Last month, JUUL lost big. How big? $40 million and a new series of stringent regulations. This settlement is the result of North Carolina’s three-year investigation into the company’s targeting of teenage users. Along with the financial agreement, here are a few of...
The youth vaping crisis continues to impact millions of teens from the negative effects of vaping. In Oklahoma, more than 1 in 4 teens report recent vape use. According to the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey, 19.6% of high schoolers across the country use...
The latest tobacco product news, policies and stories are here. There’s a lot to catch up on, so let’s dive in. Inside this edition: The menthol flavor ban is gaining momentum. Tobacco-free nicotine: Is it safe? Vape sellers and influencers are using TikTok to target...
The youth vaping crisis is raging — and now, vape retailers and influencers are storming the TikTok feeds of young users. TikTok is one of the fastest-growing social media apps in the US, with around 100 million active users – over one-third of TikTok’s daily users...
Smoking is still the leading cause of preventable death, while youth vaping remains an epidemic. None of this is an accident. Kids face an onslaught of vape and tobacco marketing campaigns — especially on social media. 90% of tobacco users start before the age of 18....
For decades tobacco companies have hooked generations of Americans with their deadly and addictive products. They advertised in magazines and movies — and plastered logos on the sides of race cars. Today, it’s a completely different world — and tobacco companies are...
