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E-Cigarettes: Flavored Products Fuel a Youth Addiction Crisis

E-cigarettes are hooking a new generation on nicotine – putting millions of kids at risk and threatening decades of progress in reducing youth tobacco use. It’s a nationwide crisis of youth addiction, fueled by thousands of kid-friendly flavors and massive doses of nicotine. According to the 2023… Read More

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Understanding the Health Risks of E-Cigarettes

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Perspective on AJPH article: “Balancing Considerations of the Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes”

Press Releases

Juul’s Fake Apology: Company Refuses to Take Responsibility for Creating Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic (Jul. 15, 2019)

Juul’s Latest Effort to Prevent Sales to Kids Is Too Little Too Late (Aug. 29, 2019)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports Gov. Cuomo’s Call to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes (Sep. 09, 2019)

Sept. 9 Deadline Arrives for Makers of E-Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products to Apply to Keep Products on Market – FDA Must Protect Kids and Public Health (Sep. 09, 2020)

Chicago City Council Overwhelmingly Votes to End the Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes, Needs to Crack Down on Menthol Cigarettes Next (Sep. 09, 2020)

2021 Survey Shows Over 2 Million Kids Used E-Cigarettes Even During Covid-19 School Shutdown and 85% Used Flavored Products – FDA Must Eliminate All Flavored E-Cigarettes to Prevent Resurgence of Youth Epidemic (Sep. 30, 2021)

FDA’s Authorization of High-Nicotine Vuse E-Cigarette Leaves Kids at Risk of Addiction (Oct. 12, 2021)

President Trump’s Plan to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes Is Long-Overdue Step to Address Youth Crisis, but Must be Comprehensive and Immediate (Sep. 11, 2019)

Juul Is Big Tobacco – Today’s Announcement Leaves No Doubt (Sep. 25, 2019)

2021 Monitoring the Future Survey Shows Youth E-Cigarette Use Remains a Serious Problem – FDA Must Act Now to Eliminate the Flavored Products Addicting Kids (Dec. 15, 2021)

New Report: E-Cigarettes in Kid-Friendly Flavors Remain Widely Available Three Months After Deadline for FDA Action (Dec. 17, 2021)

FDA’s Crackdown on Illegal Sales of Popular Flavored E-cigarettes Is Significant Step to Protect Kids (May. 31, 2023)

FDA’s Continued Delays in Reviewing Juul’s Marketing Applications Are Unacceptable and Harmful to Kids (Jun. 06, 2024)

To Protect Kids, Gov. Cuomo’s Order Banning Flavored E-Cigarettes Must Be Strengthened to Include Menthol (Sep. 15, 2019)

San Francisco Voters Reject Juul-Sponsored Ballot Measure in Big Win for Kids over Tobacco Industry (Nov. 06, 2019)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports D.C. Effort to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes (Sep. 17, 2019)

Juul’s Decision to End Sales of Mint Pods Is Not a Substitute for FDA Action to Remove All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Nov. 07, 2019)

FDA Authorization of Menthol-Flavored E-Cigarettes Is Troubling and Will Harm Kids (Jun. 21, 2024)

Los Angeles County Votes to Ban Flavored Tobacco Products (Sep. 24, 2019)

D.C. Council Should Give Juul the Cold Shoulder by Banning All Flavored Tobacco Products (May. 05, 2020)

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Involving FDA Marketing Denial Orders for Flavored E-Cigarettes (Jul. 02, 2024)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports Gov. Cuomo’s Inclusion of Menthol E-Cigarettes in Emergency Action to Address the Youth Epidemic (Sep. 26, 2019)

North Carolina Attorney General’s Investigation of Puff Bar Is Important Step to Protect Kids (Nov. 16, 2021)

Gov. Baker Right to Declare Public Health Emergency Over E-Cigarettes; Legislature Must Do Its Part by Banning All Flavored Tobacco Products (Sep. 24, 2019)

New Investigation Finds that British American Tobacco is Secretly Backing “Anti-Smoking” Group to Undermine Tobacco Control Policies (Jan. 11, 2022)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports Gov. Inslee’s Call to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes (Sep. 27, 2019)

FDA’s Stay of Juul Marketing Denial Order Is Harmful to America’s Kids (Jul. 06, 2022)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports Gov. Brown’s Call to Stop the Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Oct. 07, 2019)

Multistate Settlement Underscores Juul’s Culpability in Driving Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic and Urgent Need for FDA to Take Juul Off the Market (Sep. 06, 2022)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports Gov. Bullock’s Emergency Action to Stop the Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Oct. 08, 2019)

New Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Support Trump Administration’s Plan to Take Flavored E-Cigarettes off the Market (Oct. 10, 2019)

Juul’s Decision to Keep Selling Mint/Menthol Flavors Shows Company Hasn’t Changed – Trump Administration Must Implement Plan to Remove All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Oct. 17, 2019)

Trump Administration Must Put Kids Before Juul and Take Mint/Menthol E-Cigarettes Off the Market (Oct. 25, 2019)

Trump Administration Must Side with Kids Over Juul and Keep Menthol in Plan to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes (Nov. 03, 2019)

JAMA Studies Show Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic Is Getting Worse and Kids Shifted to Mint/Menthol After Other Flavors Were Restricted (Nov. 05, 2019)

Trump Administration Should Not Exempt Vape Shops or Any Flavors from Its Plan to Clear the Market of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Nov. 06, 2019)

Is Trump Administration Breaking Its Promise to America’s Kids and Families to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes? (Nov. 09, 2019)

U.S. House Subcommittee Approves Comprehensive Bill to Reverse Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic, Prohibit Flavored Tobacco Products (Nov. 13, 2019)

Massachusetts State House Votes to End the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products (Nov. 13, 2019)

Massachusetts Senate Votes to End the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products; State Poised to Be First in the Nation Taking Such Action (Nov. 20, 2019)

Health and Parent Groups Urge Trump Administration to Stand Strong and Implement Plan to Clear the Market of All Flavored E-Cigarettes – Kids’ Health Must Not Be Compromised (Nov. 22, 2019)

With Gov. Baker’s Signature, Massachusetts Becomes First State to End the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products (Nov. 27, 2019)

Government Survey Shows Youth Tobacco Use at Highest Rate in 19 Years Due to E-Cigarette Epidemic – Administration Must Implement Plan to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes (Dec. 05, 2019)

Tobacco Provisions in Congressional Health Bill Won’t Stop the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic – It’s Critical to Eliminate the Flavored Products that Lure Kids (Dec. 11, 2019)

Raising the Tobacco Age to 21 Won’t Stop the Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic and Is Not a Substitute for Eliminating the Flavored Products that Lure Kids (Dec. 16, 2019)

Trump Administration Breaks Its Promise to Kids and Families to Eliminate Flavored E-Cigarettes, Prioritizes Industry Over the Health of Our Kids (Jan. 01, 2020)

New Article Definitively Refutes Claim that E-Cigarettes are 95% Safer than Cigarettes (Jan. 08, 2020)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports Gov. Cuomo’s Call to End the Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Jan. 08, 2020)

Senator Sherrod Brown Introduces Senate Version of Comprehensive Legislation to Reverse E-Cigarette Epidemic and Drive Down Youth Tobacco Use (Jan. 09, 2020)

Tobacco-Free Kids Supports Gov. Cuomo’s Call to End the Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Jan. 21, 2020)

Surgeon General’s Report Finds Effective Treatments Exist to Help Smokers Quit, but the Evidence is Inadequate to Conclude E-Cigarettes Increase Smoking Cessation (Jan. 23, 2020)

Trump Administration Policy Provides Roadmap for E-Cigarette Makers to Keep Addicting Kids with Flavored Products (Feb. 05, 2020)

Big Win for Kids: U.S. House Approves Bill to Reverse Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic, Prohibit Flavored Tobacco Products (Feb. 28, 2020)

Gov. Raimondo’s Actions to End the Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes Will Protect Rhode Island Kids; New Poll Shows Two-Thirds of Voters Support the Move (Mar. 25, 2020)

New York Takes Historic Action to Tackle Youth E-Cigarette Use by Ending the Sale of All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Apr. 02, 2020)

Tobacco-Free Kids Applauds Denver Lawsuit Against Juul, Altria for Luring Kids; Time for City and State to End the Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes (Apr. 03, 2020)

Absurd and Irresponsible: Vape Shops Claim They Are Essential When Vaping May Worsen Effects of COVID-19 and Has Addicted Millions of Kids (Apr. 15, 2020)

Today’s FDA Action Against Some E-Cigarettes Is Not a Substitute for a Ban on All Flavored Products (Apr. 27, 2020)

Gov. Bullock’s Action to End the Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes Will Protect Montana Kids (Jun. 16, 2020)

FDA Action Against Puff Bar and Other Disposable E-Cigarettes Is a Positive Step to Protect Kids, but Not a Substitute for a Ban on All Flavored Products (Jul. 20, 2020)

CDC Report Raises Concerns E-Cigarettes Could Be Hindering Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Use in U.S. (Nov. 19, 2020)

2020 Monitoring the Future Survey Confirms Youth E-Cigarette Use Remains an Epidemic – It’s Time to Eliminate the Flavored Products Addicting Kids (Dec. 15, 2020)

FDA’s Denial of Applications for Some Flavored E-Cigarettes Is Positive Step, but Not a Substitute for Eliminating All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Aug. 27, 2021)

FDA’s Rejection of More Flavored E-Cigarettes Is Significant Step Forward, But FDA’s Delays and Failure to Eliminate All Flavored E-Cigarettes – Including Menthol – Leave Kids at Risk (Sep. 09, 2021)

Congressional Agreement Will Stop E-Cigarette Makers from Using Synthetic Nicotine to Evade FDA Regulations that Protect Kids and Public Health (Mar. 09, 2022)

CDC Reports Welcome Declines in Adult Smoking and E-Cigarette Use in U.S., but Bold Action Needed to Address Large Disparities in Who Still Uses Tobacco (Mar. 17, 2022)

FDA’s Rejection of Two Vuse Menthol E-Cigarette Products Is a Significant Step to Protect Kids (Jan. 24, 2023)

Ultimate Chutzpah: Reynolds American Pretends to Care About Youth E-Cigarette Use While Selling No. 2 Brand Among Kids (Feb. 10, 2023)

New Federal Task Force on Illegal E-Cigarettes Can Be Important Step if Followed by Comprehensive Enforcement Actions (Jun. 10, 2024)