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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Walgreens implements shame-induced policy to finally protect youth from tobacco
Facing public criticism after a JAMA Pediatrics study found tobacco control violations at 22% of FDA-inspected stores, Walgreens is implementing their own “Tobacco 21” policy chain-wide starting in September. This is a step in the right direction, but notably came only after widespread public scorn. Read their press release here.
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 […]
Walgreens violates tobacco control laws more than any other pharmacy
Walgreens has come under fire for a pattern of illegal tobacco sales to minors, with a whopping 22% of FDA-inspected Walgreens found to be violating the tobacco sale laws. Since 2010, Walgreens has received 1,550 warning letters from the FDA and 240 financial penalties for selling tobacco to minors. A study in […]
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 […]