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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 October 3rd, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) is reporting approximately 1,080 cases of severe lung illness linked to the use of “e-cigarettes.” According to the CDC, about 78% of these patients have admitted to recent use of THC vaping products. Three types of pulmonary injury are being seen in these […]

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AVA Response to Walmart Decision to Stop Selling Vaping Products

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Vaping Association (AVA), a nonprofit that advocates for sensible regulation of vaping products, reacted to an announcement by retailer Walmart that they will no longer sell vaping products. Gregory Conley, President of the AVA, released the following statement: “You know you are in the middle of a moral panic […]

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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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The effect of e-cigarette aerosol emissions on respiratory health: a narrative review

ABSTRACT Introduction: Due to the uptake in the use of e-cigarettes (ECs), evidence on their health effects is needed to inform health care and policy. Some regulators and health professionals have raised concerns that the respirable aerosols generated by ECs contain several constituents of potential toxicological and biological relevance to respiratory health. Areas covered: We […]

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