February 5, 2019 Quitting JUUL: New text messaging program targets addicted teens With e-cigarette use reaching “epidemic levels” among the nation’s youth and major health groups urging the government to step in, an anti-tobacco organization has launched a free text messaging service aimed at teens to help them quit their potentially harmful habits.
January 30, 2019 Is pot the future of the tobacco industry? As more and more adults ditch their smoking habit, cigarette manufacturers are left looking elsewhere to maintain profits as sales continue to decline.
December 31, 2018 NYC pharmacies can't sell cigarettes starting Jan. 1 New York City pharmacies won't be allowed to sell cigarettes or other tobacco products starting Tuesday.
November 28, 2018 John Stossel: Is vaping e-cigarettes really a health crisis? E-cigarettes let people get a hit of nicotine without burning tobacco.
November 27, 2018 Man suffers third-degree burns after vape pen explodes in pocket A Florida man underwent surgery Monday after his vape pen exploded in his pants causing second- and third-degree burns on his legs.
November 15, 2018 FDA to crack down on menthol cigarettes, flavored vapes A top U.S. health official is pledging to try to ban menthol from regular cigarettes, outlaw flavors in all cigars and tighten rules regarding the sale of most flavored versions of e-cigarettes.
November 9, 2018 FDA to restrict e-cigarette flavors to fight teenage vaping 'epidemic' The U.S. Food and Drug Administration next week will issue a ban on the sale of fruit and candy flavored electronic cigarettes in convenience stores and gas stations, an agency official said, in a move to counter a surge in teenage use of e-cigarettes.
October 10, 2018 Man nearly dies after inhaling piece of e-cigarette A man trying to kick his smoking habit "nearly died" after he accidentally sucked part of his e-cigarette into his lungs and had to have surgery to remove it.
October 9, 2018 Massachusetts man says vape pen ‘exploded’ in pocket, leaving leg completely 'scorched' A Massachusetts man claims his electronic cigarette “blew up” while in his pocket, leaving his leg scorched with first and second-degree burns.
September 18, 2018 Virginia woman severely burned in vape device explosion: report It “was like a big smoke bomb went off.”
