E-cigarettes
Grandparents Vaping for the First Time Delight Internet: 'Light Headed'
Couple asked if they had been given drugs after trying vaping for the first time.
FDA Juul Ban Explained—Why Biden Admin Has Outlawed the E-Cigarettes
The FDA has cleared the way for Juul's biggest rivals to keep tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes on the market, but a similar approval might not happen for Juul.
Juul to Pay $87 Million to States Over Vaping Cases and Could Pay Even More
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday the vaping giant will dole out $22.5 million to the state over the course of four years.
Billionaire Loses Half of Their Wealth After Stock Price Suddenly Collapses
Shares in a leading e-cigarette flavor maker dropped more than 67 percent after news broke that its chairwoman was being investigated by Chinese authorities.
FDA Allows E-Cig Marketing for First Time, But Flavors Can't Be Advertised
"Today's authorizations are an important step toward ensuring all new tobacco products undergo the FDA's robust, scientific premarket evaluation," the FDA said.
FDA Rejects 950K Applications for Flavored e-Cigs, Delays Decision on Juul
The agency said applications for other flavored products were rejected mainly due to their appeal to underage teens, but it needed more time to consider Juul.
It's Time to End the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products
Flavored products, like e-cigarettes, have long been a favorite tobacco industry strategy for targeting kids, Black Americans and others.
Misinformation Threatens Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Harm
Accessibility and acceptability (through flavors, cost, or other means) of alternative, safer tobacco products are key to tobacco harm reduction.
Juul to Pay $40M Settlement After N.C. Sues Company for Marketing to Teens
"North Carolina is now the first state in the nation to hold Juul accountable for its instrumental role in creating a youth vaping epidemic," Attorney General Josh Stein said at a news conference.
HHS Secretary Azar Urges Trump to Condemn Violence After Capitol Riot
"The attacks on the Capitol were an assault on our democracy and on the tradition of peaceful transitions of power that the United State of America first brought to the world," Alex Azar wrote to the president in a Friday letter.
Pro-Vaping Instagram Posts Outweigh FDA's Awareness Campaign Hashtag
A team of researchers examined hundreds of thousands of Instagram posts related to vaping.
Trump Touts E-Cig Flavors Ban, Vaping Industry Warns of 'Dangerous' Issue
The Trump administration is preparing to ban a range of e-cigarette flavors popular with young vaping consumers, but the industry says there is another issue that could cause it a bigger problem.
New York City the Latest to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
Though public health experts grow wary of prohibition efforts like these, flavors seem to attract youth users at disproportionate rates, compared with adults.
How Juul Went From Successful Startup to FDA Target in Less Than a Year
In the past few months alone, the vaping company parted with key leadership and cut more than 15 percent of its workforce in a two-pronged effort to win back the trust of federal regulators and save money heading into fiscal year 2020.
A Timeline of Trump Actions on Vaping as Flavors Ban Stalls
The White House says the president continues to weigh "all sides" of the vaping epidemic, which is affecting more than 5 million U.S. youths.
Senators Bombarded Trump's FDA Pick with Questions on Teen Vaping
President Trump's FDA pick Stephen Hahn said that he agreed that the vaping crisis requires "aggressive action," but offered few other details.
Trump Reverses Flavored E-cigarette Ban Due to Election Fears Says Report
The ban was aimed at deterring the five million teenagers who had taken up vaping.
Apple Outlaws All Vaping-Related Software from Mobile App Store
"We've updated our guidelines to reflect that apps encouraging or facilitating the use of these products are not permitted. As of today, these are no longer available to download," Apple said.
Juul Announces Plan to Trim Business by $1 Billion, Starting With Marketing
The company will cut 150 more jobs than it said it would in October.
Vaping Could Be 'Potentially Even More' Harmful to Hearts Than Smoking
The warning comes amid a U.S.-wide outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries.
CDC Identifies 'Toxin of Concern' in Vaping Lung Injuries and Deaths
U.S. health body finds a link between vitamin E acetate and e-cigarette illness.
Youth Vaping Spiked in 2019 While Fed Plays Regulatory Catch Up: Report
More than 5 million high school and middle school students used e-cigarettes in 2019, up from 3.6 million the year before, despite prevention efforts.
Cannabis Group Calls for Tighter Vaping Rules While the Fed Flags Cannabis
While the CDC has yet to figure out what's causing vaping-related deaths, other federal wings are trying to get ahead of a separate but related "national health experiment": old-fashioned Mary Jane, be it vaped or smoked.
37 Vaping Related Deaths Confirmed, Nearly 2,000 Report Injuries: CDC
The CDC, together with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), still can't determine the exact cause of the mysterious, vaping-related illnesses.
New York & Utah Announce First Vaping Deaths Within 24 Hours of Each Other
The day before a New York teenager died, an appellate court blocked a state ban on fruity flavored nicotine products that attract teenage and young adult buyers.
Texas A&M Bans Vaping on 'Every Square Inch' of All Its Campuses
The Texas A&M University System includes 11 universities and more than 153,000 total students sprawled across the Lone Star State.
Exact Cause of Vaping Illness Outbreak Remains Unknown, CDC Warns
"Hundreds" of new cases have been reported in the past week alone, a top CDC official told lawmakers Tuesday.
More Kids Died in ICE Custody Than From Vaping, Ex-GOP Chairman Says
Eight people have died in ICE custody so far this year, compared to six deaths attributed to e-cigarette use.
Is Vaping CBD Safe? Trump's Flavored E-Cig Ban Leaves Out Marijuana
"It is unlikely this pending FDA action will have a significant impact on the cannabis vapor market," Paul Armentano, the deputy director at NORML, told Newsweek.
Kimmel Mocks Trump Banning Vaping, Not Guns
The president and first lady are concerned about the impact of vaping on U.S. youth.