smokefree.gov: Quitting vaping can be easier when you prepare in advance and have a plan. Find out what steps you can take to get ready to quit vaping.
Read MoreMashable.com: After years of declining nicotine use amongst teens, rates have once again surged amongst young people thanks to e-cigarettes. One in four high school students now vapes.
Read MoreUS Pharmarcist: Smoking-cessation initiatives in adolescents are very important for decreasing the rate of lifelong smokers; however, never taking that first cigarette puff is the best and most cost-effective method of smoking cessation.
Read MoreBloomberg: Makers of e-cigarette products that look like toys and candy and help minors hide their vaping from parents are taking heat from the Food and Drug Administration.
Read MoreYahoo Finance: With over 1,000 cases and 18 deaths attributed to a mysterious vaping-related pulmonary illness (VAPI) in the United States, a growing number of teens have been going to the family doctor with concerns about their e-cigarette vaping habits.
Read MoreShape.com: The possible health risks and consequences of vaping are well-known—but how might it affect your risk of COVID-19?
Read MoreYale School of Engineering and Applied Science: The chemical make-up and nicotine levels of the e-liquids used in Juul vaping products differ greatly for consumers in Europe and those in the U.S. and Canada, and a new study shows that each version brings a separate set of potential health risks.
Read More929 Podcast: Meredith Berkman is the co-founder of Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes. She sat down with Rabbi Adam Mintz to talk about how a pandemic may give teenagers more space for picking up vaping habits as well as her personal experience as a COVID-19 survivor.
Read MoreDrugabuse.gov: Because it attacks the lungs, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could be an especially serious threat to those who smoke tobacco or marijuana or who vape.
Read MoreThe Philadelphia Inquirer: If you smoke marijuana, or vape e-cigarettes, you could end up with the kind of damage to your lungs and airways that could put you at risk of real harm from COVID-19, medical experts said.
Read MoreQuickTake by Blomberg: Whether you smoke cigarettes, marijuana or you vape, smoking can make your lungs more vulnerable to the #coronavirus, says Dr. @panagis21 @HopkinsMedicine #Covid19
Read MoreMontana Public Radio: Montana’s temporary ban on flavored e-cigarette products officially ended Wednesday. But that doesn’t mean it’s back to business as usual for vape retailers.
Read MoreTobacco Free Kids: New York leaders today delivered a historic win for kids over the tobacco industry by agreeing to include legislation in the state’s annual budget that prohibits the sale of all flavored e-cigarettes.
Read MoreWUSA-9: The Verify team spoke with experts, who explained how vaping increases the risk of pulmonary diseases. Those with chronic lung disease are at high risk for COVID-19.
Read MoreYahoo: “Vaping may enhance susceptibility to viral infections because of decreased host defense function,” she says. “In addition, sharing vaping devices — as is common among some e-cig-using demographics — would significantly increase the risk of spreading the infection.”
Read MoreWIRED: There are no studies yet, but reports showing heightened dangers for tobacco smokers and lung damage from vaping are raising alarms for doctors and parents.
Read MoreNY Post: Experts are warning smokers that even occasional puffs are damaging to the respiratory system, which could worsen symptoms associated with COVID-19.
Read MoreBloomberg: Smoking may raise the risk of Covid-19 by elevating enzymes that allow the coronavirus to gain access into lung cells, according to a new study.
Read MoreThe New York Times: Tobacco and marijuana products damage lungs, where the virus does its harm. Health officials are urging people to quit, and temporary sales bans are even being discussed.
Read MoreWBUR: Smoking or vaping may put people into a higher-risk category for COVID-19 and could make infections worse, Attorney General Maura Healey and Massachusetts General Hospital cautioned in an advisory sent Thursday to medical professionals, educators and parent groups.
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