NOTE: Before answering the questions, watch the CBS News report under "Resources" below.

1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. What is the aim of the action the FDA announced on Wednesday?

3. In 2016 the former FDA head gave a grace period to e-cigs manufacturers for those already on the market. Last year, new FDA head Dr. Scott Gottlieb extended that grace period to 2022, allowing Juul and other manufacturers to continue selling their existing products. How did Dr. Gottlieb explain the FDA’s policy change?

4. a) What directive did the FDA give the manufacturers of e-cigarettes last week?
b) What step did the FDA take with retailers who sell e-cigs to minors?

5. a) How has Juul responded to the FDA and the problem with flavored e-cigs?
b) What do you think of the company’s response? Do you think they are sincere or disingenuous? Explain your answer.

6. What have parents and government officials across the country been trying to do?

7. Answer the following and explain your answers:
a) Do you think Juul and other manufacturers market flavored e-cigs to teens, or are they only aimed at adults trying to quit smoking?
b) Should flavored e-cigarettes be banned completely?
c) If reports showed that vaping was dangerous to your health, would you still vape or try vaping?
f) Do you think its ok for middle school students (6th graders) to vape?
d) A study in Colorado showed that about 27 percent of high schoolers vape. What is the best way to get teens to stop vaping?
e) In the 1940s and 50s cigarette ads glamorized/popularized smoking cigarettes. The link to lung cancer was not publicized until the late 50s.
E-cigarettes are marketed as a less harmful alternatives to smoking. But there does not appear to be much data yet on if there are long term health effects.
Some people say it’s bad to smoke, but not to vape.
What do you think? Does it matter what you put into your lungs? Can vaping be 100% harmless?