Big Tobacco Hooked Black Americans On Menthols. Now It Fights Ban As Racial Injustice.
Following years of delay, the Food and Drug Administration last month proposed a nationwide ban on the sale and production of menthol cigarettes. As the effort to get menthol smokes off the market gained momentum in recent years, the industry sidled up to Black-led organizations and Black lawmakers. And new documents shared with HuffPost offer a behind-the-scenes look at how one tobacco giant is pitching itself as an ally in the fight for racial justice.
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Vaping Tied to Wheezing, Shortness of Breath, Even for Nonsmokers
The use of e-cigarettes is associated with wheezing and shortness of breath in young adults and adolescents, even in those who don’t smoke cigarettes or marijuana, according to research presented at ATS 2021.
USC researchers conducted a web-based survey of 2,931 adolescents and young adults (average age: 18.9) with questions on the use of e-cigarettes, cigarettes and cannabis, along with self-reported asthma diagnosis and respiratory symptoms, over the previous 30 days. The survey was fielded between August 6 and 30, 2020 among a national convenience sample of youth and young adults aged 14-21 using Lucid, a survey management company. Recruitment, data collection, and compensation were handled by Lucid and company partners. Statistical analyses were used by the researchers to examine possible relationships among these variables.
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Lehigh University Becomes a Tobacco and Smoke-Free Campus
Joining more than 2,000 colleges and universities across the country as a tobacco-free and smoke-free campus, Lehigh will prohibit all tobacco use including smoking, vaping, hookahs, electronic smoking devices, and using smokeless tobacco products and chewing tobacco in all Lehigh University facilities, properties, grounds, and vehicles and across all campuses indoors and outdoors beginning August 2, 2021.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 5.6 million young Americans will die early from a smoking-related illness if smoking continues at current rates; tobacco use, both passive and active, is a significant health hazard.
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Study: Vaping Causes Cognitive Impairment, Lasting Lung Damage
Intermountain Healthcare announced the results of a new study that showed there are long-term dangers related to vaping e-cigarettes.
The study indicated there is lasting damage from vaping for some patients and not just in the lungs. Researchers are especially concerned because the majority of patients are relatively young. Before COVID-19 arrived and grabbed the attention of the medical world, many pulmonologists were focused on e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury, also known as EVALI. What they found is that not all patients completely recover.
“Were still seeing people who come to the intensive care unit with EVALI,” said Dr. Denitza Blagev, a pulmonary and critical care physician at Intermountain Healthcare and the principal investigator of the study.
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Save the Date!
Lung Force Expo 2021
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Virtual Program for Healthcare Professionals
June 24, 2021 | 11:00 AM - 6:35 PM CT
Exhibit Hall opens at 10:30 AM
Join us for the nationwide virtual Lung Force Expo to learn about the latest trends in research, treatments and recommendations for lung cancer, COPD and other lung diseases. Continuing Education credits are available for nurses, respiratory therapists, and Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®).
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Public Health Roadmap: Promoting Tobacco Use Dependency Treatment in Behavioral Health Setting
Thu, Jun 10, 2021 12:00 PM CDT (1:00 PM EDT)
Join the American Lung Association for an interactive webcast, ideal for public health professionals of any level. Attendees can expect to:
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Increase confidence to engage and partner with systems and care teams in behavioral health settings that are interested in improving how they promote and integrate evidence-based tobacco use dependency treatment services.
- Learn more about the best practices and lessons learned during the 2021 Health Systems Change Cohort group, hosted and facilitated by the American Lung Association.
- Learn about new resources and tools for public health professionals, to coach community partners in behavioral health systems change.
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Health Promotion Resources
PA Free Quitline / Quitlogix - Providing support to Pennsylvanians who are thinking about quitting, not yet ready to quit, or have already quit
Not On Tobacco (NOT) - Vaping and tobacco cessation program designed for teens ages 14 to 19 and taught by a trained and certified adult in ten, 50-minute sessions
Save Our Lungs Team - A collection of lung health advocates committed to sending a strong message to Congress to let key decision makers know how important it is to fight back against tobacco companies and stand up for lung health for all
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