Washington State Department of Health says young people can quit using This is Quitting as research links vaping to COVID-19 risk

With research showing an association between vaping and COVID-19 risk, Washington State Department of Health is offering local teens and young adults access to This is Quitting to help young people quit vaping.

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The mystery behind Puff Bar and what we know

Recent news reports have described a total lack of transparency over who makes and distributes Puff Bar and as its popularity has grown, so have many questions and concerns about the brand. Here’s what we know.

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This week in tobacco policy news

California – The Assembly passed a bill to ban the sale of most flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes. The vote came after the tobacco industry and other opponents of the bill spent $257,498 over the past week on television ads. The Assembly version must now be reconciled with the Senate version that passed in June before moving to the governor’s desk for consideration.
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Oregon – The state’s Vaping Public Health Work Group recommended Gov. Brown to ban flavored e-cigarettes, crack down on online and telephone sales, enact more regulations to discourage youth vaping, create a tobacco retailer license program, and make cessation support more widely available through health care providers and insurers.
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