Addiction

January 15, 2020

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL

Louisville Metro files lawsuit against JUUL for allegedly fueling vaping crisis that has teens addicted to nicotine

Louisville Metro Government has filed a federal lawsuit against JUUL Labs, the largest manufacturer, and seller of e-cigarettes and vaping products, for its role in fueling the community health crisis of nicotine addiction, allegedly among young people. The suit was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California under the...

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January 10, 2020

Addiction, Health Risks

Teen’s graphic images of vaping damage go viral: ‘My lung tissue was just completely destroyed’

When 19-year-old Claire Chung took to Instagram this week to share harrowing images of her battle with EVALI (e-cigarette and vaping product use associated lung injury), she couldn’t have anticipated the impact they would have. “I never even expected it to reach anyone besides my own friends,” she wrote in a follow-up post...

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January 8, 2020

Addiction, Health Risks

An often-made claim that e-cigarettes are ‘95% safer’ is not valid

The frequently cited claim that e-cigarettes are "95% less risky" or "95% less harmful" than combustible cigarettes is outdated, misleading and invalid -- and should no longer be made in discussions on the dangers of vaping, according to an editorial published today in the American Journal of Public Health by six leading experts...

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January 8, 2020

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

San Diego Unified School District suing JUUL

The San Diego Unified School District is suing e-cigarette company JUUL, claiming its product “disrupts the education and learning environment across the district.” The lawsuit follows similar suits filed by school districts in Los Angeles, Glendale, Compton and Anaheim. The district is seeking an injunction and abatement to “stop the e-cigarette epidemic” which the district...

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January 7, 2020

Addiction, Health Risks

Colorado’s Vape Crisis ‘Can Hit Any Family,’ Even The Lawmaker Who Has To Pass Laws To Fight It

Kevin Priola wants to talk about the challenges of dealing with a teen with a heavy vaping habit. The Republican state senator knows first-hand that “it can hit any family.” “Tell your kids everything you want them to know before they're 13, ‘cause after 13 they won't listen to you,” he said. Sitting at the...

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January 7, 2020

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

Arizona AG suing 2 vaping companies he says targeted youth

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Tuesday his office is suing two companies that manufacture vaping products, Juul and Eonsmoke. “We allege that they have contributed to the vaping epidemic that’s infiltrated our schools and are creating addiction problems for youth throughout the state,” he said at a press conference. Brnovich said the companies enticed...

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January 2, 2020

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks, Marketing

FDA Bans Most Flavored Vape Pods. Altria’s Juul Stake Could Benefit, Analyst Says

The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it will ban all flavors of cartridge-based e-cigarettes, other than tobacco and menthol. An analyst at Bernstein Research thinks a big winner will be Juul Labs, which is 35% owned by Altria Group. “As we work to combat the troubling epidemic of youth e-cigarette use, the enforcement...

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December 30, 2019

Addiction, JUUL

Juul Employees Reportedly Can’t Stop Vaping at Work

Who’d have thought the company that developed a discreet and highly addictive nicotine product would have trouble preventing its very own employees from using it in the workplace? The Wall Street Journal reported this week that in spite of pleas from Juul management and threats of docked bonuses and fourth-strike termination for vaping at...

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December 26, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks

Quitting vaping tough for teens: ‘It’s gonna suck’

The road to breaking e-cigarette addictions can be tough, especially for kids and teens in Minnesota. Stigma and fear around telling family and friends, or asking for help, can delay important conversations, teens who’ve kicked their vaping addictions said, and those under 18 can’t legally access nicotine replacement products like nicotine gum or patches...

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December 25, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

University of Oregon student sues 2 vape companies

A University of Oregon student has sued two vape companies in class action lawsuit, saying he suffered a seizure after using the products and that the companies were negligent in their marketing. The Oregon Daily Emerald first reported that Kewmarse Imani has sued Juul and Altria, another vape company. The complaint alleges that both...

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December 22, 2019

Study: three times as many teens begin vaping by age 14

Even as e-cigarette makers pledge to combat the rise in youth vaping, a new study from the University of Michigan shows the rate of teen users who start by age 14 has tripled in recent years. “We looked at national data of high school kids, and compared kids that were vaping in 2014 to...

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December 22, 2019

Addiction, Uncategorized

Vaping on Campus: No Parents, No Principals, a Big Problem

Despite a growing health crisis that has killed more than 50 people, vaping has become an irresistible — and addictive — part of life for many college students. Gail Moody had her first e-cigarette inhale of the day moments after waking up one recent morning. She took more puffs while showering. Aerosolized nicotine filled...

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December 20, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

Mississippi teen files suit against JUUL, others, citing nicotine addiction

A Mississippi teen says in a lawsuit he became addicted to nicotine through vaping and it's a struggle to function without it. The 18-year-old, listed in court documents as Braa Issa, said he began using JUUL electronic cigarettes in 2018. The court documents didn't indicate where the teen is from in Missisisppi. Issa is suing...

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December 19, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

Governments Are Suing JUUL And It’s Starting To Feel More Like The Opioid And Big Tobacco Fights

Get on your computer, open up YouTube in a browser, type in the word JUUL and you can find an endless stream of videos like this one featuring a pair of young women welcoming their online audience with a “Hi guys!” before they show how they “make parties a little more fun.” In the...

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December 17, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks

Green Bay woman shares her experience with vaping disease

Allison Herger's doctors told her she had pneumonia. But a day into a hospital stay, she could barely breathe. Just one doctor knew what was wrong. She had the vaping disease. The Centers for Disease Control reports thousands of people have been hospitalized and almost 50 people died across the United States from lung...

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December 16, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks

Teens With ADHD More Likely To Get Hooked On Nicotine, Research Shows

Vaping use among high school students is rising and that's likely driving an increase in nicotine use. Teenagers who may be more likely to get hooked are those with ADHD. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have a new detail of the way vaping affects teens. E-cigarettes were supposed to help smokers quit. Instead, they often lead...

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December 16, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks

Three-quarters of U.S. teens who vape use nicotine, marijuana or both

Research notes that the appeal for e-cigarettes for some is more than just the flavored products. A study published Monday in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reveals that three-quarters of teens who vape use the e-cigarette devices to smoke not just nicotine products but marijuana as well. "We found that youth were more likely...

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December 12, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

Illinois sues Juul over marketing to minors

Illinois has become the latest state to sue the country’s biggest e-cigarette maker, alleging in a lawsuit filed Thursday that Juul Labs Inc., used deceptive marketing practices to entice minors and misrepresented the amount of nicotine in its products. State Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the company designed its products to lure teens, making...

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December 12, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

His lung collapsed after vaping. Now he wants to share his experience with students.

After his vaping addiction led to a collapsed lung, a Miami Beach Senior High School graduate quit using his e-cigarette and focused his attention on helping other young people kick the habit. Now he’s hoping his hometown leaders will collaborate with him to develop a holistic nicotine-prevention program in public schools in Miami Beach. Chance...

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December 6, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL

E-cigarettes maker sued by Mississippi school district

A school district in Mississippi is suing the largest e-cigarette maker in the U.S., saying that Juul Labs is deceptively marketing its products to teenagers and causing young people to become addicted. The Jefferson County School District filed the lawsuit Dec. 5 in federal court in southern Mississippi. Attorneys are seeking to have it...

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December 6, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks

I got so many people addicted’ to vaping, Fort Worth teen says; urges others to quit

Stop vaping. That’s the message Anna Carey, 16, delivered Friday during a roundtable discussion about e-cigarettes at the UNT Health Science Center. The high school junior talked about how she steadily used e-cigarettes since her freshman year until she landed in the hospital last month with chemically induced pneumonia. “It was the worst pain I’ve ever...

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December 4, 2019

Addiction, JUUL

Michigan teen suing JUUL over nicotine addiction

A 19-year-old from Michigan is suing JUUL over his nicotine addiction. Malik Al-Jamal claims that the company orchestrated efforts to addict a new generation of teens and young adults to nicotine. In the lawsuit, Al-Jamal says he was reached by the company through a social media marketing blitz. He says that JUUL was under a...

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December 4, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

Minnesota sues Juul for targeting kids as reports of vaping-related injuries swell

Sixteen-year-old Claire Hering thought vaping was safe until it was too late and she was hooked. “It’s better than other drugs. That’s what I always heard,” the Hopkins High School junior said. Attorney General Keith Ellison says Juul Labs is largely responsible for Hering and other teens’ misconception that e-cigarettes are safe and not addictive....

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November 30, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks

Nicotine sickness: the latest vaping scare

Sharon Levy, director of the adolescent substance use and addiction programme at the children’s hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, is quick to recall the first time a teenager with vaping-induced nicotine poisoning arrived at her clinic. “This was about a year and a half ago,” she says. “I remember sitting, talking with him about his...

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November 27, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks, Marketing

Massachusetts Governor Signs Law Severely Restricting Flavored Tobacco, Vape Products

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday signed sweeping legislation to restrict the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, making his state the first to enact such stringent controls. The new law, which is set to take effect on June 1, 2020, is not a blanket ban. Instead, it limits the sale of flavored...

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November 27, 2019

Addiction, JUUL

When It Comes to Vaping, High School Principal Says, ‘We Misjudged the Level of Addiction’

Fresh off his appearance in New York City last week alongside New York State Attorney General Letitia James, Adam Fine, the principal at East Hampton High School, will accompany seven students and his counterpart from Southampton High School to bring their anti-vaping campaign to the floor of Congress. The seven students, Erin Kennedy, Lucia...

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November 26, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

DC attorney general sues e-cigarette maker Juul over teen use

The District of Columbia is joining several states in suing e-cigarette maker Juul Labs, saying the company’s online ads and promotions illegally targeted minors. Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine announced the lawsuit Tuesday, alleging that Juul’s viral marketing contributed to the surge in underage vaping by teens in the district and across the...

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November 25, 2019

Addiction, JUUL, Marketing

South Florida school district sues JUUL over teen vaping costs

The Palm Beach County School District is suing the JUUL electronic cigarette company, joining more than a dozen districts across the nation seeking to recover costs of combating the growing use of vaping products among teens. A federal lawsuit filed Friday in the Southern District of Florida demands compensation for “direct and consequential economic...

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November 25, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks

Local teen warns of the dangers of vaping after landing in the hospital

A Hamilton Southeastern senior is speaking out about the dangers of vaping. Ashley Stevens said her year-long habit nearly cost her her life. Bedridden and hooked up to all sorts of equipment at Community North Hospital she said, "I've been through a lot and this is the worst pain every been thru and I don't...

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November 25, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL

Teen’s Lung and Kidneys Destroyed by Vaping Illness: ‘I Begged My Parents to Let Me Die’

Walker McKnight is getting healthier but has a long road ahead including removal of his left lung and kidney transplants Walker McKnight remembers that first time he took a hit off of a Juul e-cigarette. “It was a really intense, good feeling,” he tells PEOPLE. “I could feel my whole body throbbing and tingling.”...

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November 23, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

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...

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November 23, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks

Vitamin E and vaping injuries: What’s safe in your diet is rarely safe in your lungs

A form of vitamin E could be behind recent vaping illnesses and death The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced a preliminary finding that implicates a vitamin E additive as the potential cause of lung injury from THC vaping. The agency examined fluid samples from the lungs of 29 patients with vaping-related illness...

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November 21, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks

After Deaths, Ban on Flavored Vapes to Be Passed by New York City

Nearly 50 people have died in recent months in the United States from vaping-related respiratory illnesses. The New York City Council agreed on Thursday to ban flavored e-cigarettes amid heightened concerns about the use of such products, making New York City the most populous jurisdiction in the country to impose such a ban. The ban...

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November 21, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

Juul Plots Global Expansion Amid Vaping Deaths in U.S.

Juul has been meeting with international politicians, regulators, and officials to lobby on vaping rules, putting forward health claims it cannot legally make in the U.S. The embattled American vape company Juul is pushing foreign governments to ditch strict e-cigarette regulations as it aggressively expands across the globe in an attempt to offset lost...

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November 20, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks

Teen who almost died from vaping surprised to learn chemicals used in vaping

The Tennessee Health Department says 68 Tennesseans have lung injuries from E-cigarettes and two have died. Now, a deeper look at exactly what teens like Harrison Myers of Sevierville were inhaling. Myers played basketball throughout his school years and says he used to dunk on a 10 foot goal. Now a shoot around takes...

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November 19, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks, Marketing

House panel approves sweeping vaping ban as Trump effort stalls

A House panel on Tuesday advanced a sweeping ban on flavored tobacco — including vaping products — as Democrats condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to stall his plans for muscular restrictions amid lobbying from political allies and the vape industry. The bill approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee is far more aggressive...

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November 19, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks

Orange County family blames vaping for son’s death

28-year-old Kyle Boyd dies from ‘vaping pneumonia,’ family says While still grieving, the family of 28-year-old Kyle Boyd wants others to fight back against what they’re calling a “silent epidemic:” vaping. The Orange County family blames Boyd’s death on vaping, saying he died from a case of pneumonia that has been linked to vaping. “He came...

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November 19, 2019

Addiction, JUUL, Marketing

Juul wanted to revolutionize vaping. It took a page from Big Tobacco’s chemical formulas

By the time Juul’s co-creator stood before a tech audience in April 2016, ads for the e-cigarette aimed to distance the product from a toxic past: “Our company has its roots in Silicon Valley, not in fields of tobacco.” But when James Monsees, a soon-to-be billionaire, projected a 30-year-old tobacco document on the screen...

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November 19, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

At least five lawsuits have been filed against e-cigarette company Juul this week for allegedly targeting minors

Lawsuits against e-cigarette maker Juul were filed this week by the states of California and New York, two Washington state counties and a school district for allegedly targeting minors. The lawsuits claim Juul's advertising campaigns target young people to use nicotine without knowing the associated risks by enticing them with flavor pods. Juul spokesman Austin...

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November 19, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, Marketing

New York joins California and North Carolina in suing Juul for allegedly targeting teens

New York state officials have joined their counterparts in California and North Carolina in suing e-cigarette maker Juul, alleging the company created marketing campaigns that targeted youth and helped fuel teenage lung illness and — in some cases — vaping-related deaths. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the state's lawsuit Tuesday. State health officials said...

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November 18, 2019

Addiction, Marketing

California attorney general sues Juul, alleging vape ads reached youths

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday announced his office has sued Juul, accusing the San Francisco e-cigarette company of illegally advertising to young people and failing to warn consumers about the potential health risks of using Juul products. The suit also accuses Juul of failing to verify the age of California consumers and...

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November 17, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, Marketing

‘We’re on the front line’: the teens pushing for flavored e-cigarettes ban

The Massachusetts state house of representatives passed a bill banning flavored tobacco products, including flavored e-cigarettes, in a major defeat for America’s embattled vaping industry. Behind the bill’s momentum is an unlikely pressure group: suburban Boston teenagers, outraged at what they saw as the immense health damage done to their friends and peers in...

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November 7, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

Seattle Public Schools files lawsuit against Juul over youth vaping rise

Seattle Public Schools on Thursday announced a lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs. The lawsuit alleges that Juul’s advertising and product design deliberately targets minors and has contributed to a rise in youth vaping and addiction to nicotine. The district says it is asking a court to order the company to stop marketing to...

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November 7, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks

‘I want to know that I’m healthy’: Two local students on starting — and quitting — vaping

Although e-cigarettes were allegedly created to help adults give up their smoking habits, they quickly became a starter pack for young people to consume nicotine. Offering flavors such as watermelon, mango and mint, e-cigarette suppliers have been accused of enticing young people with their product. Several states and major cities have restricted or outright...

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November 6, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks, JUUL

Juul Sales To Cease In San Francisco After Voters Uphold Vaping Ban

A vaping ban in Juul Labs’s hometown comfortably survived an election day vote on Tuesday, making San Francisco the first major U.S. city to prohibit all e-cigarette sales. The ban, effective January, is a major blow to Juul, which spent $15.7 million on a campaign to stop the ban before abandoning all efforts...

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November 5, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, JUUL

More than half of teens who vape use Juul and its mint pods are No. 1 flavor in high school, new studies show

More than half of teenagers who vape use Juul e-cigarettes, and its mint pods are the No. 1 flavor favored by high school kids, according to two new studies published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The studies come amid a spike in teen use of e-cigarettes that’s prompted the Trump...

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November 5, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

Juul disregarded early evidence it was hooking teens

The San Francisco startup that invented the groundbreaking Juul e-cigarette had a central goal during its development: captivating users with the first hit. The company had concluded that consumers had largely rejected earlier e-cigarettes, former employees told Reuters, because the devices either failed to deliver enough nicotine or delivered it with a harsh taste....

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November 5, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks

I’m the mother of two vaping teens. Juul should pay for getting kids hooked

In 2016, I had never heard of vaping. When an unexpected package addressed to my 16-year-old son arrived on my porch, I opened it. I had no idea what to make of the device inside the box, so I asked my son about it when he arrived home from school. “It’s just something I...

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November 5, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks

San Mateo County bans e-cigarettes to combat the vaping industry ‘preying on our children’

Amid growing concerns over the rise of teen vaping, San Mateo County is taking a stand against the electronic cigarette industry that one leader said is “preying on our children.” The board of supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance banning the sale and distribution of electronic cigarettes in unincorporated San Mateo County. Flavored e-cigarette...

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November 4, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks

Did vaping trigger Henderson teen’s near-fatal lung illness?

Nathan Harrington doesn’t remember the fever and vomiting that prompted his mother to take him to an urgent care center. He can’t remember the ambulance ride from the center to St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena campus, in Henderson. He doesn’t remember his friends crying in his hospital room because they thought he would die,...

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November 4, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks

Cigarettes Vs. Vaping: That’s The ‘Wrong Comparison,’ Says Inhalation Researcher

Ilona Jaspers initially approached the outbreak of vaping-related illnesses with a clinical curiosity. As an inhalation toxicologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Jaspers has for nearly 20 years studied the health effects of many substances that can be inhaled. Seven of those years involved researching e-cigarettes. She had been following...

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November 1, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks

HealthPartners cardiologist says we need to stop denying the dangers of vaping for teens

Dr. Thomas Erling Kottke looks forward to a future when we might say, “Boy, was that a dumb idea.” The medical director for well-being with HealthPartners, and a cardiologist for 40 years, Kottke of St. Paul is talking about ubiquitous e-cigarettes. His particular concern is young people with developing brains who have taken...

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November 1, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Marketing

China Effectively Bans Online Sales of E-Cigarettes

The move could effectively shut off one of the biggest markets for an industry that is facing pressure around the world. China issued its starkest warning yet over electronic cigarettes, calling on the industry on Friday to stop selling and advertising the products online. Citing health concerns for minors, a Chinese regulator and the state...

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October 31, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks

Vaping addiction in a brand new generation: New Jersey 11-year-olds say they use e-cigs

Children as young as 11 years old are vaping and being hospitalized in New Jersey, an even younger age than reported a year ago, according to a report released Thursday by the state's hospitals. The use of e-cigarettes peaks in New Jersey between ages 18 and 24, even as the availability of dessert- and...

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October 31, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks, Marketing

You Don’t Need To Go Far To Buy E-Cig Devices In Hawaii

A public health official worries the high number of places selling vaping supplies “normalized” the use of tobacco products for young people. Hawaii gas stations and convenience stores are among the largest retailers of electronic smoking device products in Hawaii and there are more vape shops per capita on neighbor islands, according to a...

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October 30, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, Marketing

Why Hawaii Teens Have Some Of The Highest Vaping Rates In The Nation

Researchers say it’s a mixture of marketing and economics, plus Hawaii getting a head start on a trend that started in Asia. When Tom Lindsey’s foster son’s e-cigarette cartridge accidentally fell to the floor, they both dove for it. Lindsey got to it first, but that didn’t end the scuffle. “He bites my hand just...

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October 27, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Marketing

Fruity flavors lure teens into vaping longer and taking more puffs, study says

Most experts agree that sweet flavors like cotton candy and mango help entice teens to try their first-ever puff on an electronic cigarette. But what keeps them coming back? Flavors appear to play a role in that too, according to a new study of Los Angeles high school students. Those who vaped with flavors...

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October 24, 2019

Addiction, Marketing

Vape maker ordered to pull flavored products from market over violations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned an electronic cigarette company to stop selling nearly 100 flavored vaping products that can’t be legally sold because they lack required marketing authorization. The Clifton, New Jersey-based Eonsmoke LLC sells flavored e-liquids that are compatible with popular devices made by companies like Juul. The FDA said Eonsmoke...

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October 23, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Marketing

Flavors Draw Young People to Lifetime Habit of Vaping, Study Shows

Tasty flavors entice young people to try e-cigarettes, getting them hooked on what can become a lifetime habit, a new study shows. "Children and youth prefer sweet flavors. We know that flavors increase appeal to young or inexperienced users," said lead researcher Andrea Villanti, an associate professor with the University of Vermont's Center on...

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October 18, 2019

Addiction, Flavors, Health Risks, Marketing

Hawaii High Schooler To Legislators: Ban Flavored E-Cigs

At 17 years old, Samantha Domingo was the youngest speaker at an informational legislative briefing on vaping and e-cigarettes on Thursday. The Farrington High School student and Tobacco Free Hawaii Youth Council member told Hawaii legislators that many of her classmates have become addicted to nicotine by vaping e-cigarettes. “I’ve seen the effects their nicotine...

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October 15, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL

An 18-Year-Old Died After Becoming Addicted To Vaping. Now His Mom Is Going After Juul.

"Juul was the only change in this boy’s otherwise healthy life," a family attorney said. The night 18-year-old Daniel Wakefield died of breathing complications, he wasn't wheezing or showing any other signs it was hard to breathe, his mother said. He was spending the night at his dad's house. She talked to him on the...

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October 15, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks

More than 150 teens have fallen ill from vaping. Is it enough to make their peers stop?

It did not take long for word that people were falling ill from vaping to spread among teenagers. The news appeared on Snapchat, where worried adolescents read the grim details of the mysterious illness and shared them with their peers in group text messages. Then there were the photos of young patients that...

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October 14, 2019

High School Vape Culture Can Be Almost As Hard To Shake As Addiction, Teens Say

When Will tried his first vape during his sophomore year, he didn't know what to expect. It was just something he had vaguely heard about at school. "I just sort of remember using it a bunch of times, like in a row," he says. "And there's this huge buzz-sensation-like head rush. And I just...

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October 14, 2019

Addiction, Health Risks, JUUL, Marketing

E-Cigarettes Went Unchecked in 10 Years of Federal Inaction

A decade after Congress gave the F.D.A. the power to regulate tobacco products like e-cigarettes, the federal government has repeatedly delayed or weakened efforts that could have protected teenagers. In 2009, not long after Dr. Margaret Hamburg became commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, a package arrived at her home. Inside was a...

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