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An employee displays some of the varieties of disposable electronic cigarette devices manufactured by EB Design, formerly known as Elf Bar, at Vapes N Smoke in Pinecrest, Fla., Monday, June 26, 2023. Since 2020, the number of different e-cigarette devices for sale in the U.S. has exploded to more than 9,000, a nearly three-fold increase driven almost entirely by a wave of disposable vapes from China.

Thousands of unauthorized vapes pour into the US despite FDA's crackdown on fruity flavors

Associated Press

The number of different e-cig devices sold has nearly tripled despite a three-year federal effort to block kid-friendly flavors. The rise has been almost entirely driven by a wave of cheap, disposable devices imported from China.

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2020 photo a woman holds a flavored disposable vape device in New York. A government study on adolescent vaping, released on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, finds more than 2.5 million U.S. kids were using some form of e-cigarette in 2022, suggesting there’s been little progress in keeping vaping devices out of the hands of teenagers. (AP Photo/Marshall Ritzel, File)

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A new CDC survey suggests there's little progress in the battle against teen vaping

Associated Press

The data seems to show more high school students vaping, with 14% saying they had done so recently, At least one educator says vaping in campus bathrooms and stairwells remains "a constant battle."

A ban on workplace vaping is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Health News Florida

Senate Panel Supports Age Increase For Tobacco, Vaping Purchase

Florida would tighten tobacco and vaping regulations as smoking, chewing tobacco and using electronic cigarettes would be off limits for anyone under age…

Dangers associated with vaping by teenagers will be the focus of a new awareness campaign in Jacksonville.

Health News Florida

City and Daily’s Will Launch $200,000 Vaping Awareness Campaign

Bill Bortzfield

The City of Jacksonville and Daily’s are teaming up on a new campaign to educate middle and high school students about the dangers that vaping poses to...

Most flavored e-cigarette cartridges will have to be pulled from the market in a move the government is stressing is not a ban.

NPR Health

Trump Administration Cracks Down On Some Flavored Vaping Products

Sydney Lupkin

The federal government is taking action to pull many flavored products popular with kids off the market. Public health advocates say the move doesn't go far enough.

In just three years, the electronic cigarette manufacturer Juul has swallowed the American market with its USB key-shaped vapes.

NPR Health

FDA Seizes Documents From E-Cigarette Maker Amid Crackdown On Flavored Vapes

Emily Sullivan

More than 1,000 documents were reportedly seized from the headquarters of Juul Labs in a surprise inspection on the manufacturer.