vaping-related deaths, according to a new report.

Stop Smoking September 17, 2019

California man’s vaping-related death marks 7th in nation

A California man has died of a severe lung illness linked to vaping, state health officials said this week. The vaping-related death marks the second in the state and the seventh in the nation in recent months. 

Stop Smoking September 16, 2019

CDC activating Emergency Operations Center to aid vaping crisis investigations

As U.S. health officials are investigating what might be causing hundreds of serious breathing illnesses in people who use e-cigarettes and other vaping devices, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to aid the investigations.

Stop Smoking September 15, 2019

New York Gov. Cuomo announces emergency executive action to ban sale of flavored e-cigarettes

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is moving to ban the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes in the Empire State by declaring the use an impact of vaping a public health emergency.

Stop Smoking September 14, 2019

Vaping may be harming your teeth, too

Researchers say e-cigarettes such can raise the risk of dental disease

Stop Smoking September 14, 2019

Vaper, 18, suing e-cigarette maker Juul after docs say he has lungs of a 70-year-old: reports

An Illinois student-athlete is suing the e-cigarette company Juul after doctors said he now has lungs similar to those of a 70-year-old man.

Stop Smoking September 13, 2019

CDC corrects number of vaping-linked lung illness cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday lowered the number of vaping-linked lung illness cases from 450 to 380 across 36 states. 

OPINION September 12, 2019

Nicole Saphier: Our kids are in the midst of a vaping crisis – Are we doing enough?

Although it’s essential to remove the negative effects of inhaling tobacco smoke from the American population, we must remember nicotine itself harbors health risks.

Stop Smoking September 12, 2019

Romney pushes for e-cigarette recall in response to vaping-related lung illnesses

The six vaping-related deaths reported across the country have prompted Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah to push for a recall of e-cigarettes, he said in a letter addressed to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Wednesday. 

Stop Smoking September 11, 2019

Trump takes aim at teen vaping, proposes ban on non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes

 In an effort to curb teen vaping, President Donald Trump Wednesday said his administration is looking into a ban on all non-tobacco flavored e-cigarette products. 

Stop Smoking September 11, 2019

Texas teen who started vaping to quit smoking now on life support, mom says

Her mom said she developed a fever on the same day she decided to quit vaping.