… high school students down from 46 percent to 25 percent and middle school students from 18 percent to 7 percent. “They want to act like this is an epidemic. It’s not,” American Vaping Association President Gregory Conley said. “Smoking is rapidly … Vape life: Are flavored e-cigs for kids or smokers trying to quit? […]
Letter: Editorial on e-cigs spread misinformation [Daily Herald]
This letter originally appeared in the Daily Herald on January 5, 2015. We agree with the Herald that the use of all nicotine products should be discouraged by youth. Nonetheless, your recent editorial’s assertion that vapor products are marketed in flavors to appeal to youth is just plain wrong. Last November, a survey of over […]
Letter: Forum editorial wrong on vaping [INFORUM]
This letter originally appeared in INFORUM on December 27, 2014. The Forum is correct to editorialize in favor of a ban on selling vapor products, otherwise known as electronic cigarettes, to minors (Dec. 18). The editorial is dead wrong, however, to assert that flavored vapor products are aimed at children and that vaping has been […]
Letter: Vaping isn’t a gateway to smoking [Register-Guard]
This letter originally appeared in the Register-Guard on December 22, 2015. The Register-Guard was correct to urge the Oregon Legislature to become the 41st state to pass a law banning the sale of vapor products, otherwise known as e-cigarettes, to minors (editorial, Dec. 19). However, the editors erred in falsely stating that there’s evidence that […]
Teen E-Cigarette Usage [NPR’s All Things Considered]
The lead story on last night’s edition of NPR’s All Things Considered was the recently released results of the 2014 Monitoring the Future (MTF) study. STEIN: The companies that make e-cigarettes agree that teenagers shouldn’t be using the devices, which is known as vaping. But Gregory Conley of the American Vaping Association says there is […]
