Bid to raise Louisiana’s smoking age to 21 rejected by state House
CALIFORNIA: (CALL TO ACTION!) Today, May 23, 2019, the California Senate is expected to vote on SB 38, which would BAN the sale of vapor and smoke-free tobacco products in FLAVORS other than tobacco. TAKE ACTION NOW!
CA – Stop an all-out flavor ban!
ILLINOIS: (CALL TO ACTION!) Following a little parliamentary abracadabra, what was once a consumer protection and fraud prevention bill is now a FLAVOR BAN proposal that is close to crossing the finish line. TAKE ACTION NOW TO STOP THIS BAN!
IL – Stop a Flavor Ban!
RESEARCH: (UK) Study of 19,000 people who made quit attempts over 12 yrs finds vaping (95%) more successful than Chantix (82%) & far more than FDA-recommended gums/patches w/doctor’s help (34%). NRT over the counter was no more effective than cold turkey.
E-cigs can double success rates of quitting smoking, UK study finds – Reuters
ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA: (HEADS UP!) City of 57k residents, with 4 tobacco stores and multiple stores selling cigarettes, small cigars and cheap e-cigarettes, wants to irrationally ban dedicated vape shops as “a threat to public health, safety and welfare.”
Alpharetta advances measure banning vape shops
This article was originally published at CASAA
Author: KNoll-Marsh
EXPERT ANALYSIS: CASAA advisor and tobacco harm reduction expert, Dr. Brad Rodu, breaks down numbers for the youth vaping “epidemic.”