http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0533/POST-PN-0533.pdf
Estimates that nearly 3 million people in the United Kingdom smoke e-cigarettes. Summarizes the latest data on the scale of use, safety and quality of e-cigarettes, and their value as a stop-smoking tool. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/2015/ss6506_updated.pdf
Full results of a survey on health-related activities and behaviors of youth. Includes smoking cigarettes and e-cigarettes, texting while driving, prescription drug misuse, and sexual behavior. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2016/p0609-yrbs.html
Agency press release summarizing results of the 2015 results from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/earlyrelease201605.pdf
Updates estimates for 15 selected health measures based on data from the 2015 Survey and compares to estimates from 1997 through 2014. From the National Center for Health Statistics
https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2016-10685.pdf
Text of final rule which extends existing FDA authority over tobacco products to include e-cigarettes and all other categories of products that meet the statutory definition of tobacco product. The new rule also bans the sale of e-tobacco products to those under age 18 and requires manufacturers to seek government approval of their products. From the Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm499234.htm
Agency press release on new final regulations extending federal regulation over tobacco products to include e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco, and pipe tobacco. Includes links to text of final rule, a fact sheet about the new rule, and related materials. From the Food and Drug Administration
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6514a1.htm?s_cid=mm6514a1_w
Reports that overall tobacco use by middle and high school students has not changed from 2011 to 2015. 4.7 million students were reported as current users in 2015. Also reports on types of tobacco products used with e-cigarettes as the most widely used. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Spending on advertising and promotion by the major manufacturers of smokeless tobacco products increased from $435 million in 2012 to $503 million in 2013. Smokeless tobacco sales also rose in the U.S. from 2012 to 2013. From the Federal Trade Commission