San Diego County Bans Sales of Vaping Devices, Flavored Smoking Products
The County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt new restrictions on the sale and distribution of flavored smoking products and electronic smoking devices, and also…
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FDA Acts to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
Efforts to ban menthol cigarettes, ban flavored cigars build on previous flavor ban and mark significant steps to reduce addiction and youth experimentation, improve quitting,…
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MTS Bans E-Cigarettes on all Buses, Trolleys, Bus Stops and Transit Centers
San Diego – The Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday to ban the use of electronic cigarettes in places where it…
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Smoking Linked to Breast, Prostate Cancer
Add breast cancer, prostate cancer, kidney failure, liver damage and all manner of infections to the long list of health risks that come with each…
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State Health Officer Issues Health Advisory & New E-Cigarette Report
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) director and state health officer Dr. Ron Chapman today issued a Health Advisory and the “State Health Officer’s Report…
Read MoreRegulate E-cigs Statewide Just Like Tobacco
By U-T San Diego Editorial Board5 p.m.Feb. 2, 2015 Are electronic cigarettes as dangerous as regular tobacco cigarettes? No. They lack the tar and the…
Read MoreHaze Over E-cigs
UT San Diego: December 7th 2013- Use of electronic cigarettes — also known as e-cigarettes or e-cigs — doubled among middle school and high schools…
Read MoreSan Diego’s First Smoke-free Apartment Complex
SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – November 21st, 2013: An apartment complex in Oak Park will soon be the first in San Diego to pledge to be…
Read MoreCarlsbad Considers E-Cigarette Restrictions
Carlsbad residents may soon see fewer people using e-cigarettes in public places. City councilmembers are expected to consider a proposal Tuesday that would ban e-cigarette…
Read MoreElectronic Cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2011–2012
Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are battery-powered devices that provide doses of nicotine and other additives to the user in an aerosol. Depending on the brand,…
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