Displaying items by tag: vaping
FirstHealth offers virtual tobacco cessation classes through FirstQuit
PINEHURST — Many people are stressed and concerned about their health due to COVID-19. If you are a tobacco user, or someone you care about is a tobacco user, you may have the added stress of worrying about an increased risk for COVID-19.
Roundup: State legislature addresses variety of issues before adjourning
RALEIGH — The 2019 session of the N.C. General Assembly began Jan. 9, both in the House and the Senate. The session ended on Halloween, which was Wednesday, Oct. 31. Lawmakers left without a budget, failing to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto, which came in June. To date, Cooper has vetoed 37 bills — 23 of which the General Assembly has overridden. During the session, however, lawmakers passed a host of mini-budgets, redrew N.C. legislative districts under a court order, and funded teacher pay and other raises for state workers.
Flu, vaping illnesses difficult to distinguish and costly to treat
RALEIGH — As flu season approaches, doctors fear more young adults will die of vaping-related illnesses.
Doctors fighting to find cause of lung damage from vaping
RALEIGH — When a patient’s lungs began to fail, doctors had no ready explanation — until they read media reports of vaping-related illnesses.
Vaping ban could unleash new set of health concerns
COLUMN: Want to Solve the vape crisis? End marijuana prohibition
The “Great Vape Scare of 2019” is well underway, as more than 380 people have been diagnosed with a severe lung condition that has been traced back to the use of e-cigarettes and THC vaping devices. So far, seven people have died as a result. But governments rush to ban vape products that may or may not be responsible for causing the damage.
COLUMN: Lung Disease Outbreak: First Casualties of the War on Vaping?
On Aug. 15, Wisconsin's Department of Health Services announced "a cluster of people with severe lung disease who all reported recent vaping or dabbing (vaping marijuana oils, extracts, or concentrates)." CNN reports more than 120 similar cases nationwide based on a survey of state health departments.
GUEST EDITORIAL: Uncle Sam should butt out on raising smoking age to 21
Spurred by a public health scare, Congress is considering a big-government power grab to save young adults from themselves.