Tobacco and E-Cigarettes

FDA’s Juul Ban a Partial Win in Fight Against E-Cigarettes

The importance of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent order for electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. to stop selling or distributing products “cannot be overstated,” and "sends a strong message to the public that these are not safe products,” says one TMA physician highly attuned to tobacco matters. A court order has temporarily blocked the FDA's ban.
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Houston Includes E-Cigarettes in Anti-Smoking Ordinance

The Houston City Council scored a big win for public health when it voted unanimously to add e-cigarettes to the city’s ordinance on smoking in public places. The ordinance change means vaping products are now banned everywhere that traditional tobacco products have been banned since 2007.
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Senate Committee Unanimously Passes Bill to De-Fuse Youth E-Cigarette Use

A Senate committee unanimously passed a bill today that would establish a framework for taxing e-cigarettes by requiring a person to obtain a permit from the state before selling those products.

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Texas Legislative Hotline for
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Six Ways Lawmakers Can Help Prevent Youth Nicotine Addiction

The Texas Medical Association and the Texas Public Health Coalition are asking lawmakers to strengthen Texas’ laws aimed at keeping tobacco and e-cigarettes out of the hands of Texas youth.
Details and Challenges With the Passage of Tobacco 21
E-Cigarette Information

Here you will find e-cigarette guidelines, resources, recommendations, data resources, and policy from national and state agencies and organizations.

Surgeon General Advisory on E-Cigarettes

Electronic Cigarettes: What’s the Bottom Line?

Texas Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System – Tobacco Products
Tobacco Prevention Resources

Here are helpful tobacco guidelines, resources, recommendations, data resources, and policy from national and state agencies and organizations.

Million Hearts Guide: Identifying and Treating Patients Who Use Tobacco: Action Steps for Clinicians

What to Tell Your Patients About Smoking

CDC Tobacco Free
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Tobacco and E-Cigarettes

FDA’s Juul Ban a Partial Win in Fight Against E-Cigarettes

Houston Includes E-Cigarettes in Anti-Smoking Ordinance

Senate Committee Unanimously Passes Bill to De-Fuse Youth E-Cigarette Use

Six Ways Lawmakers Can Help Prevent Youth Nicotine Addiction

E-Cigarette Information

Tobacco Prevention Resources

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