DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

The surgeon general’s 837-page report on tobacco use found that 37.8% of gay, lesbian and bisexual U.S. adults have tried electronic cigarettes, compared with just 16.5% of their straight counterparts. He said that LGBTQ people use tobacco products at higher rates largely because of “long-standing stigma” within health care settings. Still, 36 million U.S. adults and 760,000 middle and high school students smoke tobacco products, according to the report. Since 2014, the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. youths and young adults is e-cigarettes. “These and other noncombustible tobacco products such as nicotine pouches have the potential to undermine overall progress in preventing and reducing young people’s use of tobacco products,” the authors stated.

Persons: general’s, ”, Kristy Marynak, ” Marynak, Scott Hadland, he’s, ” Hadland, “, KFF, Hadland, Red Kamel Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, American Lung Association, Mass, Children, Harvard Medical School, Kaiser Family Foundation, Tobacco, Red, Justice Department and Food and Drug Administration Locations: United States, San Francisco, U.S

☆ The risky mix of antidepressants and college life
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Dr. Jill Grimes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Is it safe to drink alcohol while taking antidepressant medications? More than one-third of college students today suffer from moderate to severe anxiety and depressive symptoms, according to the 2023-204 Health Minds Study, and it’s good that many are getting help. About 1 in 5 college students, or 22%, report taking prescription antidepressants within the preceding year, the study found, and about 1 in 3 students, or 36%, has received professional counseling. Drinking alcohol, which ultimately depletes these chemicals, therefore creates more work to improve your mental health, which is the primary reason not to drink while taking antidepressants. No doctor, including me, is ever going to recommend drinking alcohol while taking antidepressants.

Persons: Jill Grimes, “, ” Grimes Organizations: College Student Health, CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, US Food and Drug Administration

☆ It’s easier than you might think for teens to buy restricted e-cigarette devices online
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Sam Tupper | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Although sales of tobacco products have been restricted in hundreds of municipalities across the US, a new study is highlighting some loopholes that allow children to bypass online regulations to buy e-cigarettes. Though the sales of flavored tobacco products have been restricted in eight states and in nearly 400 cities or counties, these regulations don’t completely cover e-commerce or online shopping. “People will not tell the truth when they enter their age, and it’s remarkably easy for kids to get tobacco products mailed to them. More than 1 in 4 underage people report using e-cigarettes daily, and most youth who use e-cigarettes favor flavored products. “Prohibiting tobacco sales completely, or states putting some more restrictions on how the products are delivered to people, can help make e-cigarettes harder to purchase,” he said.

Persons: ”, Thomas Carr, Carr, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ” Carr Organizations: CNN, Tobacco Survey, Children, United States Postal Service, JAMA, USPS, American Lung Association, ” Tobacco, Food and Drug Administration, Tobacco Control, CNN Health, American Academy of Pediatrics, FDA

☆ Why ‘sin taxes’ could play a significant role in Britain’s high-stakes budget
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Hollie Adams | Afp | Getty ImagesBritain's Labour government appears poised to raise "sin taxes" in its highly anticipated October budget as it seeks to cash-in on lucrative industries to bolster Treasury revenues. Among a litany of measures, including a major change to the government's fiscal rules, Reeves is reported to be considering a sin tax raid. "Sin stocks are a good place to start. Shares of London-listed gambling stocks fell sharply on the news. A Treasury spokesperson was not immediately available to comment when contacted by CNBC about the prospect of sin taxes in the budget.

Persons: Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Hollie Adams, Reeves, Michael, Britain's, William Hill, Paddy Power, Chris J, Ratcliffe, Bruce Morley, Morley, Morningstar's, Field, Alishia Abodunde Organizations: Britain's, Labour, Afp, Getty, Finance, Michael Field, Morningstar Analysts, Morningstar, CNBC, Guardian, London, Entain Plc, Bloomberg, Department, Environment, Food, Rural Affairs, Treasury, University of Bath, Imperial Brands, American Tobacco, Government Locations: London, Michael Field Europe, Europe, crosshairs, U.S, England, vapes

But a group of e-cigarette users are suddenly finding themselves with a little extra cash, thanks to a massive class action settlement involving one of America's tobacco giants. In online forums and on social media this week, users of Juul Labs nicotine products have been posting screenshots of online deposits for hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars that they now have access to. Juul agreed to a settlement in 2022, but the Altria settlement, which was needed to kickstart payouts, was not approved until earlier this year. And it was only this month that claims for the approximately 842,000 eligible Juul customers began to be verified. Vaping remains mired in controversy in the U.S., as e-cigarette companies and federal regulators continue to haggle over the products’ health effects and marketing guardrails.

Persons: Juul, Altria, Vaping Organizations: Food and Drug Administration Locations: Juul, U.S

☆ US Supreme Court to decide if Mexico may sue gunmakers for border violence
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Tierney Sneed | John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The US Supreme Court will decide whether a federal law prevents Mexico from suing gun distributors for allegedly facilitating the flow of firearms to drug cartels. The court had already agreed to hear cases on President Joe Biden’s regulation of “ghost guns” and vaping. Mexico says gunmakers are recklessIn its lawsuit, Mexico alleged the manufacturers and distributors were aiding and abetting the purchase of their firearms by dealers known to supply drug cartels. At the heart of the dispute before the Supreme Court is the 2005 federal law passed by a GOP-led Congress. Lawyers for Mexico, which asked the court not to disturb the 1st Circuit’s ruling, defended the ruling’s rationale and argued that it was premature for the Supreme Court to take up the case.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Donald Trump, gunmakers, Marlean Ames, Ames, ”, Biden, Ruben Gutierrez, Escolastica Harrison, Marcellus Williams, Felicia Gayle, Williams, CNN’s Devan Cole Organizations: CNN, Smith & Wesson, Arms, GOP, Circuit, Twitter, ISIS, Lawyers, Department of Youth Services, Appeals, Nuclear Regulatory, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Storage Partners Locations: Mexico, Mexico’s, Cincinnati, Ohio, Texas, Oklahoma

A Pennsylvania middle school installed a window in its gender-inclusive restroom, making its interior visible from the school hallway. The window was constructed at Emory H. Markle Middle School in Hanover, Pennsylvania, which is roughly 5 miles north of the Maryland border. Gender-inclusive bathrooms are commonly used by transgender and nonbinary people for privacy and safety reasons. The window installation raised concerns among some of the students’ parents, who said windows were not added to the school’s single-sex multiuser restrooms. “I can understand needing to have supervision over middle and high school students, especially in the bathrooms.

Persons: Emory H, Matthew Gelazela, ” Gelazela, Gelazela, Jennifer Holahan, ”, ” Holahan, WGAL, — Organizations: Markle, South Western School District, NBC, WGAL, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, North, HB, Movement Advancement Locations: Pennsylvania, Emory, Hanover , Pennsylvania, Maryland, Lancaster, “, Hanover, Pa, U.S, North Carolina

☆ A new Zyn competitor is marketing its nicotine pouches to the finance bros
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Excel's is-it-ironic-or-not branding makes sense, given the growing popularity of synthetic nicotine pouches among office workers wanting a boost. Excel Pouches cofounder John Coogan Elspeth VincentIn addition to the corporate world, the pouches have also found loyal devotees within certain circles of the political right. Lucy's first product was nicotine gum, and it also vends a Breakers brand whose nicotine pouches contain a flavor capsule. In an email interview with BI, Day Job cofounder Rion Harmon said the branding was inspired by Wall Street's hedonistic heyday. AdvertisementCoogan likened Excel to "American Psycho," a satire that he said has been "rightly embraced by finance bros as a style guide."

Persons: —, John Coogan, Zyn, John Coogan Elspeth Vincent In, Tucker Carlson, Alp, Coogan, Soylent, Coogan —, Lucy, l6qOZlHH6e — John Coogan, Rion Harmon, Wall, Harmon, " Coogan, Patrick Bateman, Gordon Gekko Organizations: Service, Business, Excel, Fund, Goods, Colgate, bros Locations: Excel's, Los Angeles, Montauk

☆ John Banuelos: What to know about the Jan. 6 shooter arrested three years later
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Thomas Lake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +33 min

He was still at large in July 2021, when he took part in a fight in Salt Lake City that left another man dead. He’d been living in a park in downtown Salt Lake City, and he’d decided to cook for his hungry new friends. The Salt Lake City Police Department also declined, even though its investigation into Senn’s death was complete. In recent years he appeared to split his time between Chicago and Salt Lake City. Mark Peterson/ReduxReturning to Salt Lake City by unknown methods, Banuelos resumed his frequent appearances in local police reports.

Persons: John Banuelos, ” “, ” — Derrick Evans, Banuelos, Christopher Senn, Victoria Thomas, “ Chris, ”, John, he’s, he’d, Chris Senn, John Banuelos Long, Chris, Chris ’, Gabe Hamilton, Thomas, Taylorsville, ” Christopher Senn, Victoria Thomas Chris, they’re, Randall, Talisha, Toro, “, ” Victoria, …, vaping, ” Banuelos, Michael Lawlor, George Floyd, Trump’s, I’m, Donald Trump, Mark Peterson, ‘ He’ll, ’, Senn, ‘ I’m, FBI hasn’t, John Banuelos “, Steven Parisot, Det, Weldon Wilson, ” Parisot, ” Wilson, Banuelos wasn’t, Sim Gill, … He’s, Gill, Rick Bowmer, ” Gill, that’s, “ Banuelos, Gary Wickersham, Rebecca Lavrenz, Grandma, Lavrenz, —, Derrick Evans, who’d, Evans, Will Price, ” Evans, “ …, hadn’t, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, Judge Chutkan, Trump, He’d, ” Chutkan, “ I’ve, Lawlor, ” Lawlor, ” Victoria Thomas, Victoria, Christopher Senn's, Victoria Thomas “, — Victoria Thomas, ” Randall Organizations: CNN, Capitol, FBI, Banuelos, Chicago Police Department, Independence, Salt Lake City —, U.S, Attorney’s, District of Columbia, Salt Lake City Police Department, DC, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Salt Lake City . Chicago Police Department, Police, U.S . Capitol, TRUMP, Trump, Salt Lake City, National Threat Operations Center, Vice News, Liberty, ” Police, KUTV, KSL, NBC, Army, Congress, West Virginia House, West, West Virginia Legislative, Justice Department Locations: Salt Lake City, Senn, Illinois, Liberty, Utah, Randall’s, Victoria, Salt Lake, Chicago, Burger, Washington, Banuelos, Salt Lake County, Colorado, West Virginia, ”, Salt, Valley, Provo , Utah

☆ Heavy metals may raise cardiovascular disease risk, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Coronary calcium buildup causes atherosclerosis, a chronic and inflammatory cardiovascular disease marked by narrowed arterial walls and thus reduced blood flow. Environmental contaminants have been increasingly recognized as risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but the association of metals with coronary artery calcification has been “largely unknown,” the study authors said. They hypothesized that higher urinary levels of nonessential metals — cadmium, tungsten and uranium — and essential metals — cobalt, copper and zinc — that have previously been associated with cardiovascular disease may be linked with calcification. The participants didn’t already have clinical cardiovascular disease and were recruited from Baltimore; Chicago; Los Angeles; New York City; St. Paul, Minnesota; and Winston Salem, North Carolina. The trouble with measuring urinary metal levelsThe study has a few other limitations.

Persons: Drs, Sadeer, Khurram Nasir, Sanjay Rajagopalan, weren’t, ”, Katlyn, McGraw, Winston, cardiologists, Andrew Freeman, wasn’t, they’re, ” Freeman, “ It’s, ‘, Kindi, Nasir, Rajagopalan, ” McGraw, —, Freeman Organizations: CNN, American College of Cardiology, Houston Methodist, University Hospitals Harrington, & Vascular Institute, Columbia University’s Mailman, of Public Health, Jewish Health Locations: Cleveland, Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles ; New York City, St, Paul , Minnesota, Winston Salem , North Carolina, Denver, Columbia

☆ My family went back to Scotland for the first time in 6 years. The restaurants were allergy-friendly, and we were surprised by how friendly people were.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Nicole Findlay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Recently, after six years away, we returned to Glasgow to visit friends and family. AdvertisementNicole Findlay and her family were pleasantly surprised by how friendly people were in Scotland. In America, when asking about allergy specifics for my son, servers often make a note on their notepad to pass along to kitchen staff. In Scotland, servers asked us if we had allergies before I even had a chance to inquire. While the cigarette butts surprised my son, my husband and I noticed way more people vaping.

Persons: I'm, we'd, they'd, I'd, Nicole Findlay, Nicole Findlay Chips, crisps, haggis, Nicole Findlay's, —, we'll Organizations: Service, Business, —, America Locations: American, British, Glasgow, Scottish, America, Hawaii, Scotland, California

☆ E-cigarette use among youth in the US declined to the lowest level in a decade
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Deidre Mcphillips | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“We’re concerned with any tobacco product use among kids, and that includes nicotine pouches. And of those who use nicotine pouches, more than 1 in 5 say they use them every day. These flavors and targeted marketing are among the many factors that influence youth tobacco product use, CDC’s Kittner said at the briefing. “The continued decline in e-cigarette use among our nation’s youth is a monumental public health win,” King said in a statement. But we can’t rest on our laurels, as there’s still more work to do to further reduce youth e-cigarette use.”CNN’s Jacqueline Howard and Jen Christensen contributed to this report.

Persons: ” Deirdre Lawrence Kittner, “, ” Brian King, “ We’re, we’re, Richardson, ” Richardson, CDC’s Kittner, ”, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ” King, ” CNN’s Jacqueline Howard, Jen Christensen Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, Food, Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products, National Youth Tobacco Survey, CDC, FDA, Campaign, Tobacco, ” Health, CNN Health, US Department of Justice Locations: United States

☆ I started obsessing over my son's school supply list. I realized I was just anxious about him starting middle school.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Marika Paez Wiesen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

That future loomed like a long, dark tunnel ahead: middle school. AdvertisementMy memories of middle school colored my fears for my sonI remembered my own middle school years as both fun and fraught. In middle school, I jumped on an external validation treadmill that became very hard to get off, eventually losing touch with my own wants and needs. The author, middle, was worried when her son started middle school. The night before school started, I sat in the living room unboxing, unpackaging, organizing, and arranging.

Persons: —, Marika Paez Wiesen Organizations: Service, Business, Great School

☆ From Zyn to vapes: Big Tobacco pushes further toward cigarette alternatives. Here’s who could come out on top
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

If you haven't been paying attention to tobacco companies, you might not recognize the new landscape. The alternatives also include heated tobacco and nicotine vapor products, although with the latter, tobacco companies face big competition from vaping companies and the proliferation of illicit vapes. PM 1Y mountain Philip Morris' one-year performance Countries around the globe have been working for years to reduce tobacco use. There is no way back," Philip Morris Chief Financial Officer Emmanuel Babeau said at a Deutsche Bank conference in June. Most of that came from companies in China, with tobacco companies only taking about 15% share, the bank said.

Persons: Philip Morris, —, Brett Cooper, I'm, Philip, Emmanuel Babeau, Owen Bennett, Cooper, Altria, vapes —, Faham Baig, Dan Ahrens, Ahrens, Edge's Cooper, Jefferies, Bennett, Murray Garnick Organizations: Philip Morris International, Reynolds American, British, Tobacco, Big Tobacco, World Health, Philip Morris, Deutsche Bank, Jefferies, Philip Morris USA, Centers for Disease Control, Drug Administration, U.S, Supreme, FDA, UBS, WHO, Brands, BAT Locations: Colorado, China, rey, Japan, Iquos, U.S, Kentucky, Marlboro, U.S ., London, RRPs

☆ Could a dumb phone that's also a vape help break my iPhone addiction? I tried the Swype vape phone that's going viral.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I first learned of the Swype vape on social media, where a few doctored images of its screen had gone viral. AdvertisementNow, an obvious disclaimer: Business Insider does not endorse vaping or starting to vape simply because it seems like it would be funny to have a vape phone. (Samatha Cole of 404 Media also tried out the Swype vape; we didn't plan this. The touchscreen does display notifications when you swipe up — I could see messages from Signal, news push alerts, X notifications, and texts. This app seems designed not for the Swype vape but for some sort of wearable fitness tracker.

Persons: I'm, Vape, vaping, Pina Colada, Samatha Cole, Katie Notopoulos, it's, Samantha Cole, I've, Insider's Jordan Hart, Tim Cook Organizations: Service, Business, Media, Bluetooth, Aircraft, Google, Shenzhen Communication Technology, Apple Watch Locations: Shenzhen, China

☆ Secondhand e-cigarette aerosols expose kids to less nicotine than cigarettes, study finds, but can still be risky
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The researchers determined children’s nicotine levels using blood samples taken between 2017 and 2020. The children in the study with the lowest nicotine levels were those who had no exposure to secondhand aerosols of any kind at home. Earlier studies have found similar nicotine exposure among children in homes with cigarette and e-cigarette users. Some of his research has shown much higher nicotine levels in e-cigarette households than in the new study. In 2020, Galiatsatos published what is believed to be the first study to document significant injury in an adult with secondhand e-cigarette exposure.

Persons: Vaping, “, Terry Gordon, ”, Gordon, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Panagis, Galiatsatos Organizations: CNN, JAMA, National Health, Department of Medicine, CNN Health, American Lung Association

☆ Blackpink’s Jennie apologizes for vaping indoors after public backlash
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jennie Kim, a singer in the K-pop supergroup Blackpink, has apologized after a video of her vaping indoors sparked a backlash across South Korea. Though the footage was taken down from Kim’s channel, a clip of her vaping spread across the internet. Others stuck by the celebrity and posted their support, noting that it is a personal choice whether or not to vape. We hope to prevent this from reoccurring in the future.”K-pop stars regularly face immense public scrutiny under the spotlight. In March, singer Karina apologized to her fans after it was revealed that she was in a relationship with actor Lee Jae-wook.

Persons: Jennie Kim, vaping, Kim, ”, Karina, Lee Jae, Yonhap Organizations: CNN, YouTube, Chosun Ilbo, South Locations: South Korea, Kim’s, reoccurring, South Korean

☆ Australia restricts vape sales to pharmacies in ‘world-leading’ move to cut nicotine use
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —Buying a vape just got harder in Australia with the introduction of some of the world’s toughest anti-vaping laws that limit the sale of vapes with nicotine to pharmacies. From Monday, users will need to present a doctor’s prescription to a pharmacist to buy vapes, and the choice will be limited to three flavors: mint, menthol and tobacco. Dozens of countries have banned disposable vapes, but with the ban on vape sales in shops, service stations and other small retailers, Australia has introduced “world leading” laws, according to the government. Adults will be able to buy vapes in pharmacies, without a prescription – but the devices may be hard to find after some leading pharmacy chains declared they would refuse to stock them. Despite the rising cost of cigarettes, some fear that young vapers – having been locked out of the vape market – will turn to cigarettes to get their nicotine fix.

Persons: It’s, ”, Mark Butler, Anthony Tassone, Jordon Steele, John, vapers, ’ ” Hester Wilson Organizations: Australia CNN, Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Australia’s Greens Party, Greens, ” Greens, vapes, Royal Australian College of General, ABC, US Food and Drug Administration, FDA, Justice Department Locations: Brisbane, Australia, United States, United Kingdom

☆ With a MAGA win and a Squad loss, the political middle moves
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

So it would be an oversimplification to say that Republicans moved more MAGA and Democrats moved more moderate based on these two unrelated races. Former President Donald Trump personifies MAGA, and a large part of the Make America Great Again ethos he pushes is loyalty to him. That primary voters did not hold the spending against Latimer, as progressives argued they should, also reminds me that voters (especially Democrats) in presidential cycles tend to be cautious. Utah went its own wayWhile Boebert’s victory provides a foil for Bowman’s loss, it was far from a perfect night for more MAGA Republicans. It’s a shame that primary voters are becoming the de facto general election voters in states and districts that lean heavily to one side or the other, according to former Indiana Gov.

Persons: Lauren Boebert, MAGA, Jamaal Bowman, Donald Trump personifies MAGA, Joe Biden, Biden, Bowman, Boebert, Ken Buck, Trump, Israel, CNN’s Gregory Krieg, George, Latimer, that’s, You’ll, Dave Williams, Jeff Crank, Sen, Mitt Romney, John Curtis, Curtis, Spencer Cox, Cox, Mitch Daniels, trifecta, Daniels Organizations: CNN, Republican, Democratic, Republicans, vaping, Rep, Israel Jewish voters, Trump’s, Westchester, AIPAC, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Fox News, MAGA Republicans, GOP, Trump, GOP Senate, Gov, Associated Press, Indiana Gov, The Washington Post Locations: Colorado, Bronx, Westchester County, New York, Gaza, Israel, Westchester, Utah, The

☆ FDA OKs first menthol e-cigarettes, citing potential to help adult smokers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, acknowledging that vaping flavors can reduce the harms of traditional tobacco smoking. The FDA said it authorized four menthol e-cigarettes from Njoy, the vaping brand recently acquired by tobacco giant Altria , which also sells Marlboro cigarettes. "This decision could mean we'll never be able to close the Pandora's box of the youth vaping epidemic," said Meredith Berkman, co-founder of Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes. Njoy is one of only three companies that previously received FDA's OK for vaping products. Altria's data showed Njoy e-cigarettes helped smokers reduce their exposure to the harmful chemicals in traditional cigarettes, the FDA said.

Persons: Meredith Berkman, Vaping, —, vaping, Vuse, Matthew Farrelly Organizations: Drug Administration, FDA, Marlboro, Parents, Nielsen, Reynolds American, FDA's Center for Tobacco Products Locations: U.S

☆ Ariana DeBose, Tonys Host, Just Might Be the Busiest Woman on Broadway
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Alexis Soloski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Baby,” Ariana DeBose confided, “you are always on.”DeBose, an Oscar winner and a longtime Broadway phenom, was speaking of herself, in the second person, last Saturday evening. Dressed in a beige ribbed tank, athletic shorts and chunky heeled boots, she was still glistening from a rehearsal for Sunday’s Tony Awards broadcast. “On” is an understatement: This will be her third time hosting the ceremony, and her first time producing and choreographing. Soon, she would take herself out for a hurried plate of pasta before racing to an evening show. For the past two weeks, DeBose has been on a mission, however implausible, to see all of the nominated plays and musicals.

Persons: ” Ariana DeBose, “, ”, Broadway phenom, Tony, I’ll, DeBose Organizations: Broadway

☆ Opinion | A Warning on Social Media Is the Very Least We Can Do
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Pamela Paul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

You’re in the middle of a public health emergency involving a dangerously addictive substance — let’s say an epidemic of fentanyl or vaping among teens. Issue a warning. In the midst of a well-documented mental health crisis among children and teenagers, with social media use a clear contributing factor, the surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, recommends choice one. As he wrote in a Times Opinion guest essay on Monday, “It is time to require a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms, stating that social media is associated with significant mental health harms for adolescents.”It’s an excellent first step, but it’s a mere Band-Aid on a suppurating wound. We need to strongly regulate social media, as Europe has begun to do, and ban it for kids under 16.

Persons: “, Vivek Murthy, ”, Murthy Locations: Europe

☆ Law Enforcement Unit Is Formed to Crack Down on Illegal E-Cigarettes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Christina Jewett | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A multi-agency coalition of law enforcement agents will begin tackling the unruly market of illegal e-cigarettes, under pressure from antismoking groups, lawmakers and the tobacco industry urging federal authorities to stop the flood of vaping devices favored by adolescents. The Justice Department announced the new effort, which is expected to target fruit- and candy-flavored vapes containing high levels of addictive nicotine. The new coalition would include the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the U.S. Postal Service, tapping into federal laws that could include significant fines and jail terms. “Unauthorized e-cigarettes and vaping products continue to jeopardize the health of Americans — particularly children and adolescents — across the country,” Benjamin C. Mizer, the acting associate attorney general, said.

Persons: —, ” Benjamin C Organizations: Justice Department, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, U.S . Marshals Service, Federal Trade Commission, U.S . Postal Service, Food and Drug Administration

☆ Why replacing alcohol with weed is a growing trend in the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The use of weed to replace alcohol is a growing trend in the United States. “We know that moderate alcohol consumption has health risks, and risk increases as alcohol consumption increases,” Boyd said in an email. “Cannabis smoke contains toxins, carcinogens, and particulate matter that have been linked to cancer, lung damage, and cardiovascular disease,” Cohen said in an email. Research on edibles, such as baked goods, candies and beverages, and other methods of using cannabis is in its infancy. “In and of itself, it’s not good that more people are using cannabis,” Grinspoon said.

Persons: CNN —, “, —, ”, “ I’ve, Carol Boyd, ” Boyd, Weed, Peter Grinspoon, ” “, ” Grinspoon, Beth Cohen, ” Cohen, I’m, Boyd, ” Robert Page II, Grinspoon, ideation, it’s Organizations: CNN, National Survey, Center, Drugs, University of Michigan, US Centers for Disease Control, Massachusetts General Hospital, Marijuana, University of California, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Drug, Food and Drug Administration, National Poison Center, FDA, Lifeline Locations: United States, Washington, Ann Arbor, Boston, San Francisco, Aurora, Georgia

☆ Lauren Boebert skipped Congress to support Trump's trial, but didn't show up to her own son's hearings: reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewRep. Lauren Boebert made headlines with her show of support at former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial on Thursday, but has been conspicuously absent for her own son's court appearances, according to multiple reports. During the April hearing, Boebert was in Congress voting against the passage of the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act, records show. Records show that the day before the May hearing, Boebert spoke in a House debate. Showing up to support Trump in court has become something of a pilgrimage for many GOP figures in recent weeks.

Persons: —, Lauren Boebert, Donald Trump's, President Trump, Boebert, Stormy Daniels, Boebert's, Tyler, Tyler Boebert, He's, didn't Organizations: Service, Colorado congresswoman, Freedom Caucus, Business, Trump, Rescue Assistance, Rehabilitation, Daily Mail, Daily, The New York Times Locations: Manhattan, Denver, Colorado

Search resuls for: "vaping"

25 mentions found