Blog - Wendy Van Buren

FDA Warns Companies about Using Social Media “Influencers” to Sell Vaping Products.

June 7, 2019, 11:56 AM EDT By Associated Press U.S. regulators moved to discipline vaping companies for inappropriately promoting their flavored nicotine formulas through so-called influencers on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. The Friday to four companies that used paid social media influencers to pitch nicotine solutions to their online followers, including […]

Opioid epidemic may have cost US governments $37.8 billion in tax revenue

Science News, Source: Penn State Date: April 11, 2019 Wendy: This article looks at the impact of the opiod crisis in terms of human capital. Opiods and related drug use of course has a powerful and fully destructive impact on individuals, families, communities, states and the nation in human terms but losing so many that could […]

Teen girls more vulnerable to bullying than boys

(Science Daily). Date: May 7, 2019 Source: Rutgers University. Summary: Girls are more often bullied than boys and are more likely to consider, plan, or attempt suicide, according to research led by a Rutgers University-Camden nursing scholar. The authors write, “Bullying is significantly associated with depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempts,” […]

FDA will ban flavored e-cigarettes at U.S. convenience stores

Reuters Nov. 2018 Wondering why it would take this long for the FDA to recognize the addictive dangers of e-cigarettes targeting children and teens. “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced sweeping new restrictions on flavored tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes popular among teenagers in an effort to prevent a new generation […]