Vapeboss – Recently, the Food and Drug Administration announced its efforts to crack down on illegal flavored disposable vape products that are popular among teenagers. A total of 51% of Arizona high school students have tried electronic vaping products, and teenagers who vape are almost four times more likely to start smoking, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.

Jim Carroll, former director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under President Donald Trump, said he was pleased that the current administration was taking steps to ban what he called "dangerous products."

"Specifically, what we're seeing is disposable vaping pens being shipped directly from China to the US, targeting our children," he revealed. "These vaping pens contain harmful contaminants, but what's truly terrifying is that we're also seeing them contain deadly fentanyl."

Carroll said that while the federal government banned flavored vaping products three years ago, a loophole in federal regulations has allowed millions of vaping pens to remain on shelves. He commended the FDA for closing the loophole but is now calling on the government to take what he calls "enforceable action."

Carroll added that these products are concerning because they originate from areas in China that he says are known to be linked to fentanyl trafficking, and added that the US government issued the warning, but claimed the government now needs to "motivate, fund and support" law enforcement at the border to stop the dumping of vaping pens into the country. The marketing behind these products entices young people, he said.

"All sorts of crazy names and crazy graphics to really grab the attention of kids," he warned. "You know, calling something watermelon and cotton candy is really designed to attract our children, who don't understand the dangers."

Carroll added that China, the country that produces flavored disposable vapes, has banned the sale of these products to the general public and said "aggressive enforcement" is the answer to saving lives in the US.

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