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Nicotine is a drug. There is no way to sugarcoat that fact. Just like any other drug a person is addicted to, there are various withdrawal symptoms associated with stopping. Nicotine is very addictive and has typically been associated with traditional cigarettes. However, over the last few years, e-cigarettes have risen to the top of our minds when it comes to nicotine addiction. These products have been championed as being able to help peo... Read More

Most people know that people all across the United States have become ill after using e-cigarettes or other vaping products. What most people do not know is that there is a name for the lung illness that has plagued this country over the last few months - e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury, or EVALI. What we know about EVALI As of this writing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that there ha... Read More

There has been incredible scrutiny of the e-cigarette industry this year, largely caused by an epidemic of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) cases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been nearly 2,300 EVALI cases in the US so far and more than 47 people have died due to this lung disease. When these cases first began, regulators could not pinpoint what was causing t... Read More

If you had imagined you would be hearing of a company selling nicotine products to teens in 2019, you may think you are in a time warp. What once got big tobacco companies in trouble is now beginning to haunt modern e-cigarette companies – advertising to minors. While the major companies, including Juul, have denied trying to market directly to teens, the evidence seems overwhelming. Now, multiple lawsuits have been filed by states against ... Read More

As millions of people in the US have begun vaping over the last few years, many have been oblivious to the fact that this issue parallels the rise of smoking in the country. This is especially true when it comes to teens and vaping. Over the last two decades, the use of tobacco in teens has significantly decreased. However, with the introduction of e-cigarettes and flavored vape, millions of teens have picked up the habit, most of whom had ... Read More

There is one phrase that keeps coming up over and over in the media as we become more aware of vape-related illnesses – popcorn lung. As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to track the thousands of vape-related illnesses and dozens of deaths, the public is struggling to understand what is going on. The American Lung Association (ALA) has been investigating a link between the use of e-cigarettes and lung illnesses... Read More

The use of e-cigarette products has increased significantly over the last few years, with most people under the assumption that they are safer than traditional cigarettes. However, that myth was busted recently. As many thousands of people have become sick after using vape products, both the public and the government have begun to more closely examine the e-cigarette industry. How are these products affecting people? The Centers for Disease ... Read More