The number of teens who vape has more than doubled in the past 2 yrs alone. The rise has been fueled by the vaping industry telling our kids e-cigarettes are “totally safe”. @Nancyatheart tells Big Vape to #QuitLying. More info at https://t.co/uslTd5dg1a #AHA19
I’ve been pushing for a ban on flavored e-cigs
It’s good that the toxic cloud of public health questions whirling around vaping and e-cig flavors has finally reached the White House
The damage they are doing especially to kids is now an all-out epidemic
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Meetings typically don’t end this way, but we had to snap a photo with Principal Mac Knight, one of New York’s most legendary voices on education. We got two projects coming down the pipeline with Principal Knight and his 6,000+ ISD students. The first will be announced Thursday!
From helping make their campuses tobacco-free to sharing their personal stories of e-cigarette addiction and quitting with students, the young people in our @truthorange Ambassadors program are directly saving lives. https://t.co/XZ7K1nanfJ
In 1994, during the Waxman hearings, Wyden, a young Congressman, asked the “Seven Dwarfs”, CEOs of the then-biggest tobacco companies, if nicotine were addictive. They each told Wyden the same lie: “I believe that nicotine is not addictive.” Good luck, JUUL! @SenatorRonWyden
Congrats Alice on your book. You’re an inspiration to all of us at Youth Decide. Your message of passion and bravery is amazing. Everyone, read this book! #YouthDecide
“I started noticing in class that the boys were raising their hands more than the girls.”
Girl Scout Alice Paul Tapper, author of “Raise Your Hand” — and @jaketapper’s daughter — discusses how she inspired girls to speak up more in school.
@JanHoffmanNYT Thank you for covering the issue of teenage addiction to e-cigarettes. We are Youth Decide, a group composed of New York teens working to inspire tobacco-free lives. We are holding an event titled April Fuuls Day. Come listen to our stories!
Story explains success in 3 days. Doing the math: that means @SenSchumer pushed for the actions on ......SUNDAY. See how that works, now! https://t.co/Satx5fqAsz
I’m so proud to see our work to rein in kid-friendly e-cig flavors is making an impact at @US_FDA, but there’s still more work to do: https://t.co/eWw0DOrj5M
Just days after U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced he will be resigning from his post at the end of March, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer is urging him to ensure a ban on kid-friendly e-cig flavors like candies, juices, fruits, cookies and more. #noecigs4kids
E-cigarettes “can hijack a young person’s life,” says our founder Jack Waxman in today's New York Times. Check out the letter here. https://t.co/Ic4u9ZTFf2
Thank you Mr. Bass and Mr. Ferris from the office of @GeorgeLatimerCE for meeting with us. We were lucky to meet alongside @TobaccoFreePOWR and
#StudentAssistanceServices, game-changing forces in this fight to keep e-cigarettes out of the hands of kids. #FightFlavorsTogether