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French Study: Vapers Are More Likely to Quit Smoking
The study titled “Association Between Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking Reduction in France,” was published in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine, and tracked...
The Launch of a New Organization Tackling Popcorn Lung
“Popcorn lung” is the popular name for Bronchitis obliterans, a chronic lung disease linked to various air pollutants. One chemical it’s been speculatively linked...
San Francisco’s Top Economist Confirms E-Cig Ban Will Increase Smoking
Last month, San Francisco’s supervisors approved a total e-cig ban in a unanimous preliminary vote. “We spent the 90s battling big tobacco, and now...
A Brief Review of CNBC’s “Vaporized: America’s E-Cigarette Addiction”
CNBC's Carl Quintanilla hosted and reported a new documentary entitled "Vaporized: America's E-Cigarette Addiction," released last week.
While the documentary certainly highlights elements of the...
Recent UK Study Looks Into Cash Rewards for Smoking Cessation
The study titled “Incentives for smoking cessation”, was published by the Cochrane Library, and contained results from 33 trials in eight countries, including 10...
Study: E-Cig Restrictions Could Drive Teens Back to Smoking
An online survey of 240 young U.S. adults aged between 18 and 29, asked the participants to predict their use of two products they...
FDA’s Acceptance of the Ten Month Deadline On E-Cig PMTA Applications Is Disgraceful
A federal judge in Maryland, U.S. District Judge Paul Grimm, ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to advance the regulation of e-cigarettes...
CDC 2018 Report: Vaping has Particularly Increased Amongst Former Smokers
In a post on his blog page “Tobacco Truth” public health expert Brad Rodu, points out that while US federal officials have been “obsessed...
