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have been related to vaping .
The source then impugned the motives of Gottlieb ’ s concern over the issue , suggesting that Gottlieb made statements about his concern over e-cigarettes “ probably waiting confirmation that his post-FDA position at pharmaceutical giant Pfizer was secured .”
Beyond challenging the motives of government officials ’ concern over vaping , Vaping 360 then moves on to refute a deduction central to many experts current thoughts about why vaping might be connected to seizures .
Nicotine poisoning has long been thought to be connected to seizures . Some experts now have worried that the high nicotine content of vapes could be connected to seizures . They cite that in general , vapes can deliver more nicotine than traditional cigarettes , but some vape products are unregulated , and may deliver a dangerous amount .
However , Vape 360 disagrees with this belief . According to Vape 360 , it is very unlikely that a vase user could inhale enough nicotine quickly enough to cause nicotine poisoning . Vape 360 believes that government experts are conflating a “ little nicotine buzz ” delivered with an actual overdose of nicotine , and wrongly extrapolating that vapes can cause seizures .
Boys Suffer High Degree of Unreported Sexual Violence , Study Finds
The # MeToo movement has led many women to feel empowered to talk about the sexual violence they ’ ve experienced , but another group of survivors may also be in crisis and , in many cases , not as likely to speak out : boys .
At least 1 in 6 men are survivors of sexual abuse or assault they experienced either as children or adults , according to 1in6 . org .
Men who have had experiences such as these are even less likely to talk about them than women are and stand a greater risk of experiencing serious mental health issues , such as suicidal thoughts , alcohol and drug abuse , relationship problems , and post-traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ), the organization reports .
Dr . Robert Blum , who has studied adolescents for 40 years , is helping lead a study on gender , adolescence , and health , according to The Washington Post .
Boys were also subjected to physical violence , neglect , and sexual abuse , Blum ’ s team found , and often at higher levels than girls — and the more a boy was treated in this manner , the more likely he was to inflict violence on others . Changes in behavior such as aggression is one of several signs of sexual abuse in boys , which can become a pattern of violence as they move into adulthood .
Something else that we don ’ t often talk about is how often this violence is committed by other children .
The results of the National Survey of Children ’ s Exposure to Violence research , published by SAGE Journals , revealed that most sexual offenses among children — 76.7 % for boys and 70.1 % for girls — occur at the hands of other children , generally acquaintances . Most of the experiences happened when the juveniles were between ages 14 and 17 .
The study , conducted by phone interview in 2008 , 2011 , and 2014 , examined features of sexual abuse cases among a U . S . sample of 13,052 children up to age 17 .
A growing number of people are coming forward with allegations of childhood sexual abuse . People are sharing their experiences of assault within religious organizations , schools , sports teams , youth organizations , and more . In recent years , some states have adjusted their sexual abuse laws to allow more time for survivors to come forward . Many states have adjusted their statute of limitations , and some have even instituted lookback windows to allow those with previously expired claims to pursue litigation . In some states , such New York , the lookback window has already closed ; however , there is still more time to file within the lookback window in others , such as California . More states may make similar changes to their statutes of limitations or provide their lookback windows in the future .
These state sexual abuse updates have sparked a new wave of litigation against countless organizations across the country , from religious institutions to schools and from sports teams to youth organizations . Survivors and their families are filing lawsuits not just against the perpetrators of abuse , but also against the organizations that may have ignored , allowed , facilitated , covered up , or otherwise failed to prevent the abuse .
Pfizer Class Action Over Quit- Smoking Drug Chantix Dismissed
Pfizer did not have a duty to disclose that its recalled stop-smoking drug Chantix was contaminated by a type of carcinogen , or that it was unfit to help consumers quit smoking , a New York judge has ruled .
In an order published Feb . 16 in a Manhattan federal court , Judge Denise Cote dismissed the class action lawsuit filed against Pfizer , Inc by consumers of the anti-smoking drug , Reuters reports . In her decision , Judge Cote said the plaintiffs had brought no plausible allegations that Pfizer had a duty to tell consumers Chantix was contaminated
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