PAVe: Big Tobacco Messed with the Wrong Moms
Every week on “Big Tobacco Messed with the Wrong Moms”, hosts Meredith Berkman and Dorian Fuhrman, two of PAVe’s co-founders, will discuss the youth vaping epidemic, sharing important information about everything from serious health risks to quitting resources. Moderating important conversations with top public-health experts, these MOMvocates will speak directly to parents and other key stakeholders across the country, empowering them to join the fight to keep our kids from becoming an entire generation of nicotine addicts.
Podcasting since 2020 • 33 episodes
PAVe: Big Tobacco Messed with the Wrong Moms
Latest Episodes
Episode 033: Sara’s Story: A PAVe pediatrician shares her struggle with her own child’s nicotine addiction
This week’s episode highlights Sara, a New York State pediatrician who has been fighting the tobacco industry’s targeting of teens on multiple fronts: as a doctor seeking to protect her patients; as a PAVe volunteer warning other parents; and, ...
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Episode 33
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Episode 032: The Evil Genius behind menthol addiction
Decades ago, tobacco Industry research revealed that menthol amplifies nicotine addiction, especially in African Americans; the more melanin in a smoker’s skin, the greater menthol’s impact. Armed with this knowledge, Big Tobacco me...
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Episode 32
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Episode 031: Back to school, not back to J---L
This is the last chance for parents to make our voices heard before FDA rules on JUUL!Between now and September 9th the agency must decide whether or not to approve Juul and any flavored e-cigarette. Over the last several weeks,...
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Episode 31
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Episode 030: Writing “The Devil’s Playbook”: Author Lauren Etter on her behind-the-scenes look at JUUL
On today’s episode, Bloomberg News investigative reporter Lauren Etter discusses “The Devil’s Playbook: Big Tobacco, Juul, and the Addiction of a New Generation”. With FDA poised to rule on JUUL’s applications for its menthol and tobacco flavor...
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Episode 30
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Big Tobacco Episode 029: Paula’s story: Losing a child to vaping
In 2016, Paula’s son Walter had just started high school in Delaware when a friend offered him a cool-looking flavored e-cigarette that had just come on the market: a JUUL. Walter, a twin, and one of Paula’s four children, was almos...
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Episode 29
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