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August 30, 2022 by forbes.com
The Health Effects Of E-Cigarettes
For those under the age of 18, it’s illegal to purchase e-cigarettes (also called vapes) in the U.S. But that hasn’t stopped underage individuals from using the product. In fact, according to a 2021 survey from The National Institute on Drug Abuse, 13.4% of eighth graders, 22.8% of 10th graders and 31.4% of 12th graders reported vaping in the last year[1].
Vaping among kids and teens is a trend that’s raised serious public health concerns. In 2019, the American Medical Association and other public health organizations issued a statement urging the U.S. government to remove all flavored e-cigarettes from the market. [...]
August 28, 2022 by sandiegouniontribune.com
Yes on California Proposition 31: This flavored tobacco ban will protect kids and save lives
Proposition 31 on the Nov. 8 ballot would uphold contested legislation — Senate Bill 793 — which would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products statewide except for hookah tobacco, loose leaf tobacco and premium cigars. The legislation was signed into law in 2020 but stayed pending this veto referendum. Here, two essays explore two sides of the issue.
August 28, 2022 by tobaccoreporter.com
Vuse Extends Lead Over Juul
The prospect of a potential on sales of Juul Labs e-cigarettes in the U.S. has helped accelerate the market share gains of R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co.’s Vuse brand, reports the Winston-Salem Journal.
According to the latest Nielsen analysis of convenience store data, which covers the four-week period ending Aug. 13, Vuse’s market share rose from 37.4 percent in the previous report to 39 percent compared with Juul declining from 30.7 percent to 29.4 percent.
Meanwhile, No. 3 Njoy dropped 3 percent to 2.9 percent while Fontem Ventures’ blu e-cigarettes slipped from 1.7 percent to 1.6 percent.
August 26, 2022 by reason.com
New Survey Data Cast Further Doubt on the FDA's Opposition to Flavored E-Cigarettes
A federal appeals court this week sided with several companies whose applications to sell nicotine vaping products in a variety of flavors were rejected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As Reason's Elizabeth Nolan Brown noted yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that the FDA's decisions were "arbitrary and capricious" because the agency ignored marketing and age-verification plans aimed at preventing underage vaping. But as Judge Robin Rosenbaum noted in her dissent, the manufacturers' victory probably will be short-lived, because the FDA seems dead set against allowing the sale of vaping products in flavors other than tobacco.
August 25, 2022 by inc.com
Vaping Vitamins for an Energy Bump -- a Hit or a Health Hazard?
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ramps up enforcement against vaping companies in an attempt to deter younger people from using nicotine products, some companies have shifted to so-called wellness vapes. So have consumers, who expanded their sights to caffeine, vitamins, and other substances that aren't traditionally inhaled by the lungs.
But vaping your vitamins may not reap the energy boost to game your productivity, or offer other health benefits, and once again the FDA has cast a skeptical eye on the products. The wellness vaping trend has grown in popularity in recent years, touting claims of increased focus, stronger immune function, and better sleep.
August 25, 2022 by inc.com
Vaping Vitamins for an Energy Bump -- a Hit or a Health Hazard?
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ramps up enforcement against vaping companies in an attempt to deter younger people from using nicotine products, some companies have shifted to so-called wellness vapes. So have consumers, who expanded their sights to caffeine, vitamins, and other substances that aren't traditionally inhaled by the lungs.
But vaping your vitamins may not reap the energy boost to game your productivity, or offer other health benefits, and once again the FDA has cast a skeptical eye on the products. The wellness vaping trend has grown in popularity in recent years, touting claims of increased focus, stronger immune function, and better sleep.
August 25, 2022 by npr.org
Young adults are using marijuana and hallucinogens at the highest rates on record
Young adults are using more weed and hallucinogens than ever.
The amount of people from ages 19 to 30 who reported using one or the other are at the highest rates since 1988, when the National Institutes of Health first began the survey.
"Young adults are in a critical life stage and honing their ability to make informed choices," said Dr. Nora Volkow, the director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a NIH subsidiary. "Understanding how substance use can impact the formative choices in young adulthood is critical to help position the new generations for success."
August 24, 2022 by eurekalert.org
Which teens are more likely to vape? Research shows surprising patterns across race and sexuality groups
Researchers estimate that half of all high school students in the United States have tried vaping at least once. One third of these students vape regularly. Since e-cigarettes were introduced to the U.S. in 2013, they’ve become more and more popular, especially among teens. From 2019-2020, the popularity of disposable e-cigarette use among U.S. high school students who currently vaped went up by 1,000% [...]
Since nicotine in e-cigarettes is highly addictive, and e-cigarette use in teens leads to higher risks of smoking regular cigarettes later in life, researchers want to know more about which groups of teens are currently vaping [...]
August 24, 2022 by statnews.com
The FDA is at a crossroads for reducing tobacco-related disease and death
The U.S. is at a crossroads for tobacco use, the country’s leading cause of preventable death, at nearly half a million deaths a year.
Since the onset of Covid-19, which has been universally labeled as a pandemic, more Americans have died from tobacco use than from Covid.
Although cigarette smoking has steadily declined over the past several decades, thanks to a more educated and health-conscious society, new and existing combustible and noncombustible tobacco products continue to pose public health challenges.
August 24, 2022 by filtermag.org
“Where They’re At”—Harm Reduction in Rural America
For many people who use drugs, especially in rural states, harm reduction programs function as their only lifeline. Pharmacies refuse to sell syringes. Emergency departments send them home with little more than a brochure of phone numbers. Abandoned by mainstream health care institutions, syringe service programs keep them connected not only to health care, but to kind and caring people. But that connection has been severed in West Virginia by a state law passed in April 2021. [...]
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