Kentucky to receive $14 million as share of JUUL settlement; no promoting to underage youth
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Attorney General Daniel Cameron has announced that the $434.9 million multi-state settlement with an e-cigarette…
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JUUL Labs reaches tentative agreement to stop marketing to youth; Kentucky to get $14 million
A $438.5 million tentative agreement with electronic cigarette manufacturer, JUUL Labs, Inc. has been reached and will return at least…
Benjamin Gies: Youth advocates say FDA must stay the course — and ban Juul
Unfortunately, Kentucky’s youth suffered another setback earlier this summer after efforts to pull harmful Juul e-cigarettes from store shelves were…
Benjamin Gies: Its time for the FDA to take steps to remove e-cigarette and vaping products from market
For the first time in more than a year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) got a permanent leader when…
FDA finalizes enforcement of unauthorized flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes that appeal to children
Amid the epidemic levels of youth use of e-cigarettes and the popularity of certain products among children, the U.S. Food…
NKY Chamber of Commerce Government Forum focuses on concerns about vaping epidemic
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce sponsored a Government Forum November 25, to discuss…
Free service offered by state is aimed at helping teens quit vaping, smoking — My Life, My Quit
The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) within the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) is launching a free service…
Bevin and Beshear take on a wide range of topics in televised debate at NKU, find little common ground
By Mark Hansel NKyTribune managing editor Gov. Matt Bevin and Attorney General Andy Beshear squared off in a Kentucky Gubernatorial…
Melinda Ickes: That may not be regular school supplies in that backpack; talk to your kids about e-cigs
You might be curious to find that many of the products that look like school supplies in a student’s backpack…
Healthy Headlines: Vaping, JUULing, e-Cigarettes—by any name they pose a real danger to children
St. Elizabeth Healthcare e-Cigarettes have been around since 2006, and by that name most people assume there is nicotine in…
KY Youth Advocates, Foundation for Health KY warn of surge in teen e-cigarette usage; it isn’t safe
A new infographic from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Kentucky Youth Advocates highlights the surge in e-cigarette usage among teens…
University of Kentucky students say they’re becoming addicted to Juul electronic cigarettes
The nation’s most popular brand of electronic cigarettes is creating addiction on the University of Kentucky campus, Jacob Eads reports…