Federal flavor ban goes into effect Thursday, but many flavored vape products will still be available

A nationwide ban on many flavored e-cigarette products goes into effect Thursday, but teenagers will still have access to nicotine vapes, experts say. The ban covers a number of kid-friendly flavorings, such as mint and fruit, though menthol and tobacco flavorings will remain legal. However, the ban only applies to specific types of devices: cartridge or pre-filled pod devices, like the ones made popular by Juul. All other devices will be left on the market.

2020-02-06
nbcnews.com

Juul Won't Be the Only One Hurt By a Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products

Juul Labs is the electronic cigarette company most often targeted by the government when it considers imposing tougher regulations. By far the industry leader and still the most popular device with teens, Juul is the one that suffers the greatest impact when strict, new rules are handed down. Because teens also most often use flavored tobacco products, federal, state, and local regulators and politicians are banning their manufacture and sale, even though adults also use them in large numbers to help them migrate away from cigarettes. [...]

2020-02-06
fool.com

RESEARCH & COMMENTARY: OREGON FLAVOR BAN WOULD VAPORIZE TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION

Oregon lawmakers recently introduced two bills that would severely limit adult access to tobacco harm reduction options by banning the sales of flavored electronic cigarettes. Senate Bills 1559 and 1557 would both ban the sales of vaping products that have “been manufactured to impart a characterizing flavor.” Like many misguided lawmakers throughout the country, Oregon legislators are responding to a so-called youth vaping epidemic. Although reducing youth e-cigarette use is laudable, policymakers should refrain from prohibitionist policies that haphazardly restrict adult access to tobacco harm reduction products.

2020-02-06
heartland.org

Cannabis Use in E-cigarettes Increases Among Teens

E-cigarettes and vaping devices made news several times last year as deaths caused by vaping-related illness raised a new round of questions about the safety of this trend. Now, a new survey shows that vaping marijuana is rising among teens — and at record rates. As a result, the medical community is becoming increasingly concerned that as usage soars it could have significant effects on teen health.

2020-02-06
technologynetworks.com

Medicine is no panacea to combat tobacco addiction: experts

The number of smokers attempting to kick the habit with the aid of prescription drugs went up 35% in the five years to 2017, but medicine should not be seen as a panacea, experts say. Around one third of the Netherlands’ three million smokers attempt to stop every year but just 5% of those who do it without any form of help manage to do so, according to new research by the Dutch medicines agency CBG.

2020-02-06
dutchnews.nl

Is vaping a scourge on your skin?

Burns on the face, arms and hands that require skin grafts. Acne boils and ugly rashes. Black hairy tongue and other oral lesions. [...] Faulty or malfunctioning e-cigarettes can overheat and either explode or burn to the touch, said senior study author Dr. Kurt Ashack, a dermatology resident with the University of Illinois at Chicago. "It could cause a pretty significant burn, where you lose at least the top layer of skin, if not more," he said. Device explosions also have caused people to lose teeth, the findings showed.

2020-02-06
medicalxpress.com