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NEW YORK: (CALL TO ACTION UPDATE!) Legislature is expected to VOTE SOON on budget bill that includes BAN on flavored vapor products – even those currently allowed at FDA’s discretion – and favor vapor products sold by cigarette companies. Email/call NOW!NY – Stand Up To Vaping/Flavor Bans!
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TAKING ACTION: With open stores deemed “essential” selling more cigarettes, some vape shops deemed “non-essential” are cautiously doing whatever they can to help adult consumers get #vaping supplies to avoid relapsing back to smoking.#EssentialToUsTo fill ‘essential’ need, vape shops go curbside
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IN THE NEWS: Due to the outbreak, FDA has requested a 120-day delay for PMTA deadline. While September is better than May, a delay doesn’t stop the expense, uncertainty and complexity of the process from eliminating majority of products from the market.
FDA Asks Court to Delay PMTA Deadline for Vapor Products
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RESEARCH: Adding even more scientific evidence to support #vaping, a study published online in JAMA finds vapor products doubled the success rate of counseling alone in smoking cessation & reduced smoking by >50% in those who don’t completely quit.
Vaping Use Associated with Greater Short-Term Cessation than Counseling
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THE MORE YOU KNOW: Teen counters ANTZ claims, saying “flavors aren’t the problem,” worries anti-vaping efforts actually “makes them curious” & wants other teens to know that vaping is “really meant for people who are trying to quit cigarettes.”