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Action needed now to prevent a new generation of nicotine addiction

Teens and young adults are most attracted to e-cig flavors, and are at higher risk of seeing addiction’s impact on their ability to learn, concentrate or control their impulses.

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Leadership
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Alternate delegate Jordan Warchol at the 2019 HOD Interim Meeting
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AMA: Stop sales of e-cigarettes that lack FDA approval

The surge in e-cigarette use among youth and lung illness outbreak linked to more than 2,000 illnesses and more than 40 deaths led delegates to call for a ban on e-cigarette products.

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Expanded requirements could jeopardize child-abuse reporting immunity

A $48 million Illinois jury award also means doctors would need to report abuse anytime there is mere suspicion, taking resources away from more pressing cases.

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Health at the border: Federal court protects rights of immigrant kids

Federal court stops government from implementing new rules that physicians say would have further jeopardized children’s mental and physical health

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Oct. 31, 2019: Advocacy spotlight on Federal court protects rights of immigrant kids

A federal court protects the rights of immigrant kids. Find out how AMA is advocating for health at the border.

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New “public charge” rule will put immigrants’ health at risk

Children, pregnant women, the disabled will be hit hard by rule that discourages immigrants from accessing Medicaid, other government programs, physicians tell federal court.

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Why it’s time to pull the plug on e-cigarette ads

The problem goes beyond the outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses. 8 in 10 teens see e-cigarette ads, and 40% of 12th-graders have vaped nicotine.

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AMA encourages all media to reject e-cigarette ads

AMA calls on all media companies to reject future advertising related to e-cigarette and vaping products, particularly ads targeting young people.

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Sept. 6, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Marijuana use during pregnancy and adolescence, LGBTQ protections and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

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