Tag Archives: ECigarettes

White House Moves to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes

Statement, CDC, Sept.11, 2019. CDC: “Outbreak of Lung Illness Associated with Using E-cigarette Products.” News release, FDA, Sept. 11, 2019. Statement, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, Sept. 11, 2019. Ted Kwong, spokesman, JUUL Labs. News release, JUUL, Aug. 29, 2019. Statement, Vapor Technology Association, Sept. 11, 2019. Megan Arendt, spokesperson, Action on Smoking & Health.… Read More »

E-Cigarettes Are Effective at Helping Smokers Quit, a Study Says

It has been one of the most pressing unanswered questions in public health: Do e-cigarettes actually help smokers quit? Now, the first, large rigorous assessment offers an unequivocal answer: yes. The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that e-cigarettes were nearly twice as effective as conventional nicotine replacement products, like… Read More »