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Category Archives: Vaping
Kentucky House committee passes bill aimed at curbing teenage vaping in public schools – WDRB
Posted: February 16, 2024 at 4:23 pm
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Cloquet students share more about their culture in anti-vaping campaign called Don’t Blow It – WDIO
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Shah: Federal menthol flavoring ban could help reduce teen vaping & tobacco use – Long Island Business News
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Recently, the Biden Administration put a regulation on hold by the Food and Drug Administration, which would ban menthol in all cigarettes and cigars. As a 16-year-old high school student, it has taken the FDA my entire lifetime to determine menthol cigarettes are dangerous; enacted only after several lawsuitsasserting menthol cigarettes as a tool to quit smokingrigorous scientific evaluation and public statements by Big Tobacco. The standard would reduce the appeal of cigarettes, particularly to youth, and decrease the likelihood that non-users who would otherwise experiment with menthol cigarettes, would progress to regular cigarettes, according to an FDA report. The report highlights dissociating menthol from cigarettes would reduce the temptation of these products to kids my age. The regulation would ban menthol flavoring, originally excluded from the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009, which outlawed most flavors.
Flavors facilitate addiction, especially for youth. Additionally, menthol use is pervasive across all high school friend groups. Some bow to peer pressure, while others use it to calm anxiety. A highschooler finds a birthday cake flavored vape more appealing than a standard, unflavored vape.
Menthol is no exception. This flavoring changes the way the brain registers pain and taste sensations. It is particularly enticing to kids my age: In 2023, 40.4% of middle and high school cigarette smokers used menthol flavors, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Supported by the increased marketing to those under 18, menthol cigarettes are a gateway to lifelong addiction.
According to the American Lung Association, 87% of adult smokers began in their teens.
Instead of just delaying a public health intervention, which could save millions of lives, the current federal administration should implement and expand this prohibition on menthol to vape products.
The use of menthol flavoring in e-cigarettes in teens rose from 16% in 2016 to 57.3% in 2019. Although high school vaping rates declined in 2023, from 14% to 10%, 1 out of 4 of these students report daily use, a precursor to addiction. In order to make a more significant public health impact, the current regulations surrounding combustible cigarettes should also include e-cigarettes.
Last year, New York State increased the tax on a pack of combustible cigarettes by $1 but failed to take any action against menthol-flavored cigarettes. While federal action is halted, New York State should feel increased urgency to prohibit the sale of menthol flavor cigarettes and other tobacco products.
The delay in prohibiting menthol in cigarettes and cigars raises concerns about the impact on youth addiction. The evidence suggests that prohibiting menthol would decrease youth tobacco use, presenting an opportunity to make a substantial public health intervention to prevent lifelong addiction.
Sajan Shah is a Syosset High School student and a member of the Tobacco Kills NY Coalition.
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Schumer and anti-vaping zealots should stand down – Washington Times
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One lasting effect of the pandemic is a deep mistrust of what Washington says about public health.
Thats why it is even more absurd that the government now wants to wade back into the vaping issue. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, wants to reopen the debate about not only vaping, but also ZYN which, like vaping, is a smoking cessation product. Mr. Schumer asserts that ZYN is being marketed to teens, a catchall excuse often made when the government wants to infringe on our freedoms.
For now, Mr. Schumers call is for investigations of ZYN and similar products by the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission. But following close behind will be calls for legislation so Congress can again advise us on how best to quit smoking.
Smoking kills 480,000 people a year and adds billions to U.S. health care costs. Research has established that vaping is among the most effective smoking cessation tools available.
Dr. Robert J. Shmerling, senior faculty editor of Harvard Health Publishing, wrote on Oct. 28, 2021, An analysis of 61 studies found that e-cigarette use was more effective than other approaches to quitting smoking. The study authors estimated that out of every 100 people who tried to quit smoking by vaping, nine to 14 might be successful. When using only other methods, such as nicotine patches or behavioral counseling, only four to seven smokers out of 100 might quit.
Research supports the idea that vaping, menthol cigarettes, and the newer nicotine pouches will help people get off smoking cigarettes.
So were on a path where Mr. Schumer will pose as the savior of the lungs of Americas youth. But he will be doing something pretty close to the opposite. Americans understand that children hooked on smoking will damage themselves and their children and drive up health care costs for all of us for decades unless we help them kick the habit.
Are vaping and ZYN the only ways to do this? No. But they are among the most effective methods for quitting smoking, which most would see as a societal good. The argument for government protecting us from these products is exceedingly thin.
If Mr. Schumer or others can make the argument that these products are more dangerous than smoking or do not work as cessation products, then they should do so. Win hearts with the commitment to be correct about what these products do and the threats they pose relative to decades of cigarette smoking, which we know is dangerous to our health. Win minds with solid evidence that the products smoking cessation claims are inflated.
But no more mandates from the people who made us stand 6 feet apart, and show our papers to fly or ride trains. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Alabama, is on to Mr. Schumers game. Mr. Tuberville said Mr. Schumer also plans to go after menthol cigarettes because he knows more about the choices Americans should make than they do.
So is Sen. J.D. Vance, Ohio Republican, who says with the crisis at the border, wars overseas, a struggling economy and a battle over appropriations, this might not be the time to devote all their energies to regulating the personal choices of Americans. Rep. Richard Hudson, New York Republican, branded Mr. Schumer Big Brother and posted a picture of himself in hunting gear, daring anybody to come and take it.
These members of Congress are telling us that Americans dont want or need Congress weighing in on this issue, especially with so many other issues demanding their attention.
It should also be pointed out that Mr. Schumer and his allies dont object to vaping when marijuana is involved. Only those who are trying to quit smoking are targeted by his efforts, which makes the whole protect the children argument even more suspicious.
Not many responsible adults want children to smoke, vape, or otherwise use marijuana. But many do get hooked on cigarettes, and vaping and ZYN and similar products are among the most effective ways to beat that addiction.
Also, Mr. Schumer is no expert on health. He backed all the most stringent COVID-19 restrictions, and his state was the worst when it came to locking down citizens unnecessarily.
This is no time for him to wade into debates on subjects he knows little about.
Brian McNicoll is a conservative columnist and freelance writer based in Alexandria, Virginia. He is a former senior writer for The Heritage Foundation and former director of communications for the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Miracle recovery: Teen beats vaping-induced coma, returns to the court – Examiner Enterprise
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Abilene ISD reports surge in on-campus vaping, 150+ THC incidents – Yahoo News
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ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) Abilene ISD recently sent out a letter to parents, informing them about a surge in vaping across its campuses. This comes less than six months after House Bill 114 was passed, requiring public schools to remove any student from class who is caught with ane-cigarette. In the first semester of the 2023-2024 school year, AISD reported that there have already been hundreds of vape-related incidents.
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Alison Camp, executive director of Abilene ISD student services, told KTAB/KRBC students vaping continues to be a massive problem across the nation, Were seeing vapes with all ages; middle school and high school We want parents to realize that these vapes are easy for kids to get, and they are- theyre dangerous.
In a 2017 study by the CDC, 2.4 million middle and high school students were reportedly regular users of e-cigarettes. Both the CDC and AISD attribute the heightened usage to marketing tactics. By 2014, the CDC said 18 million US middle and high school youth were exposed to e-cigarette ads.
They tend to kind of mimic the candy wrappers and they put fun flavors in them, explained Camp, and so they really market to kids.
Abilene ISD highlights hazards of vaping as district sees surge in e-cigarette use
Abilene ISD reported 158 THC vapes and 181 nicotine vapes, for a total of 339 total incidents of students with e-cigarettes on campus just this school year.
What they dont understand is some of these vapes have THC, and it is illegal. Its a felony. So, even being in possession- even if its not theirs, can be a bad thing, Camp said.
Medical director with the Taylor County public health district, Dr. Gary Holland, told KTAB/KRBC nicotine in vapes can be very addicting no matter the age, The amount of nicotine actually in those units can be as much as a pack of cigarettes if you use the whole unit.
Dr. Holland continued to list the negative effects of regular use of nicotine which includes brain development and chemicals that are harmful to the lungs.
Neurological system effects like inability to concentrate, inattention, you know, trouble learning, listed Dr. Holland, and so, the young persons brain is more subjectable to injury, so theres a lot of concern.
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The American Lung Association lists some of the ingredients found in a nicotine vape:
Nicotine a highly addictive substance that negatively affects adolescent brain development
Propylene glycol a common additive in food; also used to make things like antifreeze, paint solvent, and artificial smoke in fog machines
Carcinogens- chemicals known to cause cancer, including acetaldehyde and formaldehyde
Acrolein a herbicide primarily used to kill weeds, can cause irreversible lung damage
Diacetyl a chemical linked to a lung disease called bronchiolitis obliterans aka popcorn lung
Diethylene glycol a toxic chemical used in antifreeze that is linked to lung disease
Heavy metals such as nickel, tin, lead
Cadmium a toxic metal found in traditional cigarettes that causes breathing problems and disease
Benzene avolatile organic compound (VOC)found in car exhaust
Ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs
Whats more is the look of vapes change all the time. Many parents and teachers wont realize what is in their students hand. The CDC has a comprehensive dictionary on the matter.
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To tackle the issue, Abilene ISD said the school system is working to teach students the risks associated with vaping.
Parents can help. They are the first teachers, Camp urged.
Abilene ISD students and parents can submit concerns to its online forum called Speak Up. Speak Up encourages students and staff to report bullying, personal health concerns, inappropriate behavior, crisis at home, and vaping.
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DHS awards $830k to Wisconsin organizations to address youth vaping – WMTV
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Commentary: Flavored tobacco is fueling youth addition – Roanoke Times
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As a physician, chairman at-large of the Prince William County School Board and chairman of the University of Virginia Health System Board, I am deeply committed to the health and well-being of Virginia's youth. I urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to intensify its efforts in curbing the sale of illegal, flavored disposable e-cigarettes to children, a pressing issue that demands immediate attention. Youth vaping has evolved into a pervasive problem, evident in school bathrooms where discarded disposable e-cigarettes, not cigarette butts, are routinely discovered.
I have seen the damage firsthand. Students well known to me have been seduced by flavored e-cigarette products, have become addicted to vaping tobacco and then drugs like fentanyl.
I have seen this addiction wreak havoc on families and result in student deaths from overdosing on drugs they vaped. Parents, teachers and communities are facing the growing, uncontrolled spread of students vaping products that are either unsafe, unregulated or illicit.
Many of these children were attracted to this habit by flavored tobacco products marketed toward them. These addictions do not discriminate and are seen in every school and among younger and younger students across the commonwealth every year.
A 2020 federal rule fell short by only applying to pod-based e-cigarettes, allowing disposable e-cigarette makers to flood the market with flavored products designed to entice children. Since 2020, the number of unique disposable products has surged by an alarming 1,500%, resulting in nearly 6,000 products illegally sold in various kid-friendly flavors, easily accessible in stores.
The link between flavors and the rise in youth smoking is unmistakable. Fruity and sweet flavors like Tyson Vape Lush Lime, Hulk Hogan Hulkmania Cotton Candy and Death Row by Snoop Dogg Blue Razz dominate disposable vape offerings, playing a crucial role in the popularity of these products among youth. A study involving middle and high school students revealed that 43% of young e-cigarette users tried them because of appealing flavors
If we are to make a meaningful impact on youth vaping rates, we must address this issue at its core. A recent study by the Center for Tobacco Research at Ohio State Universitys Wexner Medical Center demonstrated that if sweet flavors were banned, 39% of respondents aged 14 to 21 who used e-cigarettes daily would cease using them. This figure skyrocketed to a staggering 71% if only tobacco-flavored options remained, emphasizing the urgent need for a ban on these perilous products.
These flavored disposable e-cigarettes are not just enticing; they pose serious health risks to our children. When a child picks up a disposable e-cigarette, they unknowingly expose themselves to more nicotine than an entire carton of cigarettes.
Designed to be highly addictive, with some products offering over 5,000 puffs, children are inadvertently causing damage to their lungs, hearts and brains. While the ban on traditional flavored e-cigarettes was a commendable step forward, the loophole allowing the sale of flavored disposable products must be closed.
Each day, these products trap kids in the cycle of nicotine addiction, jeopardizing their health and future. I implore the FDA to take swift and resolute action to protect our youth and ensure a healthier future for generations to come. This effort will go far beyond slowing tobacco vaping by also helping close the gateway to other harmful substances and drugs.
We cannot look back at this time and say we shouldve done more to stop this epidemic of tobacco and drugs. We cannot wait for more research to be done. The current research is crystal clear. The time to act is now.
Dr. Babur Lateef is chair at-large of the Prince William County School Board and chair of the University of Virginia Health System Board, where he is a member of the Board of Visitors. Contact him at bblateef@gmail.com.
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Vaping’s Hidden Hazard: Study Questions Safety of Nicotine Inhalation – SciTechDaily
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A study by the University of Louisville has revealed that nicotine salts in e-cigarettes, especially at higher doses, could increase the risk of heart arrhythmias more than previously believed. This challenges the notion that nicotine in e-cigarettes is harmless and highlights the need for careful consideration and potentially stricter regulations to protect public health.
As the new year begins, individuals who smoke or vape might have made resolutions to quit or reduce their consumption for better health. However, they should exercise caution if they plan to transition from traditional cigarettes to e-cigarettes, which some believe to be a safer option.
A new study from the University of Louisville shows the nicotine in certain types of e-cigarettes may be more harmful than others, increasing the risk for irregular heartbeat, or heart arrhythmias.
A popular claim is that nicotine in e-cigarettes is relatively harmless, whereas additives and combustion products largely account for the harms of traditional cigarettes. The UofL research, which tested the effects of e-cigarettes with various types and doses of nicotine in animal models, showed that the nicotine form contained in pod-based e-cigarettes, nicotine salts, led to heart arrhythmias, particularly at higher doses.
In the study, published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, researchers compared heart rate and heart rate variability in mice exposed to vape aerosols containing different types of nicotine. The aerosols contained either freebase nicotine, used in older types of e-cigarettes; nicotine salts, used in Juul and other pod-based e-cigarettes; or racemic freebase nicotine, simulating the recently popularized synthetic nicotine; and their effects were compared to nicotine-free e-cigarette aerosols or air. In addition, the research team delivered increasing concentrations of the nicotine over time, from 1% to 2.5% to 5%.
The nicotine salts induced cardiac arrhythmias more potently than freebase nicotine, and the cardiac arrhythmias increased with the higher concentrations of nicotine.
This suggests the nicotine is harmful to the heart and counters popular claims that the nicotine itself is harmless, said Alex Carll, assistant professor in UofLs Department of Physiology, who led the study. Our findings provide new evidence that nicotine type and concentration modify the adverse cardiovascular effects of e-cigarette aerosols, which may have important regulatory implications.
The study also revealed that the higher levels of nicotine salts increased sympathetic nervous system activity, also known as the fight-or-flight response, by stimulating the same receptor that is inhibited by beta-blockers, heart medications that are prescribed to treat cardiac arrhythmias. In the autonomic nervous system, sympathetic dominance increases the fight-or-flight response in bodily functions, including heart rate.
The nicotine in e-cigarettes causes irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) in a dose-dependent manner by stimulating the very receptor that many heart medications are designed to inhibit, Carll said.
The findings conclude that inhalation of e-cig aerosols from nicotine-salt-containing e-liquids could increase cardiovascular risks by inducing sympathetic dominance and cardiac arrhythmias.
This work is part of a growing body of research on the potential toxicity and health impacts of e-cigarettes reported by the American Heart Association Tobacco Regulation and Addiction Center, for which UofL serves as the flagship institute. The teams previous research found that exposure to e-cigarette aerosols containing certain flavors or solvent vehicles caused ventricular arrhythmias and other conduction irregularities in the heart, even without nicotine, leading Carll to speculate that the arrhythmias may not be the result of the nicotine alone, but also by the flavors and solvents included in the e-cigarettes.
The researchers concluded that, if these results are confirmed in humans, regulating nicotine salts through minimum pH standards or limits on acid additives in e-liquids may mitigate the public health risks of vaping.
Even without regulatory changes, however, the research suggests that users may reduce potential harm by opting for e-cigarettes with freebase nicotine instead of nicotine salts or using e-cigarettes with a lower nicotine content.
Reference: Nicotine Formulation Influences the Autonomic and Arrhythmogenic Effects of Electronic Cigarettes by Cory Kucera, Anand Ramalingam, Shweta Srivastava, Aruni Bhatnagar and Alex P Carll, 27 November 2023, Nicotine & Tobacco Research. DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntad237
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