Tobacco stocks dipped Wednesday after the Food and Drug Administration said it was investigating nearly three dozen cases of people who had seizures after vaping.
Shares of Altria, which late last year invested $12.8 billion for a 35 percent stake in e-cigarette giant Juul, fell by more than 3 percent. Shares of British American Tobacco traded in the U.S. slid 1.6 percent. Shares of U.K.-based Imperial Brands traded in the U.S. dipped 2.7 percent.
I’ve been vaping for 7 years, not one seizure. This bias against people who vape needs to end.
Not a vapor user, but suspect that the vaping seizures are from illicit content being vaped, rather than the legal “over-the-counter”.
IgnoreTheSpin 'However, the FDA said it's unclear whether e-cigarettes caused the seizures in these cases.' 'Even though the FDA didn't directly blame e-cigarettes, the news won't help the already negative perception surrounding the devices. '
Vaping is a very concerning problem. One disease that it can be linked to is popcornLung and the nicotine can kill a person it is not a controlled drug.
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