美国国家公共电台 NPR FDA Cracks Down On E-Cigarette Sales To Curb Teen Vaping

 

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

Federal regulators plan to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes at retail¹ locations like gas stations and convenience stores. They also plan to require people buying e-cigarettes online to verify their age. From Colorado Public Radio, John Daley has these details.

JOHN DALEY, BYLINE²: The new restrictions³ come as the FDA has been trying to rein⁴ in a dramatic increase in vaping by young people. Smoking of traditional tobacco cigarettes has fallen to a record low, but the popularity of e-cigarettes with youth is raising alarm bells. FDA Commissioner⁵ Scott Gottlieb told Politico's Pulse Check podcast he fears one form of nicotine⁶ is replacing another.

SCOTT GOTTLIEB: The bottom line is that if we are creating a whole pool of kids addicted⁷ to nicotine through e-cigarettes, some proportion of them are going to become long-term users of combustible⁸ tobacco that otherwise might never have an issue on tobacco.

DALEY: Dr. Amy Sass works in adolescent medicine at Children's Hospital Colorado. She says research indicates e-cigarettes can affect teens' brain development. And the e-cig flavors, like mint, mango and cucumber, really attract kids.

AMY SASS: I think these new rules would be a great first step.

DALEY: Colorado is among the leading states for teen vaping. Governor John Hickenlooper applauds the FDA taking action.

JOHN HICKENLOOPER: What's nice about this is that the FDA is following on and therefore amplifying⁹ public attention towards this issue.

DALEY: Don Daniels, who teaches about tobacco risks at a Colorado high school, welcomes the new crackdown. He says convenience stores and gas stations are mainly where teens buy e-cigarettes. But students tell him they'll still be able to buy online.

DON DANIELS: Kids can have adults or older siblings¹⁰ buy the product for them, and that's already happening.

DALEY: Many in the vaping industry fear the FDA regulations will make it harder for adult smokers¹¹ to quit. But some say the marketing¹² to kids has gone too far. Ray Story is CEO of an industry trade group. He says vaping giant Juul has been irresponsible when it comes to teen use.

RAY STORY: And you get to a point where basically they're selling a product that is like a lollipop¹³.

DALEY: Juul declined to comment. The exact FDA rules are expected next week. For NPR News in Denver, I'm John Daley.

CHANG: This story is a reporting partnership¹⁴ of NPR, Colorado Public Radio and Kaiser Health News.

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1 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

4 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

5 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

6 nicotine   

n.(化)尼古丁，烟碱

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。

7 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

8 combustible   

a. 易燃的,可燃的; n. 易燃物,可燃物

参考例句：

• Don't smoke near combustible materials. 别在易燃的材料附近吸烟。
• We mustn't take combustible goods aboard. 我们不可带易燃品上车。

9 amplifying   

放大，扩大( amplify的现在分词 )； 增强； 详述

参考例句：

• Often they use borrowed funds, amplifying their gains and losses. 他们通常会用借贷的资金交易，从而放大收益或损失。
• An amplifying type (or analog) device, as opposed to digital device. 放大器类（或模拟）器件，相对于数字器件而言的。

10 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分

11 smokers   

吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。

12 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

13 lollipop   

n.棒棒糖

参考例句：

• The child put out his tongue and licked his lollipop.那孩子伸出舌头舔着棒棒糖。
• I ate popcorn,banana and lollipop.我吃了爆米花、香蕉和棒棒糖。

14 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。