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Vaping's Popularity Falls Among U.S. High School Students

THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 – Warnings about the dangers of vaping may be reaching American teens: A new U.S. government report shows e-cigarette use is down among high school students. In fact, use of...

Restricting Access to Vapes Might Drive People to Cigarettes

MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – While U.S. policymakers have restricted flavored vapes to make e-cigarettes less appealing to young people, that plan may be backfiring. A new study found that for every 0.7...

FDA Moves Closer to Banning Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars

TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – A proposed rule from federal regulators that would ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars has been sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget for final...

FDA Moves Closer to Banning Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars

TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – A proposed rule from federal regulators that would ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars has been sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget for final r...

Cheap, Flavored Cigars That Entice Children Are Flooding the Market

TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – Flavoring added to small, cheap cigars is making these the second-most popular tobacco product among youth, a new report shows. The Rutgers University Institute for Nicotine...

As Menthol Ban Nears, Big Tobacco Is Adding Synthetic Version to Cigarettes Instead

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 – Cigarette makers are using synthetic menthol substitutes in what appears to be an effort to skirt a looming federal menthol ban, researchers say. The menthol flavor...

Cheap, Flavored Cigars That Entice Kids Are Flooding the Market: Report

MONDAY, Oct. 9, 2023 – Flavoring added to small, cheap cigars is making these the second-most popular tobacco product among youth, a new report shows. The report comes as federal regulators prepare...

Most Adolescent Vapers Do Not Use Cessation Resources

MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 – Most adolescent electronic cigarette users do not use cessation resources in their attempts to quit, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in Pediatrics. Hongying Daisy...

Coffee Won't Raise Preemie Birth Risk, But Smoking Certainly Will: Study

THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – Smoking during pregnancy is a significant risk factor for premature births, but drinking coffee is not, new research suggests. Women who smoked during pregnancy were 2.6...

Vaping Raises a Teen's Odds of Developing Asthma

FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 – New research underscores the harms of e-cigarettes, showing that vaping increases the risk of asthma in teens who have never smoked cigarettes. Although e-cigarettes have...

Need for FDA to Take Strong Action on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Teens

THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – A new government report reveals that federal regulators need to do more to help in the battle to keep children and teens off tobacco. Among the report's findings were that...

FDA Must Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Teens: Report

THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – A new government report finds that federal regulators need to do more to help in the battle to keep kids and teens off tobacco. Among the report’s findings were that the U...

Young E-Cigarette Users Report Higher Levels of Chronic Stress

TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 – Young electronic cigarette users are more likely to report having chronic stress than nonusers, according to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society...

E-Cigarette Use in Pregnancy Tied to Higher Abstinence Rate in Final Trimester

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 – Individuals who use electronic cigarettes during pregnancy have a higher smoking abstinence rate in late pregnancy than individuals who use nicotine replacement therapy...

E-Cigarettes, Cytisine, Varenicline Most Effective to Help Stop Smoking

FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 – Electronic cigarettes and the medicines cytisine and varenicline appear to help the most people to quit smoking, according to a review published online Sept. 12 in the...

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