Florida’s Volusia County Schools District has joined hundreds of school districts across the country in a lawsuit against #ecigarette companies, like JUUL, for marketing to school-age children.
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School Board joins legal action against vaping
www.beacononlinenews.com
Volusia County Schools has joined hundreds of school districts across the country in a lawsuit against e-cigarette companies.
Lung Cancer Causes and Symptoms
Lung Cancer Causes and Symptoms
www.webmd.com
WebMD’s pictures show who’s at risk for lung cancer, symptoms, tests, and promising new treatments.
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Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?
consumer.healthday.com
THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Could banning menthol cigarettes be key to lowering smoking rates overall?New research suggests it’s possible, after finding that a ban on menthol cigarettes in Canada was linked to a large increase in the number of smokers who quit. The impact of the men….
"Will we be replacing the burden of lung- and other smoking-related cancers with an unanticipated burden of differing forms of chronic, incapacitating respiratory disease in years to come?" writes Andrew L. Pipe, CM, MD, Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, University of Ottawa Heart Institute "Many who anticipated the arrival of ENDS with an optimistic curiosity now recognize the unfortunate realities that have surrounded their largely unregulated arrival. Perhaps some leapt—before they looked."
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medicalxpress.com/news/2021-04-cardiologists-vaping.html
Cardiologists warn about the risks of vaping
medicalxpress.com
Electronic cigarette (EC) use, or vaping, has both gained incredible popularity and generated tremendous controversy, but although they may be less harmful than tobacco cigarettes (TCs), they have major potential risks that may be underestimated by health authorities, the public, and medical profess…
‘The pennies that tobacco corporations donate are a public relations strategy meant to buy public good will—not address this legacy of exploiting Black lives and labor.’ — Michél Legendre, Tobacco Campaign Director, Corporate Accountability.
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Opinion | The Racist Roots of Big Tobacco
www.commondreams.org
Big Tobacco has targeted Black communities for generations with multi-billion dollar marketing campaigns and a plethora of deadly products.