E-cigarette Addiction

Both, smokers and vapers, suffer similar level of DNA damage: Study

Scientists have found that vapers and smokers have similar levels of DNA damage, which is more than twice the amount found in non-users, according to a new study. According to the study, DNA damage was higher among those who vaped or smoked more frequently. It was also higher in vapers who used vape pods and mods, as well as sweet-, fruit- or mint-flavoured vapes, it said. A group of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC), US, analysed epithelial cells taken from the mouths of vapers, smokers, and people who had never vaped or smoked, the study said. E-cigarettes, used regularly by more than 10 per cent of US teens and more than 3 per cent of adults, were once pitched as a healthy alternative to tobacco cigarettes. But research increasingly links the use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, to many of the same life-threatening diseases that plague smokers, the study published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research said. "For the first ..

US: Juul to pay nearly $440 mn to settle e-cigarette marketing probe

Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs will pay nearly USD 440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced the deal Tuesday on behalf of the states plus Puerto Rico, which joined together in 2020 to probe Juul's early promotions and claims about the safety and benefits of its technology as a smoking alternative. The settlement resolves one of the biggest legal threats facing the beleaguered company, which still faces nine separate lawsuits from other states. Additionally, Juul faces hundreds of personal suits brought on behalf of teenagers and others who say they became addicted to the company's vaping products. The state investigation found that Juul marketed its e-cigarettes to underage teens with launch parties, product giveaways and ads and social media posts using youthful models, accordi

Parliament passes bill to ban e-cigarettes; selling, storage prohibited

The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill, 2019, was passed in Rajya Sabha with voice vote. The bill was passed in Lok Sabha earlier this month

E-cigarettes: US agency reports breakthrough in vaping lung injury probe

The discovery of Vitamin E acetate in lung samples offers the first direct evidence of a link with the substance and vaping-related lung injuries

Injurious to health: How American doctors uncovered the vaping crisis

Health authorities and physicians suspect the illness is an inflammation or injury caused by chemical exposure to the lungs

She couldn't quit smoking, then she tried Juul

Juul in particular may work better than nicotine patches and gum not only because of the amount of nicotine in a Juul pod