Recent Posts in E-Cigarettes Category
Posted on Sep 14, 2019 By David Thomas
A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS In our August 23, 2019 blog titled “A Mysterious Illness“ we discussed the vaping-related respiratory illness that is fast becoming an epidemic across the country. ...
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Posted on Aug 23, 2019 By David Thomas
THE MYSTERY ILLNESS Since the end of June, nearly 153 cases of a respiratory illness with lung damage have quickly spread across 16 states. The illness has a cluster of common symptoms: shortness of ...
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Posted on Nov 29, 2018 By David Thomas
A CIGARETTE BY ANOTHER NAME… New data shows that vaping increased almost 80% among high school students and 50% among middle school students from 2017 to 2018. According to the CDC, 1 in 5 high ...
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Posted on Sep 19, 2018 By David Thomas
CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER The rising use of e-cigarettes by America’s youth has reached epidemic proportions, according to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb. A recent report by the Centers for ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2015 By David Thomas
E-CIGARETTE USE TRIPLES IN TEENS On April 16, 2015, the Centers for Disease Control released the results of a study showing that e-cigarette use among teens tripled over a one-year period. From 2013 ...
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Posted on Oct 24, 2014 By David Thomas
Many people are wondering whether e-cigarettes--battery powered devices that heat liquid nicotine to create a vapor that is inhaled--are safe. But whether a product is safe can be very hard to define, ...
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