Surgeon General’s Advisory on E-cigarette Use Among Youth
“I, Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service, VADM Jerome Adams, am emphasizing the importance of protecting our children from a lifetime of nicotine addiction and associated health risks by immediately addressing the epidemic […]
posted on 12/18/2018
To Address Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic, FDA Must Stop Sales of All Flavored Products and Restrict Marketing and Sales to Protect Kids
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 9, 2018 – According to reports by The Washington Post and other media, the Food and Drug Administration plans to announce limitations on the sale of certain flavored electronic cigarettes in convenience stores and […]
posted on 11/12/2018
Nevada receives poor scores in tobacco use report
Las Vegas Review-Journal By Jessie Bekker Nevada received a “C” and four “F”s for tobacco usage, the leading cause of preventable death in the state and nationwide, in a report card released Tuesday by the American […]
posted on 01/24/2018
Vaping Can Be Addictive and May Lure Teenagers to Smoking, Science Panel Concludes
The New York Times By Sheila Kaplan WASHINGTON — A national panel of public health experts concluded in a report released on Tuesday that vaping with e-cigarettes that contain nicotine can be addictive and that teenagers […]
posted on 01/23/2018
FDA anti-smoking proposal might let tobacco companies flourish
The Associated Press (as seen in the Las Vegas Review-Journal) By Matthew Perrone WASHINGTON — Imagine if cigarettes were no longer addictive and smoking itself became almost obsolete; only a tiny segment of Americans still lit […]
posted on 01/19/2018
Big Tobacco finally tells the truth in court-ordered ad campaign
NBC News By Maggie Fox Smoking kills 1,200 people a day. The tobacco companies worked to make them as addictive as possible. There is no such thing as a safer cigarette. Ads with these statements hit […]
posted on 11/27/2017
Webinar: Cigarettes, e-Cigarettes, and the Role of FDA Regulation
Nevada Public Health Training Center presents “Cigarettes, e-Cigarettes, and the Role of FDA Regulation” as a part of the public health ECHO series on Friday, November 17 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. This free webinar […]
posted on 10/24/2017
FDA to launch campaign against e-cigarette use among youth
Reuters By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hot on the heels of its proposal to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans on Tuesday for an education campaign to discourage […]
posted on 08/08/2017
The FDA just unveiled one of the most important public health initiatives of the century
The Washington Post By Editorial Board THE FOOD and Drug Administration unveiled last week what may be one of the most important public-health initiatives of this century: an ambitious long-term strategy to finally end tobacco’s cycle […]
posted on 08/04/2017
U.S. Teens Dump Tobacco, E-Cigarettes
NBC News By Maggie Fox Teen smoking rates have hit new lows in the U.S. and, for the first time, fewer high school students are trying e-cigarettes, new data show. The latest report on teen smoking […]
posted on 06/16/2017