Every day, hundreds of responsible online retailers of vaping products use multiple tools to stop minors from illegally accessing vaping products, including third-party age verification, requesting scans of government-issued IDs, and requiring billing/shipping addresses to match. Unfortunately, this level of dedication is not seen across all businesses and individuals who sell vaping products on the […]
Behold, the Gateway Effect: CDC Reports 50%+ Decline in Smoking by 18-24 Year-Olds Since 2014
New data out from the CDC’s National Health Interview Survey charts a big decline in past 30-day cigarette smoking among adults aged 18-24 years from 2014 to 2018. Despite nearly a decade of claims that youth vaping would lead to a resurgence in smoking, the generation that grew up with years of exposure to vaping […]
Public Health England Strikes Back at False Claims About Their “At Least 95% Safer” Estimate
In response to misleading attacks on Public Health England’s published reports estimating vaping to be at least 95% less harmful than smoking, Professor John Newton (Director of Health Improvement for PHE) and Martin Dockrell (Tobacco Control Programme Lead for PHE) recently published a blistering response in the American Journal of Public Health. That response (with […]
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 […]
Conservative Groups Urge President Trump To Protect Vapers from Flavored Product Ban
Today, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist and a coalition of center-right organizations from across the country called on President Donald Trump to preserve access to electronic cigarettes and vapor products that millions of American adults are using to quit smoking or reduce their dependence on tobacco products in the United States. In recent weeks, there have […]
