Are vaping products a gateway to smoking for teens and young adults? Though this has long been a key concern for vaping opponents, the evidence does not provide a clear-cut answer. Researchers Lynn Kozlowski from the University at Buffalo and Kenneth Warner from the University of Michigan conducted a review of data from several leading […]
Leading European authorities point to vaping products as key to solving smoking addiction
Two recent articles featured on The Parliament Magazine suggest that vaping products will play a key role in solving Europe’s smoking problem. By offering smokers a significantly safer alternative to combustibles, vaping devices could cause a disruption significant enough to change public health throughout Europe and beyond. The Italian Anti-Smoking League's @RiccardoPolosa explains why #ecigarettes […]
Hyperbolic headlines on JUUL threaten innovative vaping technology
A rash of inflammatory headlines have put vaping in the crosshairs of public opinion, but a recent article from Forbes online contributor Sally Satel calls for a more balanced look at the big picture. She argues that hastily moving to suppress the growth of vaping with tight regulation could have the opposite effect, pushing potential […]
Iowa AG Tom Miller (D): JUUL offers opportunity to reduce smoking rates
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller (D), a longtime opponent of the tobacco industry who was a leader in forging the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between 46 states and cigarette manufacturers, continues to demonstrate true leadership in the debate over vaping. The below was released by his office earlier today. Additionally, Inside Sources’s Iowa bureau covered […]
University of Michigan study: Potential of vaping to benefit public health exceeds its risks
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR—The benefits of vaping to quit smoking far outweigh the health risks of youths moving from electronic to traditional cigarettes, a new study says. An analysis by University of Michigan researchers Kenneth Warner and David Mendez from the School of Public Health found that in the most likely of several […]