NPR: e-cigarettes https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=219668727 e-cigarettes en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 06:28:46 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: e-cigarettes https://www.npr.org/tags/219668727/e-cigarettes Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU The ban, which will take effect on Jan. 1, is based on health and environmental grounds and is a groundbreaking move for European Union nations. Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:10:40 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/12/29/g-s1-40289/belgium-will-ban-sales-of-disposable-e-cigarettes https://www.npr.org/2024/12/29/g-s1-40289/belgium-will-ban-sales-of-disposable-e-cigarettes

The ban, which will take effect on Jan. 1, is based on health and environmental grounds and is a groundbreaking move for European Union nations.

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]]> The Associated Press Parents, it's time to talk to your child about vaping Age-appropriate prompts and questions that can help start a productive conversation about vaping nicotine and e-cigarettes with your child. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/04/09/1196979016/how-to-talk-to-your-child-about-vaping-ecigarettes https://www.npr.org/2024/04/09/1196979016/how-to-talk-to-your-child-about-vaping-ecigarettes

Age-appropriate prompts and questions that can help start a productive conversation about vaping nicotine and e-cigarettes with your child.

]]> Lee V. Gaines They're illegal. So why is it so easy to buy the disposable vapes favored by teens? The FDA cracked down on the nicotine devices, yet they're stocked on many store shelves. The reason has to do with burgeoning overseas production, lack of clear rules, and lax enforcement. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 05:01:07 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/14/1186291971/theyre-illegal-so-why-is-it-so-easy-to-buy-the-disposable-vapes-favored-by-teens https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/14/1186291971/theyre-illegal-so-why-is-it-so-easy-to-buy-the-disposable-vapes-favored-by-teens

The FDA cracked down on the nicotine devices, yet they're stocked on many store shelves. The reason has to do with burgeoning overseas production, lack of clear rules, and lax enforcement.

]]> Yuki Noguchi FDA warns stores to stop selling Elf Bar, the top disposable e-cigarette in the U.S. The warning from the Food and Drug Administration is the latest attempt by regulators to crack down on illegal disposable vapes that have poured into U.S. stores in recent years. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 04:10:33 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/06/23/1183932096/fda-warns-stop-selling-elf-bar-disposable-e-cigarette https://www.npr.org/2023/06/23/1183932096/fda-warns-stop-selling-elf-bar-disposable-e-cigarette The warning from the Food and Drug Administration is the latest attempt by regulators to crack down on illegal disposable vapes that have poured into U.S. stores in recent years.

]]> The Associated Press Juul settles more than 5,000 lawsuits over its vaping products Juul Labs has reached settlements covering cases brought by about 10,000 plaintiffs related to its vaping products. Buffeted by lawsuits, Juul announced hundreds of layoffs last month. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 11:58:52 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/12/07/1141249602/juul-vaping-lawsuits-settlements-5000-cases https://www.npr.org/2022/12/07/1141249602/juul-vaping-lawsuits-settlements-5000-cases Juul Labs has reached settlements covering cases brought by about 10,000 plaintiffs related to its vaping products. Buffeted by lawsuits, Juul announced hundreds of layoffs last month.

]]> The Associated Press The chase is on: Regulators are slowly cracking down on vapes aimed at teens The advent of vaping revived nicotine addiction among young people after a dramatic decline. The FDA seems poised to at last yank some products aimed at teens from the market. Will it work? Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:00:35 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/11/29/1137161526/teen-vaping-regulatory-crackdown-coming https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/11/29/1137161526/teen-vaping-regulatory-crackdown-coming

The advent of vaping revived nicotine addiction among young people after a dramatic decline. The FDA seems poised to at last yank some products aimed at teens from the market. Will it work?

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]]> Yuki Noguchi Juul will pay nearly $440 million to settle states' investigation into teen vaping The electronic cigarette maker has agreed to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states and Puerto Rico into the marketing of its vaping products, which have been blamed for a surge in teen vaping. Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:01:09 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/09/06/1121304870/juul-vaping-settles-states-teen-nicotine https://www.npr.org/2022/09/06/1121304870/juul-vaping-settles-states-teen-nicotine The electronic cigarette maker has agreed to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states and Puerto Rico into the marketing of its vaping products, which have been blamed for a surge in teen vaping.

]]> The Associated Press The FDA orders Juul to pull all of its vaping products from the U.S. market The company "will finally be held accountable for creating the youth vaping epidemic," the advocacy group Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes told NPR. Juul said it plans to fight the decision. Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:52:42 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/06/23/1106846310/juul-fda-vaping-e-cigarettes https://www.npr.org/2022/06/23/1106846310/juul-fda-vaping-e-cigarettes

The company "will finally be held accountable for creating the youth vaping epidemic," the advocacy group Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes told NPR. Juul said it plans to fight the decision.

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]]> Bill Chappell Parents: Teens Are Still Vaping, Despite Flavor Ban. Here's What They're Using Despite enforcement efforts to stop teen vaping, kids are getting their hands on a new array of disposable products that come in sweet and fruity flavors. Mon, 17 Feb 2020 05:04:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/02/17/805972087/teens-are-still-vaping-flavors-thanks-to-new-disposable-vape-pens https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/02/17/805972087/teens-are-still-vaping-flavors-thanks-to-new-disposable-vape-pens

Despite enforcement efforts to stop teen vaping, kids are getting their hands on a new array of disposable products that come in sweet and fruity flavors.

]]> Allison Aubrey CDC Confirms A THC Additive, Vitamin E Acetate, Is The Culprit In Most Vaping Deaths The spate of more than 2,500 acute vaping-related lung injuries tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the decline, epidemiologists say, and the number of deaths has slowed. Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:58:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/12/20/790154919/cdc-confirms-a-thc-contaminant-vitamin-e-acetate-the-culprit-in-most-vaping-deat https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/12/20/790154919/cdc-confirms-a-thc-contaminant-vitamin-e-acetate-the-culprit-in-most-vaping-deat

The spate of more than 2,500 acute vaping-related lung injuries tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the decline, epidemiologists say, and the number of deaths has slowed.

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