Man smoking an e-cigarette
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3 Min Read

Tech giants must police illicit vaping products sold on platforms

The materials used to create counterfeit vaping products are easily found online. The AMA urges e-commerce CEOs to do what’s needed to change that.

Behavioral Health
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4 Min Read

AMA urges e-commerce companies to curb illicit vaping product sales

AMA calls on CEOs to keep illicit vaping products off their platforms.

Press Releases
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Oct. 4, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Congressional oversight on health IT, substance use disorder records, veteran suicide and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Oct. 4, 2019: State Advocacy Update

Governors take executive action on e-cigarettes, fighting stigma treating substance use disorders and more in AMA's latest state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
Woman smoking an e-cigarette
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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.

Behavioral Health
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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.

Press Releases
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14 Min Read

Sept. 20, 2019: National Advocacy Update

National opioid policy, immigrant family detention issues, the vaping crisis and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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What doctors must know about the vaping crisis

40% of high-school seniors have used nicotine e-cigarettes, adding urgency to ban flavorings amid an outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses.

Behavioral Health
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E-cigarettes and vaping: A public health epidemic

Learn more from the AMA about e-cigarettes and the public health epidemic of vaping.

Behavioral Health