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FDA and Border Officials Join Forces to Seize Vast Quantity of Illegal E-Cigarettes
THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 – In February of this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized nearly 2 million units of unauthorized electronic cigarette...
E-Cigarettes Reinforce Nicotine Addiction, Study Says
FRIDAY, May 23, 2025 — Pod-style e-cigarettes appear to be more addictive than nicotine gum, making it harder for vapers to kick the habit, a small-scale lab study has found. E-cigarettes reinforced n...
Standardized Branding of Disposable Vaping Devices Reduces Young People's Interest
FRIDAY, May 23, 2025 – Standardizing the color and branding of disposable vaping devices reduces young people’s interest in trying them, according to a study published online May 20 in Tobacco Co...
Nicotine Pouch Use in Teens Linked to Lower Risk for Continued Vaping
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 – Nicotine pouch use in adolescence is associated with a lower likelihood of continued vaping, according to a study published online May 19 in Pediatrics. Alyssa F. Harlow,...
Smoking Doesn't Explain Increased COPD Risk For Women
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 – Smoking can't explain why women are more at risk for COPD, a new study says. Women are about 50% more likely than men to develop COPD even though they are less likely to smoke,...
Increase in Nicotine Pouch Use Seen Among U.S. High School Students
THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 – Nontobacco nicotine use in U.S. youth shifted from 2023 to 2024 toward greater use of nicotine pouches, according to a study published online April 30 in JAMA Network Open. ...
Nicotine Pouch Use Doubles Among U.S. High Schoolers
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 – The use of nicotine pouches nearly doubled among U.S. high school students between 2023 and 2024, a new study says. These pouches, inserted between the gum and lip, provide...
Dual-Use of Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes Tied to Same Toxicant Exposure as Cigarettes Alone
TUESDAY, April 22, 2025 – Both dual use of traditional and electronic cigarettes and exclusive cigarette use are associated with higher toxicant exposure than exclusive e-cigarette use, according to...
Smoking/Vaping Combo Poses Health Risks
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 – People might think they can reduce their risk of cancer by occasionally swapping their cigarettes for a vape pen — but they would be wrong, a new study says. So-called “d...
Most Eligible Smokers Not Getting Lung Cancer Screening
MONDAY, April 7, 2025 – Lung cancer screening can save the lives of former and current smokers, but most aren’t taking advantage of it, a new study says. Fewer than 1 in 5 people eligible for lung c...
CDC Cuts Key Smoking Programs Despite Success in Curbing Smoking Rates
MONDAY, April 7, 2025 – The U.S. government has shut down or paused several major anti-smoking efforts. Public health leaders say the cuts could reverse decades of progress that have smoking rates...
FDA Removes Top Expert on Vaping and Tobacco
WEDNESDAY, April 2, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top tobacco regulator, Brian King, has been placed on leave as part of a large wave of cuts across federal health agencies. K...
Tobacco Control Has Saved Nearly 4 Millions Lives, Study Estimates
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – Tobacco control measures like anti-smoking campaigns and cigarette taxes have prevented nearly 4 million lung cancer deaths during the past five decades, a new American...
2017 to 2023 Saw Decline in Exclusive Cigarette Smoking, Rise in Vaping
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 – Decreases in exclusive cigarette smoking and increases in exclusive electronic cigarette use were seen among U.S. adults from 2017 to 2023, according to research published...
Increase in Mortality Associated With Menthol Cigarette Use
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 – Menthol cigarettes are associated with increased mortality risk, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in Tobacco Control. Priti Bandi, Ph.D., from the American...