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The AVA is a nonprofit advocacy group that champions the use of vapor products and electronic cigarettes to help smokers quit.

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The Facts on “Vaping-Related” Lung Illnesses & Deaths

As of September 6th, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) is reporting over 450 possible cases of severe lung illness linked to the use of “e-cigarettes.” Three types of pulmonary injury are being seen in these cases — lipoid pneumonia, alveolar hemorrhage, and cryptogenic organizing pneumonia. There have been six deaths reported as […]

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New York’s Senseless Flavored Vaping Ban Will Cost Lives & Jobs

NEW YORK, NY — Approximately one hour ago, unelected members of the New York State Department of Health’s Public Health and Health Planning Council (PHHPC) voted to pass an “emergency” measure to ban the sale of vaping products in flavors other than menthol, tobacco, and unflavored for the next 90 days. This came after dozens of vape […]

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Vapers on Vaping

Smoked since 14 quit at 22

I had been smoking since the age of 14, I had gotten up to 2 packs a day. I decided to stop in my local vape shop in Colorado (Vapor Source) and picked up a vape, and started at a 12 nic, before I knew it I was stepping down to a 6 and then […]

Anthony
Mitchell
California

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Vaping Research

Frequency of E-Cigarette Use and Smoking Status of U.S. Adolescents in the 2015 NYTS

What Was Studied This study analyzed the frequency of e-cigarette use and its association with smoking status among U.S. adolescents. The National Youth Tobacco Survey 2015 was analyzed in 2017, focusing on frequency of past 30-day e-cigarette use according to smoking status of participants. Smoking status was classified as never smoker, ever/not a past 30-day […]

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