New reports show encouraging decline in youth vaping, but troubling rise in menthol and flavored disposable e-cigarette use

Truth Initiative

Sept. 10, 2020

New reports show encouraging decline in youth vaping, but troubling rise in menthol and flavored disposable e-cigarette use

Two new reports published on Wednesday by the FDA and CDC show that while youth e-cigarette use decreased in a meaningful way, it remains at epidemic levels driven by a dramatic increase in the use of menthol and disposable e-cigarettes, two categories of products exempted from federal restrictions.

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How Big Tobacco turns a pandemic into profit

truth® partnered with Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” to shine light on some of the hypocritical actions Big Tobacco has taken during the pandemic, such as donating ventilators to hospitals. The Daily Show correspondent and comedian Roy Wood, Jr. brings a unique and humorous perspective to this timely piece.

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EX Program offers text messaging support for those with cardiovascular disease

The combination of heart disease and tobacco can have a profound impact, which is why EX Program now offers text messaging support for those with cardiovascular disease to help them navigate through quitting in a way that’s meaningful, personalized, and effective.

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This week in tobacco policy news

California – The tobacco industry is seeking to overturn the state’s recently passed flavored tobacco law via referendum. The law’s opponents have until the end of November to gather 623,212 signatures of registered voters, after which the referendum will be put on the Nov. 2022 ballot.
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Chicago, Illinois – The city council passed an ordinance to prohibit the sale of flavored e-cigarettes.
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Edina, Minnesota – A federal judge denied a motion for a preliminary injunction of the city’s flavored tobacco law and granted the city’s motion to dismiss.
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Florida – Gov. DeSantis vetoed a bill that would include e-cigarettes in the definition of tobacco products, raise the minimum legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21, and prohibit the sale of flavored vaping products, except menthol.
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