Flavored vapes draw new users – especially young people. On the flipside, they can also help some people quit smoking. Makary’s resignation makes it clear that the controversy isn’t going away.
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Nicotine use during adolescence harms the developing brain. South Africa needs to act to stop this harmful habit.
The study suggests that online sales to kids went unchanged in the months after the law went into effect.
The nearly half-billion-dollar settlement orders Juul to tamp down its targeting of the teen market.
Three tobacco-flavored cartridges and a vaping device have been approved by the FDA for sale in the US. It comes after a decadelong debate over e-cigarettes.
Most e-liquids we studied contained chemicals known to cause respiratory issues and lung damage when inhaled.
Current legislation focuses on the flavor of e-cigarettes. But the latest research shows the attraction isn’t about taste.
As vaping increases among youth, so do the life-threatening lung injuries that accompany it. ‘Popcorn lung’ is the latest.
Concerns about e-cigarettes are growing, with the AMA calling for a ban. With the Great American Smokeout on Nov. 21, it’s worth asking: What do smokers think?
It’s not just that e-cigarettes have fruity, fun-evoking flavors added to them. There’s danger in the mere fact that the flavors lead kids to dismiss risk.
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Director of Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Michigan
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Research Specialist, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Policy, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Rutgers University
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Professor of pediatrics, microbiology and immunology, and environmental sciences and engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Professor and Dean, School of Public Health, Georgia State University
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Clinical Fellow, Department of Respirology and Sleep Medicine at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
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Professor and Consultant Pulmonologist, University of Cape Town
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Research Officer, Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow of Public Health, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy and Global Public Health, University of Michigan
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Associate Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute and Associate Professor, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Vermont
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Associate Professor and Head of Respiratory Environmental Health, The Kids Research Institute Australia; Curtin University