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Apr

Move Over, Cigarettes: Vapes Now the Leading Nicotine Danger for Kids

By Ernie Mundell, HealthDay, US News & World Report April 6, 2026- For decades, cigarettes in American homes were the bane of child health experts. But as their use has plummeted, a new foe has emerged: Vaping. Looking at more than 92,000 U.S. poison control center reports of “nicotine exposures” in kids under the age... View Article
05
Apr

‘I always considered social media evil’: big tobacco whistleblower on tech’s addictive products

By Sanya Mansoor, The Guardian April 5, 2026- A key whistleblower in the tobacco industry’s landmark trials of the 1990s has been watching big tech’s recent court battles closely. Jeffrey Stephen Wigand, a biochemist who helped reveal how tobacco companies targeted children and hid just how addictive cigarettes were, has been struck with a feeling of familiarity. Last... View Article
06
Jan

Truth Initiative Report Finds Rapidly Evolving Nicotine Market Outpacing Regulation, Putting Youth at Risk

PR Newswire January 6, 2026- Data released today in a new report from Truth Initiative, Monitoring a Changing Tobacco Product Market in the United States, show that the tobacco industry continues to aggressively target young people by manufacturing and marketing products that appeal to young people, including high-tech “smart” vapes, flavored oral nicotine pouches, and disposable e-cigarettes.... View Article
05
Jan

Vape shop to pay $460K for illegally selling tobacco, nicotine to minors in Arizona

By AZFamily Digital News Staff January 5, 2026- A vape shop with several Valley locations must pay back thousands of dollars for illegally selling tobacco and nicotine to underage customers, according to Arizona’s attorney general. Attorney General Kris Mayes announced on Monday that Pro Source Supply LLC, Pro Source Vapes LLC, Pro Source CBD LLC,... View Article
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16
Oct

Bay Area city moves to ban sale of tobacco products

By John Krinjak, KTVU Fox 2  October 16, 2025- Tiburon could become just the third municipality in the country to ban all sales of tobacco...
21
Aug

Young people and nicotine: Five things to know

By Rachel Tompa, Stanford Medicine News Center August 21, 2025- Cookie Twist. Fruity Bears Freeze. Unicorn Vomit. These aren’t items at a candy shop, or...
01
Aug

Vaping may be reversing decades of progress against youth smoking

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD,  News Medical August 1, 2025- Introduction Teenage smoking has declined sharply over the past 25 years, due mainly to successful...
23
Jul

Teen tobacco use linked to higher rates of depression and anxiety

PLOS, in News Medical July 23, 2025- Adolescents who use either e-cigarettes or conventional tobacco products (CTP)-like cigarettes, cigars, hookah and pipes-are significantly more likely...
12
Jun

Adolescents who smoke or vape may believe tobacco’s perceived coping benefits outweigh accepted health risks

The Conversation June 12, 2025- Tobacco use in a variety of forms is common in adolescent life today, with over 2.25 million youth using. Huge progress...
10
Jun

There’s one vice RFK Jr. isn’t talking about

By Danny Nguyen and David Lim, Politico June 10, 2025- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made it his mission to remind Americans that they need to get...