Tobacco

Nicotine pouch makers should use childproof packaging, FDA advises

More teens are using nicotine pouches – a tobacco product touted as a smoking alternative

The FDA wants to limit nicotine in cigarettes — a move that could save millions of lives

FDA nicotine limit

Fewer teens are using alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana than before the pandemic

Teen Drug Use

LGBTQ people smoke cigarettes at higher rates, and they face barriers to quitting

LGBTQ Tobacco Use

Smoking cessation programs should combine behavioral interventions with medications, new guidelines say

WHO smoking

Hoping to clear the air in casinos, workers seek to ban tobacco smoke

Casino Smoking Bans

There's a new effort in New Jersey to ban smoking in casinos

E-cigarette sales surged during the pandemic, CDC says

To reduce tobacco use, Pennsylvania and New Jersey need to do much more, report says

Tobacco Use Report

Marijuana smokers are twice as likely as cigarette users to develop peraseptal emphysema, chest scans show

E-cigarettes are not an effective tool for smoking cessation, study suggests

Nearly 60 years ago, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released report linking smoking to cancer

1964 Smoking Study

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it tougher to quit smoking

Smoking during pandemic

Youth vaping threatens to wipe out gains in cigarette use, health experts warn

Philly sues e-cigarette maker JUUL for sparking youth vaping epidemic

People with substance use disorder need action plans to mitigate COVID-19 risk, addiction experts say

COVID-19 Addiction

Children's Health

Vaping rates among teens declining, but addiction appears to be on the rise, according to CDC

Vaping down among teens

Vaping increases COVID-19 risk among teens, young adults, Stanford study finds

Vaping COVID-19

Smokers should begin cessation drugs, then decide when to quit

Smoking cessation guidelines

Smoking doubles young adults' risk of severe coronavirus complications

Smoking COVID-19 risk

One way to reduce smoking: Mandate standardized packaging, higher taxes

Cigarette packaging

Smokers have greater risk of severe coronavirus complications, research shows

Smokers are at greater risk of severe illness with COVID-19, researchers find

Like secondhand smoke, scientists find 'thirdhand' smoke also may pose health risks to non-smokers

Thirdhand Smoke Chemical Effects

Juul pitches locked e-cigarette that blocks underage users

Juul Age Lock FDA

More stringent regulations are reducing tobacco retailers in Philly, study finds

Tobacco retailers Philly

Quit smoking at least 4 weeks before surgery, WHO advises

Quit smoking before surgery

As vaping-related deaths slow, Texas teen becomes youngest to die in outbreak

Children's Health

Philly health department busts 149 businesses for selling tobacco to minors

Trump administration unveils tamer ban on flavored e-cigarette pods only

Vaping ban

FDA greenlights sale of cigarettes with 95% less nicotine

FDA approves sale of reduced nicotine cigarettes

Nearly as many teens are vaping marijuana as nicotine, NIH reports

Vaping Marijuana

Congress considers restricting tobacco sales to anyone under age 21

New US smoking age limit

As e-cigarette popularity surges, 6.2 million American youth are using tobacco products

Teen Smoking 2019

New Pennsylvania law boosts minimum age to buy tobacco, e-cigarettes

Tobacco age 21 pennsylvania

Some smokers credit e-cigarettes with saving their lives – does that matter?

Trump reportedly reverses course on vaping ban

Donald Trump 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

Vaping hoodie

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