A youth vaping “epidemic” and a mysterious outbreak of lung disease in America has led to curbs on e-cigarette flavours. A backlash against vaping is perpetuating myths about nicotine-based e-cigarette products that are not backed up by scientific research. Read more here: https://econ.st/2vh0zP6

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AMA urges public to avoid e-cigarette use amid lung illness outbreak American lung association report - American Lung Association report
https://www.ama-assn.org/press....-center/ama-statemen

US National Youth Tobacco Survey Data
https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-pr....oducts/youth-and-tob

Should America ban flavoured e-cigarettes? - The Economist, September 19th 2019
https://www.economist.com/grap....hic-detail/2019/09/1

A deadly outbreak casts a dark cloud over e-cigarettes - The Economist, September 14th 2019
https://www.economist.com/unit....ed-states/2019/09/14

Don’t panic about e-cigarettes - The Economist, September 12th 2019
https://www.economist.com/lead....ers/2019/09/12/dont-

Juuling is popular—perhaps too much so - The Economist, March 26th 2018
https://www.economist.com/unit....ed-states/2018/05/26

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