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Curated Video

House Votes To Ban Flavored Tobacco To Curb Youth E-Cigarette Use

Higher Ed
Supporters of the bill, lmost all Democrats, touted it as a needed response to a rise in teen tobacco use.
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Bloomberg

CDC Links THC Vaping Products to Lung Illness

Higher Ed
Sep.06 -- Sudden, serious lung illnesses that have struck people who used vaping devices have been tied in many cases to products that contain THC, the main active ingredient in marijuana, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
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Curated Video

What We Know About The Vaping-Related Illnesses Plaguing The Nation

Higher Ed
Exactly what's causing these illnesses is still largely a mystery.
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Curated Video

New York Sues Juul For Allegedly Misleading Minors With Its Ads

Higher Ed
The lawsuit alleges Juul misled consumers "by misrepresenting its products as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes," among other things.
News Clip0:58
Curated Video

FDA Announces Plan To Crack Down On Flavored E-Cigarette Products

Higher Ed
This FDA policy change is not a ban on flavored e-cigarettes. Rather, it's more of a crackdown on products being sold without FDA approval.
News Clip1:25
Curated Video

Teen Vaping Drastically Increased Over The Past Two Years

Higher Ed
1 in 4 high school seniors said they had vaped nicotine in the past 30 days.
News Clip1:23
Curated Video

Teen Vaping Drastically Increased Over The Past 2 Years

Higher Ed
One in four high school seniors said they had vaped nicotine in the past 30 days, according to a new study.
News Clip2:42
Curated Video

New York Becomes First State To Officially Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes

Higher Ed
The state Public Health and Health Planning Council voted to put the ban into effect immediately.
News Clip1:33
Curated Video

Teen Marijuana Use In E-Cigarettes, Vaping Is Rising

Higher Ed
Two surveys show teen marijuana use, both in e-cigarettes and vaping, is rising.
News Clip1:27
Curated Video

FDA Approves Sale Of Reduced-Nicotine Cigarettes

Higher Ed
Moonlight and Moonlight Menthol cigarettes have at least 95% less nicotine than typical commercial cigarettes.
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Bloomberg

Juul Pays $439 Million Settlement Over Marketing to Kids

Higher Ed
Juul Labs Inc. reached an agreement in principle to pay $438.5 million to 33 states to resolve a two-year bipartisan probe into the e-cigarette manufacturer's marketing and sales practices, particularly claims that it marketed addictive...
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Curated Video

Kansas Officials Announce Another Vaping Death

Higher Ed
The governor's office said the man was over age 50 and had underlying health issues. It's the state's second vaping-related death.
Instructional Video11:17
Veritasium

The Most Radioactive Places on Earth

9th - 12th Standards
Spoiler alert! The most radioactive place on Earth may be much closer than you think! Explore some of the world's radioactive hot spots with an engaging video from the Veritasium playlist. Content includes the units used to measure...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Search for a Safe Cigarette

9th - 10th
Examine a range of federal and state actions on tobacco issues, determine which regulations are unfavorable or favorable to the smoking industry and consider the government's role in public health.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Seeing Through the Smoke the Secrets in a Cigarette

9th - 10th
Many cigarettes are only two-thirds tobacco, and contain hundreds of additives, such as antifreeze, cocoa shells, and liquorice.