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B.C. government moves to tax and restrict vaping products.
British Columbia will launch a 10-point plan to update the province’s vaping regulations, some starting as early as January 1, 2020. The proposed regulations cover everything from the availability of vaping flavours, mass advertising and product labeling to taxation and funding education and social awareness youth marketing campaigns across the province.
E-cigarettes helped more than 50,000 people in England quit smoking in one year, study estimates
Vaping helped 50,000 to 70,000 smokers in England quit smoking.
Lung Disease Outbreak Caused by Black Market, not Vaping
E-Cigarettes have killed a grand total of zero people in the U.S., despite being enjoyed by millions of adults for more than 12 years.
Siegel: CDC is doing ‘absolutely nothing’ to warn public of real health threat – Black Market vaping
Siegel: CDC is doing ‘absolutely nothing’ to warn public of real health threat – Black Market vaping
E-cigarette panic is ruining "biggest public health opportunity" in 120 years
Researchers are working hard to determine the cause of more than 500 reported cases of lung illness affecting e-cigarette users. But even before this outbreak, e-cigarettes divided the medical community. Public Health England describes e-cigarettes as "at least 95% less harmful than tobacco cigarettes" – a claim New York University professor David Abrams agrees with. Abrams tells "CBS This Morning" Tony Dokoupil why he's concerned about what the current panic about e-cigarette safety could mean for public health.