E-Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (OTP’s)

GASP keeps you on top of tobacco control news and issues by posting smokefree news stories. GASP was mentioned in or was interviewed for the 2024 stories marked with an asterisk (*) below.

• 12-08-16: *

  U.S. Surgeon General’s Report concerned about youth e-cig use (Susan Livio, NJ Star-Ledger)

• 10-06-16: *

  Princeton: New rule requires sellers of e-cigarettes to be licensed (Philip Sean Curran, centraljersey.com)

• 09-13-16:

  East Brunswick: Town Council Approves Licensing of “Vape” Shops (Maureen Berzok, TAP into East Brunswick)

• 07-20-16: *

  Princeton BOH to license retailers that sell e-cigarettes (Phillip Sean Curran, Princeton Packet)

• 05-22-16:

  Highland Park to require a license to sell e-cigarettes (Carly Baldwin, The Patch)

• 05-22-16: *

  NJ Senate Health Committee votes for ban on flavored ecigs (John Ensslin, The Record)

• 04-06-16: *

  FDA to regulate e-cigarettes (Brenda Flanagan, NJTV News)

• 04-05-16:

  Light hookah smoking causes lung abnormalities in young people (Weil Cornell)

• 04-05-16:

  Convenience stores protest Boston’s flavored tobacco ban (CSPnet, Melissa Vonder Haar)

• 03-24-16:

  Glen Ridge residents concerned about vape shop opening (Glen Ridge Voice, Erin Roll)

• 03-24-16: *

  West Orange considers raising tobacco age of sale to 21, licensing e-cigarette retailers (TapintoWestOrange.com, Chris Harewood and Joe Ricci)

• 03-23-16:

  Mets and Yankees baseball players’ take on banning smokeless tobacco use (NY Times, Tim Rohan and David Goodman)

• 03-20-16:

  Highland Park poised to require license to sell e-cigarettes (Star-Ledger, Spencer Kent)

• 03-18-16:

  Clifton NJ restaurant smoking violations fined $7,698 (The Record, Kaye Nichols)

• 03-16-16:

  Chicago City Council raises the age to 21 to be sold tobacco and e-cigarettes (MSNBC, Mary Ann Ahern)

• 03-16-16: *

  Highland Park poised to require retailers get a license if they sell e-cigarettes (New Brunswick Patch, Carly Baldwin)

• 03-15-16:

  Erie County NY proposes to ban tobacco sales at pharmacies (Buffalo News, American Cancer Society letter)

• 03-14-16:

  Staten Island Live Editorial Supports Restricting E-cigarette Marketing and Ads (Staten Island Editorial)

• 03-11-16:

  Tobacco industry threatens if California Governor signs Tobacco 21 law (Sacramento Bee, Jeremy White) 

• 03-08-16:

  NJ State Tobacco Control Bills Voted Through Committees (Star-Ledger, Brent Johnson)

• 03-02-16:

  U.S. Dept of Transportation issues final rule banning use of e-cigarettes on planes (press release USDOT)

• 02-29-16:

  City Council Considers Strictly Regulating Hookah Bars (New York News 1, Erin Billups).

• 02-29-16:

  Hong Kong study shows e-cigarette ingredient has cancer causing agent (South China Morning Post, Elizabeth Cheung)

• 02-25-16:

  NYC May Crack Down On Non-Tobacco Smoking Too (gothamist, Miranda Katz).

• 02-25-16:

  Hookah Bars May Soon Be a Lot Tougher to Find (New York Magazine, Samuel Lieberman)

• 02-23-16: *

  Listen to GASP on talk radio with Dom Giordano WPHT 1210am on Tobacco 21 and Smokefree Parks bills (earned media)

• 02-22-16: *

  Smokefree parks and tobacco 21 bills move forward in NJ Assembly (The Record, John Ensslin)

• 02-13-16:

  Star-Ledger Wants Flavored E-cigs Banned in NJ (Star-Ledger Editorial Board)

• 02-03-16:

  Stop Corrupting Kids with Flavored Vapes (Star-Ledger Editorial)

• 01-27-16:

  Berkley Raises Smoking Age to 21 (PR Newswire, Henry Philofsky)

• 01-25-16:

  CDC airs new ads on quitting smoking

• 01-25-16:

  NYU Researchers show danger to hookah lounge workers from secondhand smoke exposure (NYU press release)

• 01-19-16:

  UPMC Study Shows the Dangers of Smoking Hookah (CBS Pittsburgh, James Garrity)

• 01-19-16:

  NJ Gov. Christie vetoes tobacco 21 age of sale bill; signs into law requiring child-resistant nicotine packaging (Star-Ledger, Item of Millburn/Short Hills,)

• 01-19-16: *

  NJ Gov. Christie vetoes tobacco 21 age of sale bill; signs into law requiring child-resistant nicotine packaging (Star-Ledger, Wall Street Journal, Item of Millburn/Short Hills)

• 01-19-16: *

  Update: Millburn advocates sounds off as Christie vetoes Tobacco 21 bill (The Item of Millburn & Short Hills)

• 01-19-16: *

  Millburn advocates sound off as Christie faces tobacco bill deadline (The Item of Millburn & Short Hills)

• 01-17-16: *

  NYC Comptroller hosts Rally to stop marketing e-cigarettes to kids (NY1)

• 01-14-16:

  Checked airline luggage with an e-cigarette led to smoke in plane’s cargo section (KITV News, reporter Ann Sterling)

• 01-14-16: *

  NYC Comptroller to hold rally to stop e-cigarette marketing to kids (Brooklyn Reader)

• 01-12-16:

  New Jersey may be second state to raise smoking age to 21 (Ben Finley, NorthJersey.com)

• 01-11-16:

  Hookah smoke is higher levels of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide, compared to cigarettes (University of Pittsburgh)

• 01-11-16:

  Gov. Christie gets bill banning tobacco sales to those under 21 (Susan K.Livio, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

• 01-08-16:

  Study shows levels of selected carcinogens and toxicants in vapour from electronic cigarettes. (Tobacco Control Journal)

• 01-08-16:

  NJ May Raise Legal Age to Buy Cigarettes (Erin Delmore, NJTV News)

• 01-07-16:

  5 big things N.J. lawmakers are frantically trying to squeeze in (Brent Johnson and Susan K. Livio, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

• 01-07-16:

  N.J. lawmakers vote to raise age to buy cigarettes from 19 to 21 (Susan K. Livio, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

• 01-07-16: *

  Tobacco 21 passes NJ Assembly Committee (Wall Street Journal, Reporter Kate King; The Record, John C. Ensslin)

• 01-07-16:

  NJ inches closer to setting legal age for tobacco at 21 (NJ101.5, Kevin McArdle)

• 01-06-16:

  E-cigarette marketing reaches kids (Bloomberg BNA, Martina Barash)

• 01-05-16:

  Exposure to Electronic Cigarette Advertising Among Middle School and High School Students — United States, 2014 (CDC Vital Signs MMWR)

• 01-03-16:

  Malaysian State of Terengganu bans sale of electronic smoking devices and liquids (The Times)

• 12-29-15: *

  NJ bill to require child-resistant liquid nicotine packaging awaits Governor’s signature (WMBC-TV, Anchor Mark Fontes)

• 12-28-15:

  Electronic cigarettes induce DNA strand breaks and cell death independently of nicotine in cell lines (Oral Oncology Journal)

• 12-25-15:

  U.S. FTC to study marketing/sales techniques of e-cig marketers (The Gothamist, Nathan Tempey)

• 12-18-15:

  Boston requires age 21 to be sold tobacco and electronic smoking devices (The Boston Globe, John Ellement)

• 12-17-15:

  Egg Harbor Township approves smoking ban (Nicholas Huba, Press of Atlantic City)

• 12-12-15:

  NJ Smoking Age May Be Raised To 21 (South Orange Patch, Eric Kiefer)

• 12-11-15:

  U.S. Senate unanimously passes Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act 

• 12-10-15:

  Montclair Bans Head Shops In N-C Zones (Eric Kiefer, Montclair Patch)

• 12-10-15:

  Study links e-cigarettes to incurable disease called ‘Popcorn Lung’ (South China Morning Post; Harvard School of Public Health)

• 12-08-15:

  Harvard study shows hazardous chemicals in e-cigarette vapors (Harvard School of Public Health)

• 12-03-15:

  Highly Reactive Free Radicals in Electronic Cigarette Aerosols (Chemical Research in Toxicology)

• 11-28-15:

  North Carolina’s child-resistant nicotine packaging law takes effect Dec. 1 (Winston-Salem Journal, Richard Craver)

• 11-23-15:

  Truth Initiative report shows e-cigarette marketing appeals to youth (Truth Initiative press release)

• 11-23-15:

  E-cigarette explosion breaks Memphis native’s neck, almost paralyzes him for life (New York Daily News, Alfred NG)

• 11-20-15:

  Montclair Township Council gives head shops thumbs down and wishes to regulate “Vape Shops” (The Montclair Times, Nicholas Katzban)

• 11-19-15:

  Lawsuit Exposes Cancer-Causing Chemicals from E-cigarettes (Center for Environmental Health, Press release)

• 11-18-15:

  Smokeless Tobacco More Toxic Than Cigarettes, Study Says (TIMES)

• 11-13-15:

  Adult smoking rates decline in U.S. (MMWR report)

• 11-10-15:

  Wycoff Raises Age to Purchase Cigarettes to 21 (Patch News, Daniel Hubbard)

• 11-05-15:

  Pakistan moves towards restricting smoking in Sheesha Cafes (The Express Tribune with the International NY Times, Hasnaat Malik)

• 11-01-15:

  E-cigarette online retailers use social networking with limited health warnings, and age verification (Drug Alcohol Dependence)

• 11-01-15:

  Watching e-cigarette ads influences the intent to use the product (AJPM)

• 10-26-15:

  U.S. Department of Transportation bans electronic smoking devices in checked airline bags (USDOT)

• 10-22-15:

  Hillsdale proposed tobacco 21 ordinance (The Hillsdale Patch, Daniel Hubbard)

• 10-22-15:

  Belleville Board Of Education votes to designate smoke-free zones at schools (Belleville Times, Roman j. Uschak)

• 10-22-15:

  Hillsdale proposed tobacco 21 ordinance (Wyckoff Patch, Daniel Hubbard)

• 10-21-15:

  Vaping Not a Safe Alternative to Cigarettes (Ramapo News, Pauline Park)

• 10-16-15:

  Pennsylvania introduces bill to increase age to 21 for tobacco sales and purchase (ABC News 27, Andrew Forgotch)

• 10-16-15:

  Wildwood Vaping Expo Canceled after Violation of Smoke Free Air Act (Press of Atlantic City, Michael Miller)

• 10-08-15: *

  Paterson City Council considers Tobacco 21 ordinance (Paterson Times, reporter Jayed Rahman)

• 09-30-15:

  France’s consumer protection agency issues e-cigarette refill warning (The Connexion)

• 09-30-15:

  2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey Finds 7 out of 10 Students who use tobacco also use flavored tobacco or e-cigarettes (September 30, 2015 MMWR Report on CDC studies)

• 09-29-15:

  Nicotine poisoning of young children increases 800% from 2012-2014; Attorneys General call for federal regulation (NY Attorney General’s website)

• 09-28-15:

  Tobacco Exposure Linked to Behavioral Problems in Children (University Herald)

• 09-21-15:

  Pot Use Increasing as Legalization Gains Steam (LifeZette News, Kevin Sabet)

• 09-21-15:

  FDA Announces Guidance for Tobacco Retailers on Tobacco Products Not Substantially Equivalent (FederalRegister.gov)

• 09-17-15:

  Massachusetts establishes 18 years as minimum age of sale statewide; passes stronger regulation on child-resistant Packaging (The Daily Item, Gayla Cawley)

• 09-15-15:

  Study indicates nicotine exposure from e-cigarettes during late prenatal and early postnatal life may cause persistent behavioral change (PLOS One)

• 09-15-15:

  Harmons and Stop&Shop in Westfield sold tobacco products to minors.(Tapinto.net, Jill D’ambrosio )

• 09-15-15:

  Smoking to be banned from Play Parks (Edinburgh News, John-Paul Holden)

• 09-15-15:

  F.D.A Bans 4 Cigarette Products Produced by R.J. Reynolds (New York Times, Sabrina Tavernise)

• 09-09-15:

  Teens Find New Use for E-Cigarette: Vaping Marijuana (USA Today, Christine Rushton)

• 09-09-15:

  E-cigarettes serve as a gateway to conventional smoking’ for teens and young adults (Medical News Today, Honor Whiteman)

• 09-04-15:

  Clifton seeks tougher smoking penalties (The Clifton Journal, Tony Gicas)

• 09-02-15:

  Center for Environmental Health’s study found high levels of cancer-causing chemicals in e-cigarettes (CEH)

• 09-01-15:

  China bans tobacco ads in public places and to minors (WHO, Press release)

• 08-31-15:

  Massachusetts smokefree casino opening leads to reduced gaming at smoking-permitted Rhode Island casino

• 08-31-15:

  Study Finds E-Cigarette Liquid Lethal to Children if Ingested (Astro Awani Network News)

• 08-27-15: *

  Hillsdale plans to add e-cigarettes to their tobacco 19 ordinance (Pascack Valley Community Life, reporter Lianna Albrizio)

• 08-27-15:

  FDA takes action against three tobacco manufacturers for making “additive-free” and/or “natural” claims on cigarette labeling (Michael Felberbaum)

• 08-26-15:

  Teens who use e-cigarettes are more likely to start smoking regular tobacco. (JAMA)

• 08-14-15:

  Smoking liquid nicotine has the same properties as nitric acid, a chemical that causes cancer (MalayOnline)

• 08-12-15:

  Malaysian Health Minister recommends no hookah or e-cigarette use (The Star Online)

• 08-10-15:

  E-cigarette use by youth leads to cigarette smoking (Tobacco Control Journal)

• 08-10-15:

  E-cigarette smolders in airline passenger’s handbag at a U.S. airport (Occupational Health & Safety)

• 08-01-15:

  College survey shows more likely to start smoking if use e-cigarettes (Journal of Public Health)

• 07-28-15:

  Pediatrics Journal reveals psychosocial factors of teen e-cigarette use (Reuters, Andrew M. Seaman):

• 07-24-15:

  Vaping waste ‘More dangerous than traditional cigarettes’ (Business Waste)

• 07-19-15: *

  Health officials bust vendors, promoters at N.J. e-cigarette convention for indoor vaping (The Star- Ledger, Susan K. Livio)

• 07-10-15:

  Hillsdale to raise age of tobacco/cigarette sales to 19

• 07-07-15:

  Delaware bans e-cigarette use inside public places and workplaces ( The News Journal, Jon Offredo)

• 07-06-15:

  CDC study finds 75% of adults in favor of raising the age to 21 for tobacco sales

• 07-02-15:

  The Trentonian columnist concerned about smokefree parks ordinance (Trentonian, La Parker)

• 07-01-15:

  Parents Unaware of Negative Health Effects from Hookah Smoking (Daedalus Enterprises Respiratory Care Journal)

• 06-23-15:

  NY Attorney General settles with e-liquid manufacturers violating NY state law that requires child-resistant packaging

• 06-22-15:

  Hawaii State Beaches and Parks Go Smokefree

• 06-22-15:

  FDA reports increase in incident reports from non-using consumers on Electronic Smoking Devices

• 06-19-15:

  Public health groups are troubled by U.S. House bill that eases e-cigarette regulation

• 06-17-15: *

  WMBC-TV Interviews GASP on Proposed Ban on Smoking in Cars with Children (TV, WMBC-TV, Reporter Lisa Voyticki)

• 06-16-15: *

  N.J. lawmakers advance bill banning smoking in cars with kids (The Star-Ledger, Reporter Susan K. Livio)

• 06-16-15: *

  Proposed Bill on Banning Smoking in Cars with Children Passes Senate Committee (TV, NJTV, Reporter Michael Hill)

• 06-15-15:

  NJ Senator Vitale’s bill banning smoking in cars with children passes Senate Health Committee (NJ 101.5)

• 06-15-15:

  NJ Panel OK’s Bill Banning Smoking in Vehicles when Kids Present (6ABC Action News)

• 06-11-15: *

  S2988 would allow smoking in a proposed private research facility (The Star-Ledger, Reporter Matt Friedman)

• 06-11-15: *

  WMBC-TV interviews GASP on raising tobacco age of sale to 21 (TV, WMBC-TV, Reporter Lisa Voyticki)

• 06-10-15:

  Study finds E-Cigarettes and Vapes used Alongside Traditional Cigarettes (Reuters, Jilian Mincer)

• 06-10-15: *

  American Medical Association recommends tobacco 21 (The Star-Ledger, Reporter Susan Livio)

• 06-10-15:

  Reuters survey finds dual use of traditional smoking and e-cigarette vaping (Reuters, Jilian Mincer)

• 06-09-15:

   American Medical Association adopts resolution to require liquid nicotine be packaged in child-resistant containers.

• 06-09-15:

  American Medical Association wants to require 21 age of sale for e-cigarettes

• 06-06-15:

  Royal College of Physicians reports on dangers of shisha smoking

• 06-02-15:

  California Senate passes bill to raise the age to 21 for sales of tobacco and electronic smoking devices

• 05-25-15:

  Teen use of E-cigs up dramatically, according to the CDC

• 05-21-15:

  Kingman approves law banning smoking while driving with kids. (DailyMiner, Doug McMurdo)

• 05-16-15:

  University of Texas study finds 25% of college smokers using e-cigarettes

• 05-16-15:

  University of Texas study finds 25% of college smokers using e-cigarettes

• 05-13-15:

  N.Y. State lawmakers want e-cigs banned in indoor public places and workplaces

• 05-13-15:

  Hookah steam stones lead to false sense of security

• 05-08-15:

  Harvard Medical School says e-cigarettes are a risky choice

• 05-07-15:

  American College of Physicians says ban e-cigarette flavorings, and usage where smoking is banned

• 05-05-15:

  E-cigarette vapor hurts lung cells; long-term exposure can lead to COPD and emphysema

• 04-30-15:

  Japan Tobacco acquires Logic e-cigarette company

• 04-29-15:

  Seton Hall University considers smokefree zones on campus

• 04-29-15:

  UK bans ‘Sultry’ E-Cigarette Advertisement

• 04-28-15: *

  Surge in Bergen County towns raising age of tobacco and e-cigarette sales to 21 (The Record, Reporter Linda Moss)

• 04-28-15:

  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation blogs on need to regulate e-cigarettes

• 04-25-15:

  Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health call for total ban on e-cigarette products

• 04-24-15:

  Hawaii Governor Ige signs law banning e-cig use where smoking already banned by state law

• 04-24-15:

  Hawaii awaits Governor’s signature on a law banning tobacco an e-cigarette sales to persons under age 21

• 04-23-15: *

  City raises age to buy tobacco products in Garfield N.J. (Community News, Reporter Kristie Cattafi)

• 04-22-15: *

  Princeton becomes 7th N.J. town prohibiting tobacco sales to customers under 21 (Two Earned Media Stories: Times of Trenton, Reporter Nicole Mulvaney; Associated Press)

• 04-21-15:

  The Wall Street Journal Reports on Competitive Vaping

• 04-21-15:

  Princeton seeks to prohibit tobacco sales under the age of 21

• 04-21-15:

  E-liquids when vaporized create formaldehyde, a human carcinogen

• 04-18-15:

  Study: E-cigarettes may cause cancer-like cell growth

• 04-17-15:

  NJ Monthly Magazine Features Article on Electronic Smoking Devices

• 04-17-15:

  E-Cigarettes Setting Off Fire Alarms in NJ Dorms

• 04-16-15:

  CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) releases 2014 National Youth Tobacco Survey results

• 04-16-15:

  Use of E-Cigarettes Rises Sharply Among Teenagers, Report Says

• 04-16-15:

  Highland Parks NJ Adopts 21 Age of Sale for Tobacco Products Including Electronic Smoking Devices

• 04-15-15:

  Sulphur Council passes ban on tobacco products, e-cigarettes in public establishments

• 04-14-15:

  Newton proposes to limit vape shops and tobacconist stores in commercial zones.

• 04-13-15:

  NY State toddler dies from ingesting liquid nicotine

• 04-13-15:

  Warning Letters Issued to E-Cigarette Companies Illegally Making FDA-Related Claims

• 04-11-15:

  Addiction Links Between Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana

• 04-09-15:

  Allendale NJ Adopts Smokefree Parks Policy

• 03-31-15:

  Princeton raising the age of tobacco sales to 21 (Times of Trenton and Planet Princeton)

• 03-26-15:

  CDC anti-smoking ads target e-cigarettes for first time, highlight tobacco’s links to variety of diseases

• 03-26-15:

  Diacetyl e-liquid flavoring ingredient linked to a rare lung disease.

• 03-25-15:

  Advocates push to raise smoking age to 21 in Rhode Island

• 03-21-15:

  China plans to regulate e-cigarette production, sales, use

• 03-19-15:

  Ulster County in NY bans the use of e-cigarettes inside public places and workplaces

• 03-17-15:

  Springfield Massachusetts Housing Authority bans the use of electronic smoking devices on all 27 sites.

• 03-16-15:

  American Journal of Preventive Medicine study concludes nicotine is harmful to adolescent brain development, concern with e-cigarette use

• 03-12-15:

  NJ Health Commissioner issues press release on e-nicotine poisoning

• 03-12-15:

  Calls increase to NJ Poison Center on e-liquid nicotine poisoning

• 03-06-15:

  Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine Publishes Guidance to Employers on Integrating E-Cigarettes/Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Into Tobacco Worksite Policy

• 03-02-15:

  The New Jersey Poison Information & Education System Issues Media Alerts On Dangers Of Tobacco Products Including E-Cigarettes and Nicotine Liquids

• 02-27-15:

  Jersey City hookah lounge’s food license suspended for illegal smoking

• 02-23-15: *

  The Times of Trenton’s Editorial supports Princeton’s 21 age of tobacco sale ordinance (Times of Trenton Editorial Board)

• 02-17-15:

  Jails Selling E-Cigarettes to Inmates

• 02-15-15:

  Schools Start Treating e-Cigarettes as Drug Paraphernalia

• 02-04-15:

  Secondhand Smoke Goes Electronic With Damaging Free Radicals From E-Cig Vapor

• 02-03-15:

  Smokers are on board with e-cigarette regulations, Rutgers finds

• 02-03-15:

  Buffalo NY bans e-cigs in same spots as tobacco products

• 01-30-15:

  States Dash to Regulate E-Cigarettes

• 01-28-15:

  California health officials declare e-cigarettes a health threat, urge tougher regulations

• 01-27-15:

  More evidence from California that kids are rapidly taking up ecigs, with faster market penetration among younger kids

• 01-26-15:

  E-Cigarettes Would Be Banned in Public Places Under California Bill

• 01-23-15:

  Packing e-cigarettes in luggage is fire risk, FAA warns

• 01-22-15:

  New Orleans bans smoking in casinos and bars

• 01-21-15:

  Hidden Formaldehyde in E-Cigarette Aerosols (New England Journal of Medicine, NBC News)

• 01-21-15:

  New York Joins E-Cigarette Regulation Push as Cuomo Backs Bans

• 01-21-15:

  Washington state’s attorney general proposes bill to lift smoking age to 21

• 01-20-15:

  Lorillard (Blu e-cigarette) shareholders approve of sale to Reynolds American

• 01-12-15:

  No Smoke, but Haze Around E-Joint

• 01-09-15:

  New Hampshire bill introduced to revise the indoor smoking act.

• 01-07-15:

  NYC Health Department Investigates Hookah Bars in Violation of NYC’s Smoke-free Air Act

• 01-01-15:

  Suffolk County bans the sale of tobacco, electronic smoking devices and liquid nicotine to person under age 21

• 12-30-14:

  Drivers smoking shisha at the wheel will be fined in UAE

• 12-29-14:

  NY State Bans Sale of Liquid Nicotine to Minors, Requires Child Tamper-Proof Containers

• 12-26-14:

  Study Links The Liquid Used In E-cigarettes To An Increased Risk Of Viral Infections

• 12-25-14:

  Franklin Lakes Adopts Smokefree Parks Policy Including E-Cigarettes

• 12-24-14:

  Race to Deliver Nicotine’s Punch, With Less Risk

• 12-17-14:

  Hawaii County bans use of electronic cigarettes wherever smoking is banned, including beaches and parks

• 12-17-14: *

  Smoking Down, Vaping Up Among U.S. Teens, Studies show (The Star-Ledger, Reporter Tim Darragh; U.S. Finance Post, Reporter Zachary Harris)

• 12-16-14:

  Columbia Missouri bans tobacco and e-cigarette sales to persons under age 21, bans e-cigarette use inside public places and workplaces

• 12-16-14:

  National Institutes of Health (NIH) Survey Shows Increase in E-Cig Use Among Youth

• 12-15-14:

  New York toddler dies from nicotine liquid poisoning; 1 teaspoon can be lethal for a child

• 12-15-14:

  Former Assemblywoman Quigley calls for taxing E-cigs

• 12-15-14:

  Connecticut and Hawaiian teens use e-cigarettes at alarming rates

• 12-15-14:

  CDC Makes Case for Including E-cigarettes in Clean Indoor Air Laws

• 12-15-14:

  E-Cigarettes May Lure Teens into Traditional Smoking

• 12-14-14:

  E-cigarettes likely to be snuffed out by Greeley City Council

• 12-14-14:

  Macomb, Michigan bans new hookah lounges and minors from possessing hookah paraphernalia

• 12-13-14:

  The New York Times Reports on China’s E-Cigarette Boom Lacks Oversight for Safety

• 12-03-14:

  Hookah Smoke Exposure Doubles Dangerous Benzene Uptake

• 12-02-14:

  ShopRite in Medford and Lawnside, NJ stop sales of tobacco, e-cigarettes

• 11-28-14:

  Singapore bans the importation, distribution and sale of Shisha (Hookah)

• 11-26-14:

  Italian researchers study e-cigarette use by Italians

• 11-24-14:

  Hookah health warning: Researchers say fumes contain killer chemical benzene

• 11-22-14:

  Parsippany NJ student suspended for 4 days from possessing electronic vaporizer

• 11-17-14:

  Reynolds Launching Heat-Not-Burn Cigarette

• 11-07-14: *

  Bernards Township discusses health issues with e-cigarettes and other smoked products (Observer Tribune)

• 11-04-14: *

  Bernards Township Municipal Alliance Hosting Educational Seminar on Smoking Devices, Nov. 20 (The Messenger-Gazette)

• 10-29-14:

  Massachusetts Town Proposes Ban on All Tobacco Sales

• 10-28-14:

  Study on Secondhand smoke Emission Levels in Hookah Cafes in Doha, Qatar

• 10-22-14:

  Brooklyn Man Dies in Fire While Making Flavored Tobacco

• 10-18-14:

  WHO Working Group Agrees Draft Decision on E-Cigarette Regulation

• 10-15-14:

  Hunterdon County NJ school districts ban students from possessing electronic smoking devices.

• 10-15-14:

  Santa Monica bans e-cigarettes in public places

• 10-15-14:

  NJ high school student suspended for possessing electronic smoking device paraphernalia

• 10-09-14:

  Six Senators Urge Stronger Warnings on E-Cigarettes

• 10-09-14:

  Six Senators urge stronger warnings on E-cigarettes.

• 10-08-14:

  The Right to Vape ?

• 10-01-14:

  Buffalo Moves to Regulate E-Cigarette Stores

• 09-28-14:

  Big tobacco puts dire warnings on e-cigarette packaging.

• 09-28-14:

  New York Times Explores E-Cigarettes In Series of Seven Articles

• 09-15-14:

  Influence of E-smoking liquids on human periodontal ligament fibroblasts ( Head &Face Medicine)

• 09-08-14:

  Hookah use predicts cigarette smoking progression among college smokers

• 09-02-14:

  CDC Reports Quarter-Million Youth Who Had Never Smoked used E-Cigs in 2013

• 08-26-14:

  WHO report on regulation of e-cigarettes and similar products

• 08-25-14:

  ASHRAE Journal Study Concludes E-cigarette Vapor Harmful

• 08-22-14:

  Roseland NJ Considers Adoption of 100% Smokefree Parks Policy

• 08-17-14:

  Illinois makes state supported college campuses smoke-free, and bans self-service electronic cigarette displays

• 08-13-14:

  JAMA Article Explores FDA Regulation of E-Cigs, Vaping Culture, and Youth Usage

• 08-13-14:

  E-Cigarette Smolders on Jet Blue Flight (The New York Times)

• 08-11-14:

  GASP, New York Attorney General Schneiderman, and A.G.S of 29 States Urge FDA To Strenghten Proposed Regulation Of E-Cigarette

• 08-11-14:

  Yahoo! News Looking Into E-Cigs Shortening Lives

• 08-10-14:

  E-Cigarette Kills Man in UK After ‘Exploding Into Flames’

• 08-07-14:

  Rodeo Cowboy Speaks Out Against Chewing Tobacco Use (Parade, Lindsay Lowe)

• 08-06-14:

  E-cigarettes banned from Glen Rock, NJ school property

• 08-06-14:

  Public Comment on FDA Proposed Regulations for Electronic Smoking Devices Ends August 8th

• 08-02-14:

  The Washington Post Editorial Board Discusses Raising All Federal Tobacco Taxes

• 08-01-14:

  Comparative effects between electronic and cigarette smoke in human keratinocytes and epithelial lung cells (Toxicology in Vitro)

• 07-30-14:

  New Study Examines Teen Use of Flavored Tobacco Products in New York City

• 07-30-14:

  Hookah Lounges Outlawed in Glen Clove, NY

• 07-24-14: *

  WRNJ 1510AM interviews GASP on health concerns with e-cigarettes (Radio, WRNJ 1510-AM, Tom O’Halloren)

• 07-23-14:

  U.S. News & World Report Examines How Unhealthy Hookah is For Users

• 07-23-14: *

  WRNJ Radio 1510am interviews GASP on e-cigarette health concerns (Radio, WRNJ 1510-AM, Joyce Estey)

• 07-15-14:

  New York Times reports on market growth in flavored e-cigarettes

• 07-14-14:

  The Market Watch in The Wall Street Journal Reports on FirstUnion Launching Long-Lasting E-Cigarette

• 07-11-14:

  U.S. tobacco giants Lorillard and Reynolds are in talks to merge.

• 07-10-14: *

  Livingston N.J. discusses smokefree parks and electronic smoking devices (The Alternative Press, Reporter Aaron Snyder)

• 07-09-14:

  Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) issues position statement on electronic smoking devices

• 07-07-14:

  FDA to fund $270 million in research projects on e-cigarettes.

• 07-01-14:

  Philadelphia’s Ban On ‘Vaping’ In Public Goes Into Effect July 1 (CBS Philly)

• 06-30-14:

  3 Things You Need to Know About E-Cigarettes

• 06-30-14:

  Celebrity endorsement of e-cigarettes pose grave health concern (Bloomberg Businessweek)

• 06-24-14:

  The White House weakens the FDA’s Proposed Regulations of E-Cigarettes (Reuters)

• 06-17-14:

  The Mix of Chewing Tobacco and Major League Baseball (CNN)

• 06-17-14:

  Big Tobacco Keeps Pushing Into E-Cigarettes (Bloomberg Businessweek)

• 06-03-14:

  NY State Senate Health Committee considers electronic smoking device use ban

• 05-30-14:

  NBC News reports on e-cigarette advertising (NBC News)

• 05-27-14:

  Brands Issue E-Cig Liquid Companies Cease-and-Desist Letters to Stop Using Likeness (Fox News)

• 05-24-14:

  Vermont bans sale of e- cigarette liquids if container is not child-proof, effective January 1, 2015.

• 05-19-14: *

  Senate Committee Pushed Forward on Bills on Smokefree Parks and E-Cigarette Tax (3 Earned Media, 3 Non-earned Media)

• 05-16-14:

  NYC high school students wins NIH award for study on 3rd hand smoke from electronic smoking devices (NIH)

• 05-16-14: *

  WRNJ Radio interviews GASP Executive Director Karen Blumenfeld on electronic smoking device health concerns

• 05-14-14: *

  WRNJ 1510AM radio hosts program on health issues with electronic smoking devices

• 05-14-14:

  Rutgers Study on Flavored Cigars Luring Teens and Young Adults

• 05-14-14:

  Life Insurers Treat E-Cigs Just Like Other Cigarettes (Bloomberg Businessweek)

• 05-13-14:

  NY Senator Hannon Holds Hearing on E-Cigarettes and Liquid Nicotine

• 05-01-14:

  The Truth Initiatives analysis of two studies shows e-cigarette ads influence youth

• 05-01-14:

  Smoke Screen: Are E-Cigarettes Safe?

• 04-22-14:

  Syracuse hospital bans e-cigarettes after patient on oxygen catches fire while using one (Syracuse.Com)

• 04-18-14: *

  Rutgers University newspaper discusses e-cigarette restrictions

• 04-14-14:

  World Health Organization considers regulating electronic smoking devices like tobacco products

• 04-14-14:

  Congressional Report Presses for E-Cigarette Rules

• 04-13-14:

  E-Cigarette Causes Fire and Serious Burns at Manchester Hospital (The Daily Mail)

• 04-09-14: *

  Fios News 1 reports on how teens intake illicit drugs using e-cigarettes

• 04-09-14:

  Philadelphia’s Mayor Nutter Signs Law that Bans Vaping and Sets Age of Sale (Philadelphia Inquirer)

• 04-07-14:

  High-voltage E-Cigarettes may expose users to high levels of carbonyl compounds. (Oxford Journals)

• 04-06-14:

  Casual Marijuana Use Linked to Brain Abnormalities

• 04-05-14:

  Long Island State Senator introduces ban on liquids used in e-cigarettes in NY state (Newsday)

• 04-04-14:

  CDC Sees Spike in E-Cigarette Related Calls to Poison Centers

• 04-02-14:

  Middlesex County College Assembly Votes to Ban Electronic Cigarettes on Campus

• 03-31-14:

  Israel to Consider E-Cigarette Ban (JPost.Com)

• 03-28-14: *

  E-cigarette liquid nicotine’s a safety concerns (The Star Ledger)

• 03-28-14:

  Philadelphia Has Adopted an Indoor Ban on Electronic Cigarettes (Philly.Com)

• 03-25-14:

  Herald News Editorial (Bergen Record) supports taxing electronic smoking devices

• 03-24-14:

  Study Shows E-Cigs Won’t Help Smokers Quit (CBS News)

• 03-24-14:

  NY Times Editorial Board supports FDA regulation of e-cigarettes

• 03-23-14:

  E-Cigarettes’ Liquid Drug Can Kill (The New York Times)

• 03-22-14:

  West Deptford bans the use of all tobacco products, including electronic smoking devices, in and around municipal buildings

• 03-19-14:

  The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to E-Cigs like Regular Cigarettes (SFGate.Com)

• 03-18-14:

  Letter to the Editor: Electronic Cigarettes Put Kids, Teens, in Harm’s Way

• 03-14-14:

  Patient in Spain gets Pneumonia from Electronic Cigarette (The Local)

• 03-13-14:

  NY State Senate Health Committee considers electronic smoking device use ban (Long Island Exchange)

• 03-08-14:

  Identification of toxicants in cinnamon-flavored electronic cigarette refill fluids (ScienceDirect; Toxicology in Vitro)

• 03-07-14: *

  Albuquerque Journal posts GASP’s letter to the editor on Santa Fe’s new law restricting e-cigarette use

• 03-06-14:

  JAMA Pediatrics publishes UCSF study on adolescents who smoke both conventional and e-cigarettes

• 03-04-14:

  E-Cigarettes Under Different Names Growing In Popularity Among Youth and Causing Hardship for Health Officials (2nd in series by The New York Times)

• 02-22-14:

  New York Times explores e-cigarettes with a series of articles – 1st in the series

• 02-21-14:

  F.D.A. Orders 4 Bidi Cigarette Brands Removed From Shelves (The New York Times)

• 02-13-14:

  San Diego to consider a proposal to regulate electronic cigarettes

• 02-11-14:

  Tennessee Department of Health Issues Advisory on Electronic Cigarettes

• 01-30-14: *

  Philadelphia considering a ban on indoor electronic cigarette use (THE PULSE WHYY)

• 01-29-14:

  E-cigarette use will be banned at the 2015 Glasgow Games in Scotland (The Scotsman)

• 01-15-14:

  Chicago bans indoor electronic cigarette smoking (Chicago Tribune)

• 01-02-14: *

  NJ 101.5 FM airs radio and print story on increase in youth using e-cigarettes (Reporter Joe Cutter)

• 01-01-14:

  E-cigarette risks: Arizona fire officials see increased fire danger with e-cigarettes (ABC15.com)

• 12-11-13:

  Study shows nicotine exposure from secondhand e-cigarette vapor (Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Roswell Park Cancer Institute)

• 12-08-13:

  NY Daily News’ Op-Ed in support of NYC bill to ban the use of electronic smoking devices in public places and workplaces where smoking is already banned

• 12-01-13:

  Chicago considers e-cigarette ban where smoking is banned (Chicago Sun-Times)

• 11-25-13:

  November 2013 Issue of the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Publication, DrugFacts, Looks Into E-Cigs

• 11-11-13:

  E-cigarette ads model big tobacco ads of old (USA Today)

• 11-05-13:

  Charging e-cigarette starts Idaho residence fire (WPTV)

• 10-12-13:

  Assaf: Beware the dangers of hookah

• 10-10-13:

  Social Q’s: Starting a Vapor Trail

• 10-07-13:

  Authorities crack down on two South Paterson hookah lounges

• 09-26-13:

  Twelve Congressman Ask E-Cigarette Makers to Explain Marketing Tactics Targeting Kids (CDC)

• 09-26-13:

  E-cigarettes are prohibited in college dorms in New Jersey

• 09-25-13:

  Forty Attorneys General write letter urging FDA to regulate e-cigarettes

• 09-23-13: *

  E-cigarettes: more harm than good?

• 09-06-13:

  NY City Council proposed ordinance to restrict access to tobacco products

• 09-03-13:

  Employees who use e-cigarettes may pay more for health insurance (Modern Healthcare, Cincinnati Business Courier)

• 08-12-13:

  United Kingdom rail systems ban use of electronic cigarettes (Independent UK)

• 07-25-13:

  MTA puts ban on electronic cigs (Queens Chronicle)

• 07-22-13:

  Ohio bill is a ‘Trojan Horse’ to keep taxes low on e-cigarettes and keep e-cig use inside (Columbus Dispatch, Jim Siegel)

• 07-03-13:

  World Health Organization pushes for regulation of e-cigarettes

• 06-28-13:

  Clifton fines eateries for indoor smoking

• 06-22-13:

  E-Cig Bill called a ‘Trojan Horse’

• 05-31-13:

  France to ban e-cigarettes in public places (CBS News)

• 05-29-13:

  Child dies from ingesting e-cigarette cartridge contents

• 05-20-13: *

  Remember: Smoking E-Cigarettes Inside is Illegal, State Says

• 03-20-13:

  Metal and Silicate Particles Including Nanoparticles Are Present in Electronic Cigarette Cartomizer Fluid and Aerosol (PLOS ONE)

• 01-11-13:

  E-cigarettes not part of the Golden Globes

• 06-27-12: *

  People think wrongly that hookah smoking is safe (101.5)

• 02-17-12:

  Florida man seriously injured attempting to smoke an electronic cigarette (ABC News)

• 01-31-12:

  Utah introduces legislation to ban electronic cigarettes and hookah use in public places (Deseret News)

• 10-06-11: *

  Equalizing tax of tobacco products would close loophole (Press of Atlantic City)

• 06-16-11:

  Teens in Bergenfield, NJ light up with hookah smoking

• 05-20-11: *

  Northern New Jersey hookah lounges found selling tobacco to minors

• 02-11-11:

  U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) plans prohibiting e-cigarettes on airplanes (Associated Press)

• 09-07-10:

  US Armed Forces change policies for smoking on submarines and use of e-cigarettes

• 04-02-10:

  Lawsuit about FDA importation ban of e-cigarettes into the USA pending appeal

• 01-11-10:

  NJ Governor Jon Corzine signs into law a ban on the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and workplaces, and a ban their sale to those under 19 years of age

• 10-06-09:

  NY has first ordinance in the US banning the use of e-cigarettes and sale to minors (Associated Press)

• 08-24-09:

  Shisha or hookah smoking “as harmful as cigarettes” according to a UK Ministry of Health study

• 08-14-09:

  FDA bans flavored cigarettes on September 22, 2009

• 07-30-09:

  Electronic Cigarette Sales and Use Banned in Oregon and Israel

• 07-22-09:

  FDA Report Regarding Potential Public Health Risks of Electronic Cigarettes

• 12-01-08:

  Report Sale of NJ Banned Flavored Cigarettes