Juul spent big to court Black leaders to promote its e-cigarettes, new documents show Nicholas Florko By Nicholas Florko Feb. 3, 2024

Juul spent big to court Black leaders to promote its e-cigarettes, new documents show Nicholas Florko By Nicholas Florko Feb. 3, 2024 https://www.statnews.com/2024/02/03/juul-courting-black-leaders-promote-e-cigarettes/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Tj0_vqGVUnxrY-2zfLbhbCCdTGCaWPtu9ATMcCUebKv9uYgeiM-NfdY1PVUCnymzUAET4SS0bM0to3kVTh4gVSZHPxw&_hsmi=305565684&utm_content=305565684&utm_source=hs_email In the midst of the youth vaping crisis, two prominent experts — NYU professors David Abrams and Ray Niaura — defended vaping as an effective smoking-cessation strategy, even before Congress. But a STAT investigation found that both failed to disclose extensive involvement with vape manufacturer Juul, including coordinating on public talking points, participating in scientific advisory board meetings, and dining with executives. The documents don’t provide evidence that the work was paid, but conflict of interest experts say the conflict should have been disclosed, reports STAT’s Nick Florko. Both professors said that they did not advise Juul, but Abrams wrote in an email that “in retrospect we should have disclosed the potential conflicts.” Read more about the researchers’ ties and how journals that have published their work have reacted. NYU professors who defended vaping didn’t disclose ties to Juul, documents show Nicholas Florko By Nicholas Florko https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/06/juul-vaping-advocates-nyu-professors-non-disclosed-conflict-interest/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--sEy83KRkXs_rHpUlnUeDk6_SIieq3cXH5BC3LS92nzmVs-uiycMaGf1paoySymTd9Ylui0FwuyYmfmcgNQ6thsSsy4w&_hsmi=305565684&utm_content=305565684&utm_source=hs_email May 6, 2024