vaping

Surgeon General Warns Youth Vaping Is Now An 'Epidemic'

4:16pm December 18, 2018

by Rob Stein

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued a forceful advisory about vaping by U.S. teenagers, saying electronic cigarette use among young people has reached levels that require urgent action.

A survey finds 1 in 5 high school seniors was vaping nicotine in 2018.

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Teen Vaping Soared In 2018

12:01am December 17, 2018

by Rob Stein

A dramatic increase in vaping among high school students is the largest yearly change ever seen in a long-running survey tracking substance use and abuse by teens.

Student Journalists

JUULing In School

5:06pm December 07, 2018

by Samuel Clark

It was created to be an alternative to cigarettes.

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Education

New Rules Mean Vaping Now Considered Drug Violation In Forsyth County Schools

6:00am December 07, 2018

by Keri Brown

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools has made some big changes to address the growing trend of vaping by students.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he wants to ban menthol cigarettes because teenagers often become addicted to nicotine by smoking them.

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FDA Seeks Ban On Menthol Cigarettes To Fight Teen Smoking

6:22pm November 15, 2018

by Rob Stein

In its latest effort to curb smoking by young people, the FDA wants to outlaw menthol cigarettes. The agency would also restrict sales of flavored e-cigarettes to reduce youth addiction to nicotine.

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In just three years, the electronic cigarette manufacturer Juul has swallowed the American market with its USB key-shaped vapes.

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FDA Seizes Documents From E-Cigarette Maker Amid Crackdown On Flavored Vapes

11:18pm October 03, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

More than 1,000 documents were reportedly seized from the headquarters of Juul Labs in a surprise inspection on the manufacturer.

An unidentified 15-year-old student at a high school in Cambridge, Mass., vaped near campus in April.

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FDA Intensifies Crackdown On E-Cigarette Sales To Teenagers

4:12pm September 12, 2018

by Rob Stein

The Food and Drug Administration said teen vaping has reached epidemic proportions, prompting more than 1,300 warning letters to stores selling e-cigarettes to kids and an ultimatum to four companies.

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Julien Lavandier, a Colorado State University student, started smoking e-cigarettes as a high school sophomore. He says he's now hooked on Juul and has been unable to quit.

He Started Vaping As A Teen And Now Says Habit Is 'Impossible To Let Go'

5:54pm July 14, 2018

by John Daley

Public health officials worry vaping is an emerging disaster that could reverse years of decline in smoking by young people. What's the latest evidence that e-cigarettes are a gateway to tobacco?

Nicotine, heavy metals and tiny particles that can harm the lungs have been found in e-cigarette aerosol, according to the surgeon general.

June Ballot Measure Would Ban All Flavored Tobacco Products In San Francisco

6:48pm May 16, 2018

by Lesley McClurg

City supervisors tried to ban menthol cigarettes and vape flavors in 2017, but tobacco purveyors funded a drive to put the measure to voters instead. Now dueling ads vie for hearts and minds.

E-Liquid (right) with labeling that resembles kid-friendly candy (left).

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Federal Government Sends Warning To Vaping Companies

5:15am May 02, 2018

by John Daley

The federal government issued warnings to companies that sell vaping liquids, saying they are in violation of federal regulations due to packages that appear to market to children or teens.