Tobacco

Donald Trump vaping ban

Trump reportedly reverses course on vaping ban

Cigarette smoking at lowest level in 55 years, but more adults are vaping

Cigarette smoking declining among American adults

Smoking linked to increased risk of depression, schizophrenia

Smoking linked to increased risk of depression, schizophrenia

Most high school vapers prefer Juul e-cigarettes

High school students prefer Juul e-cigarettes, survey finds

THC products the 'most prominent link' among vaping-related illnesses

THC Vaping-related Illnesses

Vaping-related lung disease deaths hit double-digits

Vaping related deaths reach double digits

Camouflaged vaping devices are hoodwinking parents and schools

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Potential carcinogen in menthol e-cigarettes exceeds safety levels, study finds

Vaping pulegone carcinogen cancer

Pennsylvania has at least 17 vaping-related lung disease cases

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South Jersey teens sue Juul for deceptive marketing

Juul sued by South Jersey Teens

Trump administration to ban flavored e-cigarettes

Trump to ban flavored e-cigarettes

Flavored e-cigarettes more likely to turn youth into regular users, study finds

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Tobacco sales to minors in Philly skyrocketed in 2018, health department says

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Vaping may make your lungs more vulnerable to infections, study finds

Vaping may make your lungs more vulnerable to infections, study finds

Michigan becomes first state to ban flavored vapes

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Vaping habit caused Delco teen's severe lung illness, family warns

Vaping Lung Failure Delco Teen

FDA proposes larger, visual health warnings for cigarette packs, advertisements

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Children's Health

Juul allegedly marketed e-cigarettes to children during school programs

Juul accused by Congress members of marketing e-cigarettes in schools

Legalizing recreational marijuana could impact alcohol and tobacco industries dramatically, research shows

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Children's Health

Netflix will limit scenes depicting smoking. Will it affect youth tobacco use?

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San Francisco enacts ban on e-cigarette sales to curb youth addiction

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UPenn's double-edged smoking cessation treatment plan proves preliminarily successful

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

Nebraska School District Drug Testing

Walmart will no longer sell tobacco to people under age 21

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Children's Health

Do e-cigarettes contain nicotine? Teens don't always know

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Temple University to ban smoking and vaping in fall

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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

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb

Children's Health

Driven by vaping, youth tobacco use surged in 2018

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Tobacco treatment is not intended to be harm reduction. It is treatment

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Philly bans tobacco use at addiction treatment programs

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

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Philly effort to ban flavored tobacco dies with state budget

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

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

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

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

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

Trenton raises age to buy tobacco products

Pennsylvania flunks annual tobacco reduction progress report

The cheapest places in the world to smoke, drink and do drugs

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