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Seminole County students see effects of vaping, drug use up close through new campaign

WFTV-9: Seventh graders at Millennium Middle School may already know what vaping is, but on Thursday, they got to see the negative impact it can have. The school district on Thursday rolled out a new campaign called “It Won’t Be Me" to teach students about the dangers of things like vaping.

FLORIDA, NEWSFebruary 12, 2020

Mass. attorney general sues JUUL 'for creating youth vaping epidemic'

WCVB: Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against the company she blames for starting the youth vaping epidemic.

MASSACHUSETTS, NEWSFebruary 12, 2020

Juul Bought Ads Appearing on Cartoon Network and Other Youth Sites, Suit Claims

The New York Times: The case, brought by Massachusetts after a lengthy investigation, presents some of the strongest evidence the vaping company was marketing to teenagers.

MASSACHUSETTS, NATIONAL, NEWSFebruary 12, 2020

American Heart Association tackles youth vaping crisis with massive new initiative

AHA: The American Heart Association is fighting for the country’s young people and against the vaping epidemic by funding millions in new nicotine research, working to strengthen laws and policies nationwide, and exposing the e-cigarette industry’s lies.

NATIONAL, NEWSFebruary 12, 2020

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

NBC News: "Kids have moved on," Meredith Berkman, co-founder of Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes, or PAVE, told NBC News. Teenagers know that teachers are now educated about how to detect vaping in classrooms, she said. So they're getting their nicotine fix in other ways, including products not covered by the looming ban.

NATIONAL, PRESSFebruary 7, 2020

Ban on some flavored e-cigarettes kicks in

NBC News: As of midnight tonight, most fruity e-cigarette flavors will be banned as part of the effort to stem the teen vaping epidemic. Experts warn many students have found a loophole by purchasing cheap, disposable e-cigarettes which are still legal.

NATIONAL, PRESSFebruary 7, 2020

Tobacco company CEOs face lawmakers' questions on their role in youth vaping epidemic

ABC News: Executives from some of the largest e-cigarette companies defended their business practices on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, amid concerns about their role in the rising rates of nicotine addiction among young people.

NATIONAL, NEWSFebruary 7, 2020

Teens Find a Big Loophole in the New Flavored Vaping Ban

The New York Times: Meredith Berkman and Dorian Fuhrman, two of the co-founders of Parents Against Vaping, recently met with Mr. Zeller and some of his staff to discuss their concerns. They believe that waiting for survey data about disposables, from the next annual youth tobacco survey, will result in more youths becoming addicted to nicotine.

NATIONAL, PRESSJanuary 31, 2020

NJ Gov. Murphy Signs 153 Bills Into Law, Including Major Vape Ban

Patch.com: Gov. Phil Murphy has signed 153 bills into law, including one that makes New Jersey the first state in the nation to impose a permanent ban on flavored vape products.

UncategorizedJanuary 29, 2020

Listen: How Vaping Regulations Are Playing Out In The States

Kaiser Health News: KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber joined Wisconsin Public Radio’s Rob Ferrett on “Central Time” to discuss what’s happening on vaping in the states amid concerns about a vaping lung illness.

NATIONAL, NEWSJanuary 25, 2020

Social Media Helped Juul Dominate the Vaping Market. Now, Teens Are Using It to Help Each Other Quit

Social Media Helped Juul Dominate the Vaping Market. Now, Teens Are Using It to Help Each Other Quit

Time: In a stark about-face, many of the same people who might have once posted about their #JuulLife are now using social media to urge their friends to quit vaping.

BREAK THE HABIT, NATIONAL, NEWS, TEENJanuary 22, 2020JuulLife

Juul Wanted To Revolutionize Vaping. It Took A Page From Big Tobacco’s Chemical Formulas

Tobacco21: By the time Juul’s co-creator stood before a tech audience in April 2016, ads for the e-cigarette aimed to distance the product from a toxic past: “Our company has its roots in Silicon Valley, not in fields of tobacco.”

UncategorizedJanuary 22, 2020

PAVe on WKBW ABC Buffalo

WKBW ABC Buffalo: On a satellite media tour PAVe Co Founder Meredith Berkman and President of American Academy of Pediatrics Dr. Sara Goza speak to reporters about the youth Vaping Crisis.

PRESSJanuary 20, 2020

PAVe on the WPHM Morning Show Podcast

WPHM 1380: PAVe co-founder Meredith Berkman spoke along with Dr. Sally Goza about the heightened risks associated with e-cigarette use.

PRESSJanuary 18, 2020

Congress needs to act against vaping epidemic - San Francisco Chronicle

Senator Dianne Feinstein: San Francisco has already moved to ban e-cigarettes, and the state is also contemplating a flavor ban. But to curb youth vaping nationwide, these issues must be addressed by Congress.

NATIONAL, NEWSJanuary 17, 2020

The FDA got it partially right on e-cigs. Here’s what else needs to be done.

Washington Post: The need for additional measures is urgent. Data from the 2019 National Youth Tobacco Survey shows that about 5 million young people in grades six to 12 had tried e-cigarettes in the past 30 days — an increase from about 3.6 million in 2018. And more of these teens are becoming regular users, with nearly 1 million vaping daily. That’s how addiction crises take root. Casual use turns into constant use, and before you know it, a new generation of kids is hooked on nicotine.

NATIONAL, NEWSJanuary 17, 2020

Quitting Juul may be harder than quitting cigarettes

Quitting Juul may be harder than quitting cigarettes

VOX: There’s a robust literature on what works — and what doesn’t — to help youth get off cigarettes. Krishnan-Sarin says for now, she and other tobacco and addiction experts are extrapolating from that research to help patients who want to quit vaping. But there’s a twist: The experience of quitting nicotine vaping may actually turn out to be quite different from stopping smoking. Quitting vaping may actually be harder.

TEENJanuary 16, 2020

Newly Signed Legislation Raises Federal Minimum Age of Sale of Tobacco Products to 21

FDA: On Dec. 20, 2019, the President signed legislation amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and raising the federal minimum age of sale of tobacco products from 18 to 21 years. It is now illegal for a retailer to sell any tobacco product—including cigarettes, cigars and e-cigarettes—to anyone under 21.

NATIONAL, NEWSJanuary 15, 2020

Senators Criticize Trump’s E-cig Policy

CBS19 News: More than two dozen members of the U.S. Senate, including Tim Kaine, are criticizing a new policy they say won't address certain flavored e-cigarettes or flavored e-liquids that are not in cartridges.

NATIONAL, NEWSJanuary 15, 2020

Stroke: Smoking both traditional and e-cigarettes may raise risk

Medical News Today: A team at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, has uncovered another electronic cigarette health concern. This time, it relates to stroke risk.

NEWSJanuary 14, 2020