Health Jan 15 FDA releases plan to make cigarettes less addictive, but its fate rests with Trump By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Health Aug 10 Watch 6:10 How a free, anonymous texting program may help teens quit vaping More than 2 million American middle and high school students now use e-cigarettes, also known as “vaping." A clinical trial found that teens enrolled in the “This is Quitting” anonymous text message program were 35 percent more likely to report… By Stephanie Sy, Satvi Sunkara
Health Jun 23 Watch 6:42 FDA bans Juul vaping products as part of nicotine crackdown After a two-year review, the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it will ban all vaping and e-cigarette products sold by Juul. It's part of a series of more aggressive moves by the FDA to target vaping and smoking. Matthew…
Science Sep 30 Column: Recent research sheds new light on why nicotine is so addictive Research continues to provide new insights into the reinforcing effects of nicotine, and we now know that nicotine’s insidiousness as a reinforcer goes beyond its ability to promote smoking. By Nora D. Volkow, Scientific American
Politics May 01 FDA says liquid nicotine products that resemble candy, juice boxes are a danger to children The Food and Drug Administration issued more than a dozen warnings over the illegal packaging practice, saying it can lead to poisoning if children mistakenly drink the liquids, which are intended for use with e-cigarettes and vaping devices. By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press
Mar 15 FDA begins push to reduce levels of nicotine in cigarettes By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Under one scenario, the FDA estimates reducing nicotine could help the U.S. smoking rate could fall as low as 1.4 percent by 2060, down from the 15 percent of adults who smoke now. Continue reading
Oct 28 How many Americans have tried e-cigarettes? By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger E-cigarette use has been on the rise for years, and researchers now have a better idea about how many Americans have adopted this alternative to smoking tobacco. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 9:17 Does vaping save smokers or create new nicotine addicts? By PBS News Hour E-cigarettes, which produce vapor instead of smoke, are supposed to be a safer nicotine option. But the product is completely unregulated by the federal government, and there’s been little research on its long-term effects. The industry, too, faces uncertainty, as… Continue watching
Nov 16 POLL: Would you support a ban on the sale of tobacco products? By News Desk The town of Westminster, Mass., could become the first in the nation to entirely ban the sale of tobacco products, including cigarettes, chewing tobacco and e-cigarettes. What if a similar ban was proposed where you live?… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch Massachusetts town mulls nation’s first total tobacco ban By PBS News Hour The town of Westminster, Mass., could become the first in the nation to ban the sale of tobacco products if a proposal from the city's board of health passes in December. The unprecedented pitch would ban the sale cigarettes, chewing… Continue watching