E-Cigs

SRITA Press

2020 (through 2-26-2020):

Kyiv Post
Investigation: IQOS uses Instagram influencers to target youth in Ukraine
https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/investigation-iqos-uses-instagram-influencers-to-target-youth-in-ukraine.html?cn-reloaded=1

The National Law Review
JUUL’s efforts to recruit influencers
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/juul-s-efforts-to-recruit-influencers

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
The ‘Unsmoke’ screen: the truth behind PMI’s cigarette-free future
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2020-02-24/the-unsmoke-screen-the-truth-behind-pmis-cigarette-free-future

Reuters
Inside the Philip Morris campaign to ‘normalize’ a tobacco device
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philipmorris-international-iqos-insig/inside-the-philip-morris-campaign-to-normalize-a-tobacco-device-idUSKBN20F1Q7

Business Insider
Vintage ads show the hidden legacy of the Marlboro Man. The brand first became popular as a women's cigarette.
https://www.businessinsider.com/marlboro-man-cigarette-brand-history-vintage-ads-2020-2

NPR
Massachusetts sues Juul for allegedly marketing to kids
https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/decline-of-mcclatchy-and-journalism/massachusetts-sues-juul-for-allegedly-marketing-to-kids

USA Today
Marlboro maker Altria distances itself from vaping giant Juul amid legal scrutiny
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/01/31/juul-altria-distances-itself-e-cigarette-maker-amid-scrutiny/4618993002/

2019:

The National Law Review
Smoke and Mirrors: Juul Litigation Focuses on Misdirection, Misinformation
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/smoke-and-mirrors-juul-litigation-focuses-misdirection-misinformation

Salon
A regulatory haze: Vape marketers are online, creating new headaches for feds
https://www.salon.com/2019/11/17/a-regulatory-haze-vape-marketers-are-online-creating-new-headaches-for-feds_partner/

Los Angeles Times
Juul wanted to revolutionize vaping. It took a page from Big Tobacco’s chemical formulas
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-11-19/juul-vaping-chemical-formulas-based-in-big-tobacco

Philadelphia Inquirer
Apple Nixes Vape-Related Apps for iPhone Users
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/apple-nixes-vape-related-apps-for-iphone-users/2221044/

Canadian Broadcast Company (CBC)
JUUL dominates vaping industry despite critics
https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/juul-dominates-vaping-industry-despite-critics-1.5383389

WIRED
FDA Permits the Sale of a New Smoking Device. Is It Safe?
https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-smoking-gadget-says-its-safe-should-you-trust-it/

The Face (United Kingdom)
Exploring the science behind the vaping deaths
https://theface.com/life/vaping-e-cigarettes-juul-health-science

USA Today
Juul suspends all US sales of fruity e-cigarettes amid scrutiny
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/10/17/juul-e-cigarette-flavors/4009168002/

Portland Mercury
Oregon’s E-Cigarette Problems Go Beyond the Vape Ban
https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2019/10/24/27361092/oregons-e-cigarette-problems-go-beyond-the-vape-ban

Forbes
‘E-Cigarettes Are Bad News’: Researchers Link Them To Cancer In Mice
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2019/10/08/e-cigarettes-are-bad-news-researchers-link-them-to-cancer-in-mice/#19dd8cdb4c7b

CNN Michael Smerconish
Expert testifies JUUL founders used big tobacco tactics
https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2019/10/05/dr-robert-jackler-says-juul-used-big-tobacco-tactics-advertising-sot-smerconish-vpx.cnn

Penn Live, Patriot News
Are your kids vaping? It may be hard to tell, but here’s what to look for
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/10/are-your-kids-vaping-it-may-be-hard-to-tell-but-heres-what-to-look-for.html

NPR
As Pressure From Regulators Increases, Juul Shifts Its Strategy
https://www.npr.org/2019/10/02/766568859/juul-turns-to-lobbying-public-relations-as-pressure-increases-from-regulators

Sirius XM POTUS Channel
Michael Smerconish of CNN 30 minute interview
https://www.facebook.com/smerconish/videos/434722384064830/?__tn__=-R

Bloomberg
Juul Is Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Stanford's Jackler Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-09-24/juul-is-stuck-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-stanford-s-jackler-says-video

LA Times
Studies show how Juul exploited social media to get teens to start vaping
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-09-24/hiltzik-juul-target-teens

Bloomberg
Vaping pioneer Juul asks agency to block pod-making compettitors
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-24/vaping-pioneer-juul-asks-agency-to-block-pod-making-competitors?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google

San Franciscio Chronicle
Open Forum: How to impose a Big Tobacco-proof ban on vaping flavors
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Open-Forum-How-to-impose-a-Big-Tobacco-proof-ban-14458822.php?psid=lYrdX

Time Magazine
How Juul Hooked Kids and Ignited a Public Health Crisis
https://time.com/5680988/juul-vaping-health-crisis/

MSNBC
New York moves to ban flavored e-cigarettes
http://www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/watch/new-york-moves-to-ban-flavored-e-cigarettes-69069893980

NPR Weekend Edition
Vaping And Cigarette Ads
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/15/760936463/vaping-and-cigarette-ads

The Sunday Times (London)
Health fears over vaping fail to halt ‘nicotine arms race’
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/health-fears-over-vaping-fail-to-halt-nicotine-arms-race-vssnb8f36

Wired
FDA Says Juul Can't Claim to Be Safer Than Cigarettes
https://www.wired.com/story/fda-juul-cant-claim-safer-cigarettes/

Buzzfeed News
Experts Have A Few Different Theories For What’s Behind The Outbreak Of Vaping Illnesses
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danvergano/vaping-lung-illness-mystery-causes

Rolling Stone
Michigan Just Became the First State to Ban Flavored Vapes. Will It Actually Work?
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/michigan-bans-flavored-ecigarettes-879922/

Mother Jones
Juul’s Campaign to Raise the Tobacco Age Is More Complicated Than It Seems
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/08/juuls-campaign-to-raise-the-tobacco-age-is-more-complicated-than-it-seems/

Yahoo Finance
Juul's CEO and a Stanford researcher, under oath, disagree on a crucial conversation
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/juul-ceo-advertising-133520764.html

CNN
Adults who vape are more likely to quit cigarettes, study finds
https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/07/15/health/e-cigarettes-quit-smoking-study/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fhealth

Mass Live
'It infects social groups:' Vaping and e-cigarette use in schools skyrockets; why you should care
https://www.masslive.com/politics/2019/07/it-infects-social-groups-vaping-and-e-cigarette-use-in-schools-skyrockets-why-you-should-care.html

NPR
Juul Doesn't Need To Advertise To Young People. Everyone Else Is Doing It For Them
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/03/738209356/juul-doesnt-need-to-advertise-to-young-people-everyone-else-is-doing-it-for-them

CNN
#Juul: Study makes the case for stricter regulation on e-cigarette marketing
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/03/health/juul-social-media-study/index.html

New York Times
Scientists Wanted: Recruited by Juul, Many Researchers Say No
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/health/juul-ecigarettes-science.html

Yahoo Finance
Juul exposed: How Big Vape took a page from Big Tobacco’s old ad playbook
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/juul-advertising-tobacco-lawsuits-115746073.html

Wall Street Journal
How Juul took a page from big tobacco’s playbook
https://www.wsj.com/video/how-juul-took-a-page-from-big-tobacco-playbook/80048489-676D-47BC-9D6A-A2E6BE4712B9.html?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=9

The Verge
Why big tobacco and big vape love comparing nicotine to caffeine
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/26/18513312/vape-tobacco-big-companies-nicotine-caffeine-comparison-drugs-chemicals

San Francisco Chronicle
Mounting lawsuits against Juul reminiscent of early tobacco litigation
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Mounting-lawsuits-against-Juul-reminiscent-of-13783089.php

San Francisco Chronicle
Why Juul is thriving despite the crackdown on youth vaping
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Why-Juul-is-thriving-despite-the-crackdown-on-13746124.php

NBC2
FDA investigating possible link between seizures and vaping
https://www.nbc-2.com/story/40256531/fda-investigating-possible-link-between-seizures-and-vaping

Insider
Juul may have pushed rival e-cigarette brands to compete in a 'nicotine arms race,' study says
https://www.thisisinsider.com/juul-high-nicotine-levels-salt-technology-ecigarettes-2019-2

CNN
Study: E-cigarette maker Juul triggers nicotine 'arms race'
https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2019/02/07/e-cigarettes-juul-nicotine-arms-race-sanjay-gupta-pkg-vpx-newday.cnn

Fortune
Juiced-Up Juul Pods Caused 'Nicotine Arms Race' in E-Cig Industry, Study Says
http://fortune.com/2019/02/07/juul-nicotine-levels-ecigs-teen-vaping/

The Verge
Juul’s imitators are copying the popular vape’s high nicotine levels
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/8/18217738/juul-vape-nicotine-salts-electronic-cigarette-competitors

Stanford University
5 Questions: Robert Jackler says Juul spurs ‘nicotine arms race’
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2019/02/5-questions-robert-jackler-says-juul-spurs-nicotine-arms-race.html

Wired
JUUL’S answer to its PR crisis? The Millennial Marlboro Man
https://www.wired.com/story/juuls-answer-pr-crisis-millennial-marlboro-man/

Vox
The vape company Juul said it doesn’t target teens. Its early ads tell a different story.
https://www.vox.com/2019/1/25/18194953/vape-juul-e-cigarette-marketing

Ohio State University Lantern
Safe smoking alternative e-cigarette revealed as dangerous and addictive
https://www.thelantern.com/2019/01/safe-smoking-alternative-e-cigarette-revealed-as-dangerous-and-addictive/

Canadian Medical Association Journal
New vaping products with techy allure exploding in popularity among youth
https://cmajnews.com/2019/01/22/new-vaping-products-with-techy-allure-exploding-in-popularity-among-youth-cmaj-109-5710/

2018:

CNN
#JUUL: How social media hyped nicotine for a new general
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/17/health/juul-social-media-influencers/index.html

The Atlantic:
Juul’s a Business, and They’re Behaving Like a Business’
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/11/juul-atonement-tour-addicted-teens/577072/

Washington Post
E-cigarette maker Juul targeted teens with false claims of safety, lawsuit says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/07/30/e-cigarette-maker-juul-targeted-teens-with-false-claims-of-safety-lawsuit-claims/?utm_term=.bbe9fa0c0af8

Forbes:
The Disturbing Focus Of Juul's Early Marketing Campaigns
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenchaykowski/2018/11/16/the-disturbing-focus-of-juuls-early-marketing-campaigns/#5d0cb17914f9

Smithsonian
Ads for E-Cigarettes Today Hearken Back to the Banned Tricks of Big Tobacco
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/electronic-cigarettes-millennial-appeal-ushers-next-generation-nicotine-addicts-180968747/

NBC News
How e-cigarettes like the Juul are co-opting the language of wellness
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/video/how-e-cigarettes-like-the-juul-are-co-opting-the-language-of-wellness-1259469891755?v=railb&

Business Insider
See how Juul turned teens into influencers and threw buzzy parties to fuel its rise as Silicon Valley's favorite e-cig company
https://www.businessinsider.com/stanford-juul-ads-photos-teens-e-cig-vaping-2018-11

Forbes
E-Cigs Addicting The Masses: 'We Are Experimenting On Teenagers' Lungs,' Warns Stanford Professor
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roomykhan/2018/08/10/e-cigarettes-addicting-the-masses-stanford-professor-warns-we-are-experimenting-on-teenagers-lungs/#1be7047bf8c8

San Francisco Chronicle
Hypocrisy worthy of a Big Tobacco company
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Hypocrisy-worthy-of-a-Big-Tobacco-company-13490486.php

MedPage
Health Groups, Lawmakers Sound Alarm on JUUL E-Cigarettes
https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/smoking/72416

State Press
Health concerns over juuling aren't going away soon
http://www.statepress.com/article/2018/03/spmagazine-dangers-of-juuling

Stanford University
Stealth vaping fad hidden from parents, teachers
https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/09/19/stealth-vaping-fad-hidden-from-parents-teachers/

Stanford University
Tobacco products promoted on Facebook despite policies
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/04/tobacco-products-promoted-on-facebook-despite-policies.html

The Outline
No wonder the teens are vaping: A study shows Facebook is doing a bad job of policing tobacco-adjacent ads, even in accordance with its own policies.
https://theoutline.com/post/4061/no-wonder-the-teens-are-vaping?zd=1&zi=iuife5ys

Reuters
Special Report: Juul copycats flood e-cig market, despite FDA rule
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vaping-regulation-juul-specialreport/special-report-juul-copycats-flood-e-cig-market-despite-fda-rule-idUSKCN1M418W

CNN
Court-ordered 'corrective statements' to appear on cigarette boxes
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/21/health/cigarette-box-statements-bn/index.html

The Telegraph
Loophole allows cigarettes to be sold on Facebook
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/loophole-allows-cigarettes-sold-facebook/

MedPage Today
JUUL Maker Vows to Combat Teen Use of E-Cigarette
https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/smoking/72573

Metro UK
These are the adverts that told people smoking was good for them
https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/12/these-are-the-insane-adverts-that-told-people-smoking-was-good-for-them-7936951/

ABC News
FDA Pumps Money Into Campaign to Counter Tobacco Use in LGBT Community
https://abcnews.go.com/US/fda-pumps-money-campaign-counter-tobacco-lgbt-community/story?id=38822727

MedPage Today
E-Cig Maker Says Flavor Ban Will Harm Smokers Aiming to Quit
https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/smoking/74391

Times Square Chronicle
How Vaping Culture is Contextualized on Social Media
https://t2conline.com/how-vaping-culture-is-contextualised-on-social-media/

Legal Reader
Lawsuits Allege JUUL is Deceptively Marketing Products to Teens
https://www.legalreader.com/lawsuits-allege-juul-deceptively-marketing-teens/

Stanford University
Stanford tobacco researcher weighs in on JUUL
https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2018/11/15/stanford-tobacco-researcher-weighs-in-on-juul/

The History Channel
When Cigarette Companies Used Doctors to Push Smoking
https://www.history.com/news/cigarette-ads-doctors-smoking-endorsement

2017:

Reuters
Dozens of alcohol-flavored tobacco products may lure teens
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-flavors-tobacco-teens/dozens-of-alcohol-flavored-tobacco-products-may-lure-teens-idUSKCN1BW2XH

CNN
Should the FDA prohibit filtered cigarettes?
https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/24/health/light-cigarettes-filters-lung-cancer-study/index.html

NBC
E-Cigarettes: The Health Risks of Vaping. If you think your vaping habit is harmless, think again.
https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/better-cigarettes-vaping-comes-its-own-set-health-risks-ncna819716

CNN
Big Tobacco's court-ordered ads make their debut
https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/health/tobacco-ads-court-order-bn/index.html

CNN
The history of tobacco health claims
https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/24/health/gallery/tobacco-health-claims-history/index.html

2016:

Sacramento Bee
Could Big Tobacco take over pot like it did e-cigs?
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article120547123.html

Stanford Scope Blog:
New landscape for e-cigarettes: Stanford tobacco expert weighs in on new FDA regulations
https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2016/05/06/new-landscape-for-e-cigarettes-stanford-tobacco-expert-weighs-in-on-new-fda-regulations/

Stanford Scope Blog:
E-cigarette brands make unvalidated claims their product helps people quit smoking
https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2016/09/15/e-cigarette-brands-make-unvalidated-claims-their-product-helps-people-quit-smoking/

2015:

Dr. Robert K. Jackler: E-cigarettes pose alarming risks for children
https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/04/24/dr-robert-k-jackler-e-cigarettes-pose-alarming-risks-for-children/

Stanford University
Physicians testified for tobacco companies against plaintiffs with head, neck cancers
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2015/07/physicians-testified-for-tobacco-companies-against-plaintiffs.html

Stanford Daily
Research shows e-cigarettes target teens, may not help with quitting
https://www.stanforddaily.com/2015/11/04/research-shows-e-cigarettes-target-teens-may-not-help-with-quitting/

2014:

New York Times
Dire Warnings by Big Tobacco on E-Smoking
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/business/dire-warnings-by-big-tobacco-on-e-smoking-.html

Stanford Scope Blog
Menthol cigarettes: How they're being used by and marketed towards African Americans
https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2014/04/14/menthol-cigarettes-how-theyre-being-used-and-marketed-towards-african-americans/

Stanford University
High school interns bring curiosity and open minds to Stanford labs
https://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/july/high-school-interns-072314.html