January - 2019

Why Can E-Cigarette Makers Advertise?

Why Can E-Cigarette Makers Advertise?

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Last week, e-cigarette manufacturer Juul announced a new advertising campaign. It’s currently running full-page newspaper ads and is planning on starting commercials on television. That had Gordon from Hilltop and Cynthia from Brooten wanting to know, how are e-cigarette makers able to advertise? Good Question. Television and radio commercials for cigarettes have been banned since 1971. More ad restrictions came about in 1998 after the Master Settlement A

When your child vapes, what's a parent to do?

When your child vapes, what's a parent to do?

"When Sonya Kennedy learned that her 12-year-old son, Ryder, had tried vaping, she was "mortified." "He honestly didn't think that there was anything wrong," Kennedy said. "He told me that almost all the grade-sevens were doing it." And she soon realized that the trend had reached many more kids in her orbit: Kennedy, who owns a dance studio in Northern California, found that most of her dancers had tried vaping, too. She learned that kids were vaping at school, taking puffs

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U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on E-cigarette Use among Youth

U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on E-cigarette Use among Youth

In December, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an Advisory on E-cigarette Use Among Youth. The advisory, prompted by recent skyrocketing rates of e-cigarette use by our nation’s youth, alerts parents, teachers and health professionals about new types of e-cigarettes and the negative health consequences of youth use of these products. E-cigarettes and vapes pose a serious health risk as nearly all contain nicotine, which can harm brain development as teens grow. No amount of nic

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