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To combat teen vaping, Nebraska school district testing students for nicotine

Readers make their own list of the 'Worst Philadelphians'

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Meet the 20 worst Philadelphians (you may have made the list)

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Pennsylvania prisons to ban all tobacco products

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Vaping scourge Scott Gottlieb resigns as FDA commissioner, report says

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Cancer death rate dropping faster in black Americans, narrowing racial gap

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Children's Health

Driven by vaping, youth tobacco use surged in 2018

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Here's what doctors want you to know about vaping

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Deaths by cancer on a steady 25-year decline in the United States, new report finds

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Philly bans tobacco use at addiction treatment programs

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U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory on e-cigarette use, regulation and policies

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Smoking rates in U.S. have fallen to all-time low, but how did they ever get so high?

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With FDA's imminent crackdown on e-cigarettes, manufacturers already playing defense

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Father's smoking may impact health of next two generations, study suggests

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New Jersey’s latest legal marijuana bill reportedly proposes the lowest weed tax in the country

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Teenagers' brains make them more prone to addiction

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Reduced nicotine cigarettes lower smoking rates, Penn study finds

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Vaping, e-cigarettes can mutate users’ DNA, cause cancer, new research says

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Fewer U.S. adults are smoking cigarettes

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Ocean City has officially banned smoking on the beach

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He started vaping as a teen and now says habit is ‘impossible to let go’

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Bubble pop? Brownie batter? Vapes’ added flavors fuel e-cig debate

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Temple researchers find success in minimally invasive treatment for emphysema

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Juul: Why a trendy e-cig is causing a social – and public health – commotion

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Jersey Shore town eyes ban on beach smoking, including e-cigarettes

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Bill to ban smoking on Jersey Shore

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Study: Unexpected medication could help smokers fight nicotine withdrawal symptoms

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Are there risks from secondhand marijuana smoke? Early science says yes

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FDA moves to cut nicotine in cigarettes to help smokers kick habit

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Bad neighbors: The smoking files

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Drexel study: For college grads, smoking ban in restaurants helps curb the habit

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Raising cigarette prices may cause drastic change in older smokers' behaviors

Study: Smoking weed could lead to fatally high blood pressure

Philadelphia ranks high for smoking, binge drinking and other unhealthy behaviors

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9 life-mods to help ward off dementia

The smoking age in New Jersey will soon be 21 years old

Smoking ban headed for Wildwood boardwalk

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Wildwoods weighing smoking ban, big fines at Jersey Shore

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Study: Being bullied early on can lead to depression, substance abuse

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