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Surveying How the Tobacco Industry Markets Flavored Products

Flavored tobacco products continue to fuel dangerous youth nicotine use.

March 9, 2022

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2021 Findings on Youth E-Cigarette Use

Youth e-cigarette use remains an ongoing concern as the survey found that more than 2 million U.S. middle school and high school e-cigarette users used e-cigarettes in 2021, and almost 85 percent of youths using e-cigarettes used flavored products.

October 5, 2021

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The FDA Postpones A Long-Awaited Decision On Juul's Vaping Products

A monumental set of decisions is expected Thursday from the Food and Drug Administration that could reshape the tobacco industry for years to come by limiting, or altogether blocking, the sale of millions of e-cigarette products.

September 9, 2021

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This is Quitting.

Learn more about the benefits of This is Quitting, a text-based program that helps teens and young adults quit vaping.

August 25, 2021

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Spotlight: Secondhand Vaping Campaign

See our latest video about the risks of secondhand vaping. We developed this campaign to address the health risks related to vaping and how it can affect others.

July 13, 2021

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Youth Anti-Vaping Curriculum

A new national youth anti-vaping curriculum gives young people the facts about e-cigarettes and equips them with resources to quit.

March 9, 2021

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2021 Teens Kick Ash Virtual Conference

The conference teaches students about nicotine addiction and the e-product and tobacco industry’s marketing strategies to attract young people.

February 8, 2021

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Featured Presentation: Vaping What Parents Need to Know.

Presentation on Vaping and Teens for parents and adults.

November 13, 2020

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Tobacco use in California 2020

Read about Tobacco Use in California 2020 from the Truth Initiative report.

November 3, 2020

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Teens, Vaping and COVID-19

A Stanford University study found that young people who have vaped are at 5X higher risk for being diagnosed with COVID-19.

September 14, 2020

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Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 793 - Flavored tobacco products

This bill would prohibit a tobacco retailer, or any of the tobacco retailer’s agents or employees, from selling, offering for sale, or possessing with the intent to sell or offer for sale, a flavored tobacco product or a tobacco product flavor enhancer.

August 28, 2020

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Video: Why do Teens Vape and What are the Health Concerns

With vaping becoming more popular among teens, it is important to understand why teens vape. NIDA’s Director Dr. Volkow shares insights in this video.

August 18, 2020

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Lawmakers urge the FDA to temporarily clear e-cigarettes from market amid Covid pandemic. Here's why

In a letter to the US Food and Drug Administration, lawmakers are urging the agency to temporarily clear the market of all e-cigarettes for the duration of the coronavirus crisis.

August 13, 2020

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Reducing Vaping Among Youth and Young Adults

This guide supports health care providers, systems, and communities seeking to prevent vaping. It describes relevant research findings, examines emerging and best practices, identifies knowledge gaps and implementation challenges, and offers useful resources.

August 5, 2020

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FDA Notifies Companies, Including Puff Bar, to Remove Flavored Disposable E-Cigarettes and Youth-Appealing E-Liquids from Market for Not Having Required Authorization

Companies cited for marketing unauthorized tobacco products based on continued internet surveillance during COVID-19 pandemic.

July 20, 2020

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Avoiding Drug Use Can Be a Family Choice

A lot of things can increase the risk that a teen will have a problem with drugs.

June 22, 2020

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COVID-19 Resources and Substance Use Disorders

The COVID-19 pandemic presents unique challenges for people with substance use disorders and in recovery.

June 17, 2020

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E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Products Visual Dictionary

See the CDC photo guide about different vaping devices and substances.

June 16, 2020

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Free Vaping Presentation Webinar, Thursday, May 7

Learn about teens & vaping.

May 1, 2020

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Vaping, Opioid Addiction Accelerate Coronavirus Risks, Says NIDA Director

Volkow spoke with Kaiser Health News about the emerging science around COVID-19’s relationship to vaping and to opioid use disorder, as well as how these underlying epidemics could increase people’s risks.

April 27, 2020

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FDA Warns Manufacturers and Retailers to Remove Certain E-cigarette Products Targeted to Youth from the Market

Agency continues to target the sale of unauthorized, flavored e-cigarette products that appeal to youth.

April 27, 2020

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Why social distancing provides a 'golden opportunity' for teens to quit vaping

Plenty of time at home gives parents the chance to encourage kids to kick the dangerous habit.

April 22, 2020

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Do teens vape marijuana?

Teen vaping of cannabis nearly doubled from 2018 to 2019.

April 20, 2020

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Vaping: What You Need to Know - Live Webinar - Tuesday, April 13

BRITE’s most popular presentation for parents, educators and other caring adults is now available as a webinar with important information that you need to know about teens and vaping.

April 10, 2020

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Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products

This research provides an overview on the effects of cigarette and other tobacco products on the brain, other health effects, and the potential for addiction.

April 9, 2020

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FDA In Brief: FDA expands youth e-cigarette prevention campaign to include stories from teenagers addicted to nicotine

Starting this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s “The Real Cost” Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign will release videos featuring teenagers sharing cautionary tales about their e-cigarette addiction. The campaign will include a series of four videos called “My Vaping Mistake” with teenagers describing the physical and emotional effects of vaping addiction. The videos will be released on youth-focused channels and amplified on social media throughout the year.

January 21, 2020

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News: FDA finalizes enforcement policy on unauthorized flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes that appeal to children, including fruit and mint

Companies that do not cease manufacture, distribution and sale of unauthorized flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes (other than tobacco or menthol) within 30 days risk FDA enforcement actions.

January 3, 2020

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Vaping Health Advisory

This health advisory seeks to inform the public about the imminent public health risks posed by vaping any product, including the use of electronic cigarettes (e‐cigarettes), as vaping has recently been linked to severe breathing problems, lung damage, and even death.

December 26, 2019

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News: The Federal Legal Age to Buy Tobacco Products Has Been Raised to 21. Here’s What That Could Do to the Vaping Industry

The federal legal age for purchasing tobacco products has been increased from 18 to 21 in a move the American Lung Association said will “reduce youth access to tobacco products and help save lives.”

December 22, 2019

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Monitoring the Future 2019 Survey Results: Vaping

For the second year in a row, rapid rises in vaping among adolescents are the top story from the Monitoring the Future survey of drug use and attitudes among the country’s 8th, 10th, and 12th graders. Monitoring the Future is an annual survey conducted by researchers at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, under a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health.

December 18, 2019

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Vaping Illness Update & Infographic

See the Vaping Illness Infographic from Ventura County Public Health.

December 17, 2019

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News: Sales of flavored vaping products outlawed in Ventura, unincorporated areas

Ventura County Star, December 12, 2019. Sales of flavored vaping products were banned in unincorporated areas of Ventura County in the same week they were outlawed in Ventura. The Ventura County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed a prohibition affecting about four dozen stores from El Rio to Oak Park after a heated hearing at the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura.

December 12, 2019

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Ventura County, some cities poised to make decisions on vaping flavors ban

Some four dozen tobacco and vaping stores in unincorporated Ventura County from El Rio to Oak Park would no longer be able to sell flavored vaping products under an ordinance to be considered by Ventura County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

December 8, 2019

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Drug Facts: Vaping Devices (Electronic Cigarettes)

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) updated their Vaping page. What are vaping devices?

December 3, 2019

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Department of Public Health Identifies Tenth Case of Vaping-Related Pulmonary Disease in the County

Press Release: Department of Public Health identifies tenth case of vaping-related pulmonary disease in the county. Earlier this week, Ventura County’s tenth case of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury, the new pulmonary disease associated with vaping, was accepted as meeting the case definition by the California Department of Public Health.

November 27, 2019

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News Article: How Juul Hooked a Generation on Nicotine

The company planted the seeds of a public health crisis by marketing to millennials, who had low smoking rates, and it ignored evidence that teenagers were using its products. In the face of mounting investigations, subpoenas and lawsuits, Juul Labs has insisted that it never marketed or knowingly sold its trendy e-cigarettes and flavored nicotine pods to teenagers.

November 24, 2019

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Vaping Illness Update & Infographic

Vaping Illness Infographic from Ventura County Public Health.

November 18, 2019

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Another Death in California

Another California death related to vaping is reported in Marin County. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) continues to urge everyone to refrain from vaping and e-cigarette use, no matter the substance or source, until the cause of vaping-associated lung disease is known.

November 14, 2019

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Vaping Illnesses Linked to Vitamin E Acetate

Recent CDC lab testing found Vitamin E acetate in all samples of patients.

November 8, 2019

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Vaping Illness Update & Infographic

The latest findings from the CDC investigation into lung injuries associated with e-cigarette use suggest products containing THC play a role in the outbreak. Most patients reported using THC-containing products or both THC & nicotine containing products.

October 24, 2019

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Event: Ventura County Office of Education Legal Forum - Vaping

Vaping has been named a youth epidemic by the U.S. Surgeon General. What can school districts do to help prevent vaping on campus?

October 22, 2019

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Ventura County Supervisors Could Ban Flavors

Supervisors voted 4-0 to ask staff to prepare an emergency ordinance that could place a moratorium on new vape and tobacco retail stores in the unincorporated areas of the county.

October 15, 2019

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Vaping Related Lung Illness: A Summary of the Public Health Risks and Recommendations for the Public

Since June 2019, CDPH has received reports that 90 people in California who have a history of vaping were hospitalized for severe breathing problems and lung damage, and two people have died. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) urges everyone to refrain from vaping, no matter the substance or source, until current investigations are complete.

September 24, 2019

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Governor Newsom Issues Executive Order to Address Teen Vaping Epidemic

The executive order directs the Department of Public Health (CDPH) to launch a $20 million statewide digital and social media public awareness campaign to educate youth, young adults and parents about the health risks of vaping nicotine and cannabis products.

September 16, 2019

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Vaping Health Alert

Health officials are reporting an outbreak of serious vaping-related lung disease. The number of deaths is rising. Experts recommend no vaping or e-cigarette use while these illnesses are being investigated.

September 6, 2019