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posted by CoolHand on Friday December 09 2016, @01:01PM   Printer-friendly
from the vape-em-if-you-got-em dept.

The U.S. surgeon general has warned against surging e-cigarette use among teenagers, calling it a "major public health concern" in a new report:

The U.S. surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes an emerging public health threat to the nation's youth. In a report being released Thursday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy acknowledged a need for more research into the health effects of "vaping," but said e-cigarettes aren't harmless and too many teens are using them. "My concern is e-cigarettes have the potential to create a whole new generation of kids who are addicted to nicotine," Murthy told The Associated Press. "If that leads to the use of other tobacco-related products, then we are going to be moving backward instead of forward."

[...] Federal figures show that last year, 16 percent of high school students reported at least some use of e-cigarettes - even some who say they've never smoked a conventional cigarette. While not all contain nicotine, Murthy's report says e-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco-related product among youth. Nicotine is bad for a developing brain no matter how it's exposed, Murthy said. "Your kids are not an experiment," he says in a public service announcement being released with the report.

It's already illegal to sell e-cigarettes to minors. Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration issued new rules that, for the first time, will require makers of nicotine-emitting devices to begin submitting their ingredients for regulators to review.

Also at USA Today, NYT, The Hill, and The Washington Post.


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  • (Score: 2) by weeds on Friday December 09 2016, @03:20PM

    by weeds (611) on Friday December 09 2016, @03:20PM (#439180) Journal

    The fuck it doesn't.

    Not sure what fuck has to do with it, but throw it in there.

    The constitution is the highest law of the land, not the only law of the land.
    If laws that regulate activity are unconstitutional, feel free to bring them up to the supreme court. Not really my point.

    We have laws that apply to minors and regulate activities based on age. If you don't like that, again, feel free to bring them up to the supreme court. The fact is, the laws are there and apply.

    While not all contain nicotine....

    I think that was in the original.
    I don't know what the numbers are for vaping. My personal experience (not a valid argument) is that vaping is used and promoted as a way to deliver nicotine without all the other chemicals you get from burning tobacco. Indeed, no one should stand in your way if you want to inhale Vicks Vapo Rub.

    Regulating the distribution of nicotine is a good idea. Maybe if the manufacturers had to tell you what was in the liquid, you could start that.

    Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration issued new rules that, for the first time, will require makers of nicotine-emitting devices to begin submitting their ingredients for regulators to review.....

    Maybe they should have to put them on the packaging too.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 09 2016, @03:28PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 09 2016, @03:28PM (#439187)

    Earlier this year, the Food and Drug Administration issued new rules that, for the first time, will require makers of nicotine-emitting devices to begin submitting their ingredients for regulators to review

    Forgot this part:

    The more onerous regulations are yet to come, she said. E-cigarette manufacturers now have two years to go through a long and expensive application process for each and every product that they intend to sell after 2018.

    http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/health/4094014-end-vaping-retailer-says-new-fda-regulations-will-kill-industry [duluthnewstribune.com]

    Show me any other product that has that degree of regulation.

  • (Score: 2) by fnj on Friday December 09 2016, @03:48PM

    by fnj (1654) on Friday December 09 2016, @03:48PM (#439199)

    The constitution is the highest law of the land, not the only law of the land.

    The Constitution is the root of all legal authority, and no authority can exceed what it specifically allows, or contradict what it specifically prohibits. All laws and regulations in the US which are UNCONSTITUTIONAL are invalid. Get back to us when you understand that.

    • (Score: 2) by weeds on Friday December 09 2016, @03:54PM

      by weeds (611) on Friday December 09 2016, @03:54PM (#439202) Journal

      Thanks for pointing that out. You do understand that the law is unconstitutional after it has been tested.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 10 2016, @05:30AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 10 2016, @05:30AM (#439589)

        A law is either unconstitutional or it is not. If a law is unconstitutional, then it is null and void even if the government doesn't recognize that fact, and The People must get rid of it. The founders never intended go give the Supreme Court absolute authority over whether a law is constitutional or not. Hell, the Supreme Court has overruled its past decisions on numerous occasions, even in cases where the relevant portions of the Constitution didn't change between the decisions, so the idea that they're always correct is nothing but a legal fiction.

  • (Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Saturday December 10 2016, @05:27AM

    by Anal Pumpernickel (776) on Saturday December 10 2016, @05:27AM (#439587)

    If you don't like that, again, feel free to bring them up to the supreme court. The fact is, the laws are there and apply.

    Thanks for pointing out that laws like this exist. May I also point out that the NSA is conducting unconstitutional mass surveillance on the populace? Yes, it exists, and chances are you already knew that. Take it up with the Supreme Court if you don't like it. So useful.