Busy week for Vaping in the news

The Indiana State Department of Health confirmed last week the first death in the state of Indiana as a result of lung injury in a patient that was linked to a history of e-cigarette use. The ISDH also noted that as of September 9th 2019, there are thirty cases being investigated with eight confirmed as having links to e-cigarette use. Most of the cases being investigated the patients are between the ages of 16-29 years of age.  You can read the official report here. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and State Health Commissioner Kris Box, MD announced the states first plan to address youth vaping which includes a three-pronged approach including youth education, cessation texting tool and parent/youth media plan. The Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission's website houses one of the education tools with a dedicated web page on vaping. vapefreeindiana.isdh.in.gov
JUUL is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission for their use of social media influencers anyone surprised by that? You can read the article by the Wall Street Journal by clicking here. Lastly Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer made an emergency action by suspending the sales of all flavored e-cigarettes in the state. If only she had control over the internet! Head over to the Truth Initiate website and check out the full details here.