E-cigarette Coverage

How Wake schools plans to curb vaping among students

The school system received $5.9 million from a lawsuit settlement with two different electronic cigarette makers, and it plans to use those funds to create a "cultural shift" among students about using tobacco products.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

Wake BOE announced $1.9 million settlement with Altria

The Wake County Board of Education announced they will receive $1.9 million settlement from Altria, a tobacco producer that has a stake in Juul.

Wake schools receives another $1.9M in vaping lawsuit

The Wake County Board of Education approved a settlement Tuesday night with Altria, a maker and marketer of tobacco products.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

Juul paying additional $7.8 million to NC in e-cigarette settlement

North Carolina is getting more money from a lawsuit settlement with e-cigarette company Juul.

WRAL staff

Vaping a crisis for health, safety in our high schools

Vaping offers a new type of addiction and allure. It's a new level of peer pressure to overcome.

Gale McKoy Wilkins, WRAL contributor

Research shows the harmful effects of vaping in young people

A new study shows serious respiratory symptoms may not take long to appear after a young person starts using e-cigarettes.

Too many fire alarms: Leesville Road High School closes some bathrooms to cut down on vaping

In order to get vaping in check, Leesville Road High School in Raleigh is closing half of the bathrooms on campus.

Wake schools reaches $6.2M settlement with JUUL over teen vaping

The school system will be able to use the money to combat vaping. Other NC districts had joined the suit, too.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

Juul to pay $462 million to six states in its largest settlement ever

Juul Labs, the e-cigarette maker, is paying $462 million to six US states and DC in the largest multi-state settlement yet for the troubled company that has been accused of contributing to the rise of vaping among youth.

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business

Schools in Northern Virginia use new techniques to detect vaping in high schools

School administrators and even many students say vaping is one of the biggest problems inside local high schools. Now, some northern Virginia schools are installing vape-detecting devices.

More than 2.5 million US middle and high school students say they currently use e-cigarettes, research finds

About 2.55 million middle and high school students in the US currently use e-cigarettes, researchers say, based on responses to a survey conducted earlier this year.

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN

Examining the impact of e-cigarettes on teens as FDA pauses Juul ban

The FDA's Juul ban is on hold as of last week, which means e-cigarettes are still being sold at stores around the country.

FDA Lets Juul Appeal Ban and Stay on the Market During a Review

The Food and Drug Administration has decided to allow Juul Labs’ vaping products to stay on the market temporarily, citing “scientific issues” that warrant a review of the agency’s ruling last month to ban the company’s electronic cigarettes.

Christina Jewett, New York Times

UNC doctor: We can't wait for harms of vaping to become clear

Following FDA's decision to order Juul e-cigarettes off the market, UNC Health pulmonologist Dr. Brad Drummond discusses the effects of vaping and smoking, and what the new restrictions could mean.

FDA orders Juul to stop selling e-cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered Juul to stop selling e-cigarettes on the U.S. market, a profoundly damaging blow to a once-popular company whose brand was blamed for the teenage vaping crisis.

Matt Richtel and Andrew Jacobs, New York Times

FDA orders ban on Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping

On Thursday, federal health officials ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market.

FDA to pull JUUL e-cigarettes off US market

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is gearing up to order Juul Labs Inc. to remove its e-cigarettes from store shelves in America.

Juul vape pens could be pulled from US shelves

A report that the Food and Drug Administration might order Juul to pull its products from store shelves has sent shares of Altria plunging. The cigarette company owns a 35% stake in Juul.

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business

Students and staff treated with Narcan after being exposed to fentanyl at school

A school nurse and others in Monroe County, Tennessee were exposed to fentanyl after a student dropped a vape pen that broke. Those who were exposed were treated with Narcan.

Stein announces new lawsuit against e-cigarette companies

On Tuesday, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced a crackdown on e-cigarettes, including a lawsuit against JUUL.

North Carolina attorney general files lawsuit against 20 vape companies

Attorney General Josh Stein says the 40 million lawsuit in 2019 was just the beginning.

Leslie Moreno, WRAL multimedia journalist

E-cig maker JUUL to open new facility at RTP, create new jobs

E-cigarette maker JUUL plans to open a research facility in the Triangle in April 2022. A spokesman for the company said the building at Research Triangle Park will be used for scientific research, development and testing. The new facility is expected to create 35 full-time jobs, according to the company.

JUUL to open new facility at RTP

A JUUL facility is coming to Research Triangle Park in April of 2022. A spokesman for the company said the building in Durham will be used for scientific research, development and testing.

Wake County Board of Education approves lawsuit against Juul

The Wake County Public School System will sue the nation's largest e-cigarette maker, alleging harmful health effects of the company's product. The board also approved a new mental health improvement plan, a signing bonus for instructional assistants and three more agreements for school resource officers.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

Wake County schools considering Juul lawsuit, voting on mental health plan

The Wake County Public School System will consider whether to file a lawsuit against Juul at a board meeting today.

NIa Harden, WRAL reporter