Youth vaping is continuing at alarming rates, new CDC data show
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Aug. 21, 2020
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Nearly one-third of all American high school students used e-cigarettes in 2019, new CDC data show ([link removed])
New data from the 2019 CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance show youth vaping is continuing at alarming rates and driving tobacco use up to levels we haven’t seen in years. As manufacturers of e-cigarettes and certain other tobacco products face a September 9 deadline to apply to the FDA to keep their products on the market, these data underscore the need for the agency to not authorize the sale of any flavored product.
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What we know and don’t know about Puff Bar right now ([link removed])
Much remains unclear about the disposable e-cigarette, Puff Bar, and as its popularity has grown, so have many questions and concerns about the product and the company behind it. Here’s what we know and don’t know about Puff Bar right now.
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Almost half of U.S. teen e-cigarette users want to quit, new study finds ([link removed])
A new survey by Medical University of South Carolina and reported in JAMA Pediatrics showed that almost half of U.S. teen e-cigarette users want to quit. With other research showing young people who vaped were five times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 than their non-vaping peers, there has never been a more crucial time to quit.
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This Is Quitting named a finalist for the 2020 Purpose Awards ([link removed])
This Is Quitting, the first-of-its-kind program to help young people quit vaping, has been named a finalist for PRWEEK’s 2020 Purpose Awards in the Best Health category! Young vapers can text “DITCHVAPE” 88709 to join the free and anonymous text-based program for help.
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Montana – The state Department of Public Health and Human Services withdrew a proposed rule to permanently ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, citing a need for more education and collaboration with the legislature.
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Nebraska – Gov. Ricketts signed into law bills that add e-cigarette use to the state’s clean indoor air act and raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21.
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