美国国家公共电台 NPR FDA Cracks Down On E-Cigarette Sales To Curb Teen Vaping

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Federal regulators plan to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes at retail¹ locations like gas stations and convenience stores. They also plan to require people buying e-cigarettes online to verify their age. From Colorado Public Radio, John Daley has these details.

JOHN DALEY, BYLINE²: The new restrictions³ come as the FDA has been trying to rein⁴ in a dramatic increase in vaping by young people. Smoking of traditional tobacco cigarettes has fallen to a record low, but the popularity of e-cigarettes with youth is raising alarm bells. FDA Commissioner⁵ Scott Gottlieb told Politico's Pulse Check podcast he fears one form of nicotine⁶ is replacing another.

SCOTT GOTTLIEB: The bottom line is that if we are creating a whole pool of kids addicted⁷ to nicotine through e-cigarettes, some proportion of them are going to become long-term users of combustible⁸ tobacco that otherwise might never have an issue on tobacco.

DALEY: Dr. Amy Sass works in adolescent medicine at Children's Hospital Colorado. She says research indicates e-cigarettes can affect teens' brain development. And the e-cig flavors, like mint, mango and cucumber, really attract kids.

AMY SASS: I think these new rules would be a great first step.

DALEY: Colorado is among the leading states for teen vaping. Governor John Hickenlooper applauds the FDA taking action.

JOHN HICKENLOOPER: What's nice about this is that the FDA is following on and therefore amplifying⁹ public attention towards this issue.

DALEY: Don Daniels, who teaches about tobacco risks at a Colorado high school, welcomes the new crackdown. He says convenience stores and gas stations are mainly where teens buy e-cigarettes. But students tell him they'll still be able to buy online.

DON DANIELS: Kids can have adults or older siblings¹⁰ buy the product for them, and that's already happening.

DALEY: Many in the vaping industry fear the FDA regulations will make it harder for adult smokers¹¹ to quit. But some say the marketing¹² to kids has gone too far. Ray Story is CEO of an industry trade group. He says vaping giant Juul has been irresponsible when it comes to teen use.

RAY STORY: And you get to a point where basically they're selling a product that is like a lollipop¹³.

DALEY: Juul declined to comment. The exact FDA rules are expected next week. For NPR News in Denver, I'm John Daley.

CHANG: This story is a reporting partnership¹⁴ of NPR, Colorado Public Radio and Kaiser Health News.

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