WASHINGTON, DC — A first-of-its-kind longitudinal study could cause some to rethink the claim that vaping is acting as a gateway to cigarette smoking. The study, which is newly-published in the journal Addictive Behaviors, followed 3,757 college freshmen at Virginia Commonwealth University for one year to examine whether vaping at baseline was associated with the […]
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AVA Comments on Surgeon General Report
Report draws criticism for making 'reckless' conclusions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Vaping Association and others reacted to the U.S. Surgeon General’s release of E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Gregory Conley, President of the American Vaping Association, commented: “This is just another politically-motivated attack on an industry that is helping people quit smoking. Discussion […]
Senator Warns FDA: Congress Could Stop Industry-Killing Vaping Regs
New Congress may change or eliminate burdensome vaping regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With a new President soon to take office, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is warning the Food & Drug Administration that Congress is likely to undo the FDA’s costly new rules on vapor products. Johnson wrote to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf last week asking that the agency cease implementing its vapor product […]
Turns Out Vaping Isn’t Causing a ‘Nicotine Epidemic’ Among Teens
New study demolishes assumption that teen vapers are nicotine fiends
WASHINGTON, DC — Only one in five teens are using nicotine while vaping, reports a new article published in the journal Tobacco Control. This finding is prompting the article’s authors to suggest that spikes in the use of e-cigarettes and vapor products may not actually be fueling a ‘nicotine epidemic’ among teens. The article reports […]
Countdown to Vaping Prohibition Begins as FDA Rules Take Effect
New rules are a ‘win’ for Big Tobacco, says Wells Fargo analyst
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Vaping Association (AVA), a leading voice for the benefits of vapor products and electronic cigarettes, is warning that new rules on vapor products going into effect today from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will harm public health and close thousands of businesses. “It is a misnomer to refer […]
