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    A person smokes a Juul Labs Inc. e-cigarette in a photograph taken in New York, last year.
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    San Diego Schools Sue Juul Labs Over Youth Vaping Epidemic

    Jan 09, 2020
    San Diego Unified School District alleges that vaping-related illnesses caused by the e-cigarette maker's products increase student absences, forcing schools to spend on prevention and treatment.
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    Business
    Even as the popularity of e-cigarettes exploded — with unknown health risks — the federal government was slow to regulate vaping companies.
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    How Vaping Snuck Up On Regulators

    Nov 15, 2019
    Even as the popularity of e-cigarettes like Juul has exploded — with unknown health risks — the federal government has been slow to regulate vaping companies.
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    Shots - Health News
    Vaping devices now come in many shapes and sizes; these were confiscated from students by a high school principal in Massachusetts in 2018.
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    As Vaping Devices Have Evolved, So Have Potential Hazards, Researchers Say

    Oct 23, 2019
    The technology behind e-cigarettes has changed over the years, and researchers are now finding evidence that the way different sorts of vaping devices and e-liquids interact could harm consumers.
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    Shots - Health News
    U.S. teens' use of e-cigarettes has doubled since 2017, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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    High School Vape Culture Can Be Almost As Hard To Shake As Addiction, Teens Say

    Oct 14, 2019
    One in 4 high school seniors say they have vaped in the past month. And for heavy users, scary headlines about serious illness and death are no match for nicotine addiction and peer pressure.
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    Ruby Johnson, whose daughter was recently hospitalized with a respiratory illness from vaping, testified before a House Oversight subcommittee hearing on lung disease and e-cigarettes on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
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    If E-Cigs Were Romaine Lettuce, They'd Be Off The Shelf, Vaper's Mom Tells Congress

    Sep 24, 2019
    As numbers of vaping-related lung disease rise, a mom testifying before Congress compared the illness to a food poisoning outbreak and called on lawmakers to address the epidemic of teen vaping.
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    Shots - Health News
    A 15-year-old in Cambridge, Mass., shows off her vaping device in 2018. Schools and health officials across the U.S. are struggling to curb what they say is an epidemic of underage vaping.
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    Cigarettes Can't Be Advertised On TV. Should Juul Ads Be Permitted?

    Aug 20, 2019
    Though tobacco ads have been banned from TV for about 50 years, the marketing of electronic cigarettes isn't constrained by the law. Public health advocates consider that a loophole that hurts kids.
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    Shots - Health News
    Airway-irritating acetals seem to form in some types of vape juice even without heat, researchers find — likely a reaction between the alcohol and aldehydes in the liquid.
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    Irritating Compounds Can Show Up In 'Vape Juice'

    Jul 29, 2019
    Among the possibly harmful compounds are "acetals," which form when some ingredients combine on the shelf, researchers say, and can inflame airways when inhaled.
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    Shots - Health News
    Two San Francisco ordinances would prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes <a href="https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=7111897&GUID=7C3912E3-BB56-420D-896E-6FEA1391287D">in brick-and-mortar stores and ban online sales</a> to shipping addresses in the
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    San Francisco Bans Sales Of E-Cigarettes

    Jun 25, 2019
    San Francisco supervisors say they need to protect kids and teens from becoming addicted to nicotine. The dominant vaping company, Juul, is headquartered in the city and hopes to overturn the ban.
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    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he was spurred to act because of an "unprecedented spike" in the number of teenagers who were vaping, or smoking e-cigarettes.
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    Anti-Tobacco Advocates Question McConnell Plan To Raise Minimum Purchasing Age

    Apr 19, 2019
    Citing an "unprecedented spike" in teens vaping, Sen. Mitch McConnell said the bill would raise the minimum age for people to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Tobacco companies back the proposal.
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    Shots - Health News
    Juul Labs, the maker of e-cigarettes popular with young, has come under fire from health officials. Since the spring of 2018 the company has been lobbying the federal government.
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    Juul Builds Lobbying Clout In Washington

    Jan 23, 2019
    The maker of controversial e-cigarettes spent $750,000 on lobbying during the last three months of 2018, a dramatic increase over $210,000 it spent in the second quarter of the year.
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    Business
    Signs in a Chicago shop window advertise e-cigarettes and pods from Juul in September. Altria, the parent company of Philip Morris, announced Thursday it would buy a 35 percent stake in the company.
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    Altria Buys 35 Percent Stake In E-Cigarette Maker Juul

    Dec 20, 2018
    The $12.8 billion deal gives the parent company of Philip Morris a way to hedge its bets as U.S. cigarette smoking declines. And it gives Juul a powerful partner as it faces scrutiny over teen vaping.
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    Health
    In just three years, the electronic cigarette manufacturer Juul has swallowed the American market with its USB key-shaped vapes.
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    FDA Seizes Documents From E-Cigarette Maker Amid Crackdown On Flavored Vapes

    Oct 03, 2018
    More Than 1,000 documents were reportedly seized by the FDA from the headquarters of JUUL Labs in a surprise inspection on the manufacturer.
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    Shots - Health News
    An unidentified 15-year-old student at a high school in Cambridge, Mass., vaped near campus in April.
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    FDA Intensifies Crackdown On E-Cigarette Sales To Teenagers

    Sep 12, 2018
    The Food and Drug Administration said teen vaping has reached epidemic proportions, prompting more than 1,300 warning letters to stores selling e-cigarettes to kids and an ultimatum to four companies.
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    Wheat Ridge High School seniors Gabriella Cordova, right, and Teresa Kenison, are members of the Breathe Easy team, which educates students and adults in their Denver area school about tobacco and e-cigarette use.
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    He Started Vaping As A Teen And Now Says Habit Is 'Impossible To Let Go'

    Jun 07, 2018
    Public health officials worry vaping is an emerging disaster that could reverse years of decline in smoking by young people. What's the latest evidence that e-cigarettes are a gateway to tobacco?
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    Shots - Health News
    A JUUL e-cigarette for sale at Fast Eddie's Smoke Shop in Boston. The sleek devices are easy to conceal, which makes them popular with teenagers.
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    Teenagers Embrace JUUL, Saying It's Discreet Enough To Vape In Class

    Dec 04, 2017
    Teens say they like the JUUL e-cigarette because it's sleeker than other devices and teachers don't notice it. But researchers say teenagers who vape are more likely to move on to cigarettes.
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