Topic: E-cigarettes

Watch videos on TikTok and you're likely to see plenty of positive portrayals of vaping, a new study shows. That's a problem, say researchers who call for tighter regulation of the platform popular with kids and teens.

Recent studies prove that adolescents who set goals for their future and have strong parental support are less likely to use e-cigarettes and other tobacco-related products.

E-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs has agreed to pay $40 million to the state of North Carolina to help mitigate vaping by underage users, according to a settlement announced Monday.

On June 25, 2006, Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by militants from the Gaza Strip. He was released Oct. 18, 2011.

Marijuana use during adolescence may affect development of areas of the brain that control emotions, an analysis published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry found.

"Ice"-flavored e-cigarettes may increase the risk for nicotine dependence among young adults who use them, a study published Monday by the journal Tobacco Control found.

Scientific papers that last year suggested smokers are less likely to fall ill with COVID-19 have been discredited, according to a paper published Wednesday by The BMJ.

Young adults who participated in a text message-based This Is Quitting campaign to encourage them to stop vaping were up to 40% more likely to drop the habit than those who were not part of the program.

Hispanic and Black adolescents and teens are more likely to smoke marijuana using e-cigarettes than their White peers, an analysis published Monday by JAMA Pediatrics found.

Shares of major tobacco companies fell Monday amid reports the Biden administration is weighing legislation to ban menthol cigarettes and reduce nicotine levels.