College Vapers Show Lower Cognitive Function
College students who vaped had lower cognitive function scores than those who didn’t, and the more they vaped, the bigger the disparity.
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Oral Nicotine Pouches: The Next Youth Nicotine Addiction Crisis?
While oral nicotine pouches were introduced as a potentially less harmful alternative for smokers, a new review raises concerns that their wide range of flavors and marketing tactics risk hooking youth.
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E-Cigarettes More Successful in Helping Smokers Quit, Review Finds
A review of 88 studies found that for every 100 people using nicotine e-cigarettes to quit smoking, 8 to 10 are expected to succeed, surpassing the success rates of traditional nicotine-replacement therapies.
Vaping Nicotine Impairs Airway Clearance
Vaping with nicotine impairs ciliary beat frequency, dehydrates airway fluid and makes mucus more viscous or sticky, new research has found.
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Smoking and Vaping Have Similar Cardiovascular Harms
The cardiovascular effects of cigarettes and e-cigarettes are strikingly similar, and these harmful effects on blood vessel function are likely caused by airway irritation due to inhalation of a foreign substance.
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Teens More Likely to Vape if Parents Smoke
Research revealed that teenagers whose parents smoked were around 55% more likely to have tried e-cigarettes and around 51% more likely to have tried smoking.
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Juul to Pay $438M for Vaping Marketing Practices
Juul Labs agreed to pay $438.5 million to 33 states and Puerto Rico to settle a lawsuit over the company’s marketing of high-nicotine vaping products, according to multiple media reports.
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FDA Wants to Reduce Amount of Nicotine in Cigarettes
Many scientists have come to embrace a 95 percent reduction in nicotine levels.
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Preventing E-cigarette Use by American Indian/Alaska Native Youth
The FDA has launched a campaign to educate American Indian/Alaska Native youth ages 12-17 about the harms of e-cigarettes and vaping.
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1 Million Youth Became Daily Tobacco Users
More than 1 million United States youth aged 14 to 17 years old in 2017 became new daily tobacco product users within two years, with more than 75% vaping e-cigarettes daily, according to a study published online in Pediatrics.
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Synthetic Cooling Agents Used at High Levels in Vaping Products
E-cigarette makers are adding potentially dangerous levels of synthetic cooling agents (WS-3 and WS-23) to disposable vaping products sold in the US, according to research presented at ATS 2022.
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E-cigarettes Using Synthetic Nicotine Evade Regulatory Oversight
Lawmakers on Tuesday proposed language for the Congressional budget bill that would give the FDA authority to regulate synthetic nicotine.
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Nicotine Pouches Reduce In-vitro Toxicity Compared to Combustible Cigarette Smoke
Reduced levels of toxicants in nicotine pouches translate directly into reduced in-vitro biological activity, a recent study in the journal Applied In Vitro Toxicology shows.
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Wearable Sensor Measures Airborne Nicotine Exposure from E-cigarettes
Researchers have developed a battery-free, wearable device that could monitor nicotine exposure from e-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes in real-time, according to a report in ACS Sensors.
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Prenatal Nicotine Exposure Alters Sleep Patterns as Adults
A study in mice demonstrated that pre-natal exposure to nicotine and its by-products produces long-term effects on sleep and stress-response in some areas of the brain.
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