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April 07, 2021 by theconversation.com

Research that my colleagues and I recently conducted demonstrates that electronic cigarette product placement in music videos is associated with vaping among minors.

The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement of 1998 prohibits product placement for cigarettes and chew tobacco in television, music videos and motion pictures, but those restrictions do not apply to electronic cigarettes. In a recent study, we found that participants exposed to any electronic cigarette product placement or imagery in music videos were more likely to have used an electronic cigarette in the past month compared to participants with no exposure.

April 06, 2021 by news-medical.net

More than 60% of U.S. adults who vape are interested in quitting, according to a study [...] And among those who vape to help them to quit smoking, some are successful while others continue smoking and using electronic cigarettes. According to the findings, former cigarette smokers had the highest intentions and interest in quitting. This is likely due to an increasing number of smokers using e-cigarettes to transition away from cigarettes, said the study's authors.

April 02, 2021 by medicalnewstoday.com

The American Cancer Society estimate that about 235,760 people in the U.S. will receive a new diagnosis of lung cancer in 2021. Around 131,880 people in the country will die from the condition this year alone.

Lung cancer can affect mental well-being in addition to physical health. The condition is widely stigmatized due to its association with smoking. This only adds to the challenges that people with lung cancer face.

“Lung cancer is the one type of cancer that people tend to be blamed for because of a lifestyle choice or behavior that they made,” Dr. Lisa Carter-Harris, Ph.D., APRN, ANP-C, FAAN, told Medical News Today.

April 01, 2021 by regulatorwatch.com

In part-2 of this RegWatch special series we are joined by Michelle Minton, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. Hear why she thinks Bloomberg’s one size fits all policy is “insidious” and a throwback to the “colonialist origins of public health.”

April 01, 2021 by al.com

The Alabama House on Tuesday passed a bill that would ban the sales of e-cigarettes and vaping products to people under 21, the Alabama House Democratic Caucus said Wednesday.

“There are certainly other changes and reforms that have been recommended that we strongly support, however this bill is a starting point which will result in greater accountability for manufacturers and retailers,” said state Rep. Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile, the main sponsor of the bill, HB273. “The simple truth is that these products are dangerous, highly addictive, and they are killing our young people.”

April 01, 2021 by statepress.com

A plant-based medication may be the solution to nicotine and cigarette addiction, and an ASU professor is helping lead the study.

Scott Leischow, director and professor at the College of Health Solutions, is heading the Arizona site for a clinical trial on the naturally occurring smoking cessation drug cytisinicline. According to Achieve Life Sciences CEO John Bencich, the Phase 3 ORCA-2 clinical trial is being run across 15 centers around the U.S. and the company hopes to enroll 750 participants in the 12-week trial. Leischow said people are paid up to $1,950 as compensation for participating in the study [...]

March 31, 2021 by filtermag.org

Last week, dozens of United States Congress members demanded that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) strip flavored vaping products from the market by halting a long-awaited federal product review process.

In March 23 letter to acting FDA commissioner Janet Woodcock and director of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products director Mitch Zeller, the representatives wrote that “flavored e-cigarettes are putting a new generation of kids at risk of nicotine addiction and the serious health harms that result from tobacco use.”

March 30, 2021 by nytimes.com

Adolescents and teenagers who experiment with marijuana and prescription drugs are more likely to get hooked on them than young people who try these drugs for the first time when they are college-aged or older, according to a new analysis of federal data.

The research suggests that young people may be particularly vulnerable to the intoxicating effects of certain drugs, and that early exposure might prime their brains to desire them. The findings have implications for public health policymakers, who in recent years have called for increased screening and preventive measures to reverse a sharp rise in marijuana vaping among teenagers.

March 30, 2021 by vapingdaily.com

The Florida legislature is considering new vaping regulations after a bill to ban flavored vaping products was vetoed by Governor Ron DeSantis last year. The original bill was supported by several public health advocates and anti-vaping activists.

That bill was eventually passed by the House and Senate but was vetoed by DeSantis, who claimed it was too restrictive. [...]
This new bill sponsored by State Rep.Travis Hutson will require vape shops in the state to apply for a special license to sell e-cigarettes. The vape shops will not be required, however, to pay for this fee.

March 29, 2021 by cnn.com