As the youth vaping epidemic skyrocketed and EVALI (e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury) surfaced last fall, the FDA responded to the dual crises by announcing it would ban vapes with mint, dessert and fruit flavors. These flavors are most...
Vaping is Big Tobacco’s latest trick. They’re making a profit by hooking millions of kids on their addictive products. Clearly, vaping is not a passing trend. In Oklahoma, vaping is illegal for those under 21, yet vaping among Oklahoma high school students has climbed...
Big Tobacco has added yet another weapon to its deadly and addictive arsenal — a new technology called “heat-not-burn,” (HNB). The most visible example of HNB tech? IQOS — pronounced EYE-kose. Like vapes, these are a stealthy, electronic alternative to the harshness...
This year, a global pandemic has changed every aspect of all of our lives. Even in the face of these new challenges, the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) continues to strive to make our state a healthier place for ALL Oklahomans. We know that those...
The Complaint Highlights the Lack of Action to Protect Thousands of African Americans From Tobacco-Related Deaths Contact: Megan Arendt arendtm@ash.org (202) 390 – 9513 WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 17, 2020 – Today, The African American Tobacco Control Leadership...
NBC News | Erika Edwards | Kid’s Health | July 25, 2019 One of the most popular e-cigarette companies, Juul, stole material from Stanford University’s renowned tobacco prevention toolkit, and used it to get its marketing messages to kids, one of the...
