A life insurance company called Reventi advertises with the following quote: “We offer smokers great rates on life insurance because we want to inspire everyone to quit tobacco and nicotine altogether.” It sounds like a good offer, but it’s a bit more complicated than that. Reventi is owned by Philip […]
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Big Tobacco successfully wrangled over 1 million new underage tobacco users with e-cigarettes in 2018
The results are in from the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey. For years we’ve seen a decrease in youth tobacco usage, but 27.1% of high school students reported current use of at least one tobacco product – the highest percentage since 2004. The number of reported underage users of any […]
Koop researchers show that kids who see e-cigarette advertising are more likely to start smoking cigarettes
It is known that cigarette advertising is associated with youth initiation of cigarette usage. This research established that receptivity to the advertising of other tobacco products (such as e-cigarettes) was similarly indicative of future product usage. Read their article here.
Koop researchers find e-cigarette advantages do not outweigh population-level harm
The impact of e-cigarettes has been debated for years, offering both a cessation method for adult smokers and a gateway risk for adolescents who may not have otherwise been exposed to tobacco. Koop researchers looked at the current research on net population-level health benefits and harms. They found that the […]