Rural vs Urban Teen Smoking
Socioeconomic disadvantage in rural neighborhoods increases the likelihood of adolescent cigarette use, highlighting a distinct rural-urban divide in healthcare outcomes.
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Rural vs Urban Teen Smoking
Socioeconomic disadvantage in rural neighborhoods increases the likelihood of adolescent cigarette use, highlighting a distinct rural-urban divide in healthcare outcomes.
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Teens: Cannabis Less Harmful Than Vapes, Alcohol
A study of more than 175,000 students found that teens consistently perceive cannabis as lower risk than nicotine products and alcohol, with perceived harm declining as students age.
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FDA Approves More Vaping Products
The FDA authorized the marketing of four Glas electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) through the premarket tobacco product application pathway.
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Teen Vaping Curbed by Public Health, EVALI News Reporting
2019 was a turning point in youth vaping, as aggressive public health campaigns and extensive news coverage of e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) effectively curbed teen use.
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E-cigarette Taxes Reduced Vaping Rates Without Increasing Adult Smoking
Higher prices for vaping products effectively reduced use without driving adults toward traditional cigarettes.
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Flavored Tobacco Bans Linked to Reduced Youth Vaping Rates
A study of 2.8 million California students indicates that local sales restrictions on flavored products decrease e-cigarette use without shifting adolescents to traditional cigarettes.
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Vapes Now Top Nicotine Threat for Children Under Five
A study of over 92,000 incidents shows a 243% surge in e-cigarette exposures among toddlers, often involving direct inhalation from devices.
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Could a Ban on Disposable Vapes Lead to More Cigarette Smoking?
A 2025 ban on disposable vapes in the United Kingdom may be pushing some users to smoke cigarettes instead, according to a youth survey.
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Secondhand Vape Plumes Could Form Lung-damaging Radicals
A chemical cocktail of metal nanoparticles and reactive peroxides in aged e-cigarette aerosols creates a unique profile of respiratory health risks.
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School-based Anti-tobacco Program Reduced Youth Smoking, Vaping
Statewide study finds students in funded schools were significantly less likely to smoke or vape than counterparts in schools without funding.
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Young Adults Mix Cannabis with Nicotine, Tobacco
Simultaneous use of cannabis with nicotine and tobacco products is common, especially among young adults who vape.
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Teen Drug Use Remains Low
Abstention from drug use remains at an historic high for teens, according to an annual survey of US adolescents.
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Young Adults Using Cannabis as a Sleep Aid
Eighteen percent of young adults aged 19-30 years old used cannabis for sleep, with higher use reported among women.
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Flavored Marijuana Vapes the New Face of Teen Drug Use
Flavored marijuana vaping is now the most common form of use among American teenagers who vape cannabis.
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Nicotine Pouch, Cannabis, Vaping, Psychedelic Use on the Rise Among US Adults
Nicotine pouch use has significantly increased, while vaping nicotine or cannabis were at all-time highs among American adults age 19-30 years old.
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Smoking or Vaping May Increase Diabetes Risk
Smokers were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with prediabetes and diabetes than nonsmokers.
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Largest Seizure of Illegal E-cigarettes Reported
Federal authorities have seized 4.7 million units of unauthorized e-cigarette products with an estimated retail value of $86.5 million—the largest-ever seizure of this kind.
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Youth Vaping Consistently Linked to Smoking, Marijuana, Alcohol Use
Youth vaping is consistently linked to subsequent smoking, marijuana and alcohol use, and is associated with heightened risks of asthma, cough, injuries and mental ill health.
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Teen Vapers as Likely to Start Smoking as 1970 Teens
Despite a substantial drop in smoking over the past 50 years, UK teens who currently vape are as likely to take up smoking as their peers in the 1970s.
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Vaping More Effective for Smoking Cessation Than Nicotine Alernatives
A study evaluated whether vaporized nicotine products are more effective than nicotine replacement therapies for smoking cessation among people experiencing social disadvantage.
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Greater Depression, Anxiety for Teen Smokers and Vapers
Teens using e-cigarettes, cigarettes, cigars, hookah and pipes are significantly more likely to report symptoms of depression and anxiety than teens who don’t use tobacco products at all.
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ESC Calls for EU Action on All Nicotine Products
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has called for the European Union to apply higher excise taxes, advertising bans, and indoor-use restrictions to all nicotine products.
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Fetal Exposure to Vaping Liquids Linked to Changes in Skull Shape
In utero exposure to two liquid ingredients in e-cigarettes—minus the nicotine that drives addiction—can alter skull shape during fetal development, according to a new mouse study.
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Metals Found in Disposable E-cigarette Vapor Could Pose Health Risks
After a few hundred puffs, some disposable vaping devices released higher amounts of metals and metalloids than older refillable e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes.
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