Statement by Jane L. Delgado, PhD, MS, President and CEO of the National Hispanic Health Alliance on FDA action denying marketing applications for JUUL e-cigarettes
PR Newswire
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022
FDA action will save lives; it is also time to decline applications for all flavored e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — “The Alliance commends the FDA for following the clear science of e-cigarette harms and denying approval to market JUUL products. However, the work is not yet complete. Science shows clear the continuing harms of flavored e-cigarettes – cigarettes, including menthol, and the FDA should continue to follow the science and deny applications for all flavored e-cigarettes and other flavored disposables being developed to replace e-cigarettes. -cigarettes,” said Jane L. DelgadoPhD, MS, President and CEO of the National Hispanic Health Alliance, to announce the Alliance’s support for the FDA’s action denying approval to JUUL products.
According to the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey, among college students, e-cigarettes are the most widely used tobacco product, and Hispanic college students reported the highest rates of current or current use of cigarettes. electronics. In a February 2022 article published in Addictive Behaviors and submitted to the FDA, the Alliance reviewed the science of e-cigarettes and found that –
JThe evidence for benefits for Hispanic adult smokers is limited and best described as ‘hypothetical’. This hypothetical benefit compares to high rates of e-cigarette use among young Hispanics that could lead to a “tipping point” phenomenon in which Hispanics become disproportionately addicted to nicotine in adolescence and suffer from an increase in tobacco-related diseases in adulthood.
“The FDA made the right decision on the science regarding the toxicology profile of JUUL products and acted to protect public health, especially in the face of an e-cigarette epidemic fueled by marketing to young people,” Dr. Delgado concluded. .
About the National Alliance for Hispanic Health (The Alliance)
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SOURCE National Alliance for Hispanic Health