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[Connecticut] Blumenthal Asks For Recall After E-Cigarette Explodes In Stratford Man's Mouth
After an electronic cigarette exploded in a Stratford man's mouth, knocking out his teeth and sending him to the hospital, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is redoubling his efforts to regulate the devices. "Anybody who is smoking an e-cigarette ought to be
Dec 23, 2016
Hartford (CT) Courant
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Dec 27, 2016 01:42
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[Connecticut] VIDEO: Fire dept. issues warning after e-cig explodes in man's mouth
The warning comes after an e-cigarette exploded in one man's mouth, knocking out two of his teeth and cracking two others a few weeks ago. "Right in his mouth," says Lt. Robert Daniel. "Some of the witnesses stated it sounded like an M-80 going off."
Dec 12, 2016
News 12
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Dec 15, 2016 11:17
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[Connecticut] VIDEO: EXCLUSIVE: MAN SPEAKS OUT AFTER E-CIGARETTE EXPLODES IN MOUTH
"The vape decided to blow up. I didn't know what happened until five minutes later. When I was on the floor, I woke up, I was unconscious, I was missing two teeth, my hand was black from the smoke of the vape blowing up," said Manny Almodovar, the victim
Dec 14, 2016
WABC-TV Ch. 7
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Dec 15, 2016 11:15
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[New Jersey] National Report: Connecticut Tied for Last in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
Connecticut is one of two states, along with New Jersey, that have budgeted zero state funds... Connecticut will collect $519.7 million in revenue this year from the 1998 state tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, but will spend none of it on tobacco pre
Dec 14, 2016
PR Newswire
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Dec 14, 2016 21:41
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[Connecticut] As vaping gains popularity, warnings increase of dangers
The Vapor Place offers customers U.S.-manufactured vaping equipment and e-liquids where ingredients are clearly listed on labels. Nicotine levels vary in strength from 12 mg to 0 mg, where a 6 mg concentration equates to what would be in one pack of ciga
Dec 12, 2016
Norwich (CT) Bulletin
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Dec 12, 2016 06:31
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New Report Will Help Guide Connecticut Legislation On E-Cigarettes
Johnson said what is most alarming is that 7.2 percent figure of those smoking e-cigarettes is an increase from 2.4 percent smoking e-cigarettes back in 2011, according to a 2015 Connecticut Youth Tobacco Surveillance report compiled by the Department of
Dec 9, 2016
CTNewsJunkie.com
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Dec 10, 2016 17:48
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[Connecticut] Worker admits he accepted food stamps for cigarettes, bongs
A Connecticut grocery store worker has admitted in federal court that he unlawfully allowed customers to exchange food stamps for cigarettes, bongs, hookahs and glass smoking pipes. Prosecutors say 40-year-old Raul Monarca-Gonzalez pleaded guilty Monday
Nov 29, 2016
AP - Associated Press
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Nov 30, 2016 05:45
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New “Secondhand Smoke” raising concerns in Connecticut
They are striving to create awareness of what is being labeled, the “new secondhand smoke” – wood burning smoke. “One of the reasons it’s a problem is the particulates in wood smoke are so small,” said Alderman. Smoke she says can travel for half a mil
Nov 17, 2016
WTNH-DT Channel 8 (New Haven, CT)
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Nov 18, 2016 18:25
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[Connecticut] Department of Revenue Services MEDIA release
A three-month investigation by the Department of Revenue Services (DRS) resulted today in the arrest of a Trumbull Connecticut man, the seizure of more than $53,000 in cash, 5,000 packs of cigarettes, 53,000 counterfeit Connecticut cigarette tax stamps an
Nov 15, 2016
Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS)
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Nov 15, 2016 06:26
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[Connecticut] Tobacco tax efforts draw unexpected support, detractors
voters seeing the onslaught of TV ads on behalf of both can be excused if they don't know what to believe. After all, tobacco companies are largely financing the campaigns for both tax measures, spending nearly $18.5 million combined. Equally counterintu
Oct 30, 2016
AP - Associated Press
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Oct 30, 2016 22:26