Walk into any high school bathroom and chances are you’ll see or smell it — that artificially sweet, fruity scent hanging in the air. Data from the CDC show that vapes are now the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. youth, and that nearly 9 in 10 of current...
Nicotine addiction takes hold faster than most people realize. Most people develop nicotine dependence in as little as a few days, and for some, addiction can begin after just one or two cigarettes or vape sessions.1 That’s not by accident. Big Tobacco has spent...
For decades, tobacco companies downplayed nicotine’s impact, focusing on tar and smoke while ignoring a dangerous truth: nicotine is bad for your heart. However it’s consumed, nicotine sets off a chain reaction inside the body that raises blood pressure, accelerates...
Lately, Philip Morris has been running polished ads about how their Zyn factories “boost the economy” and “create jobs.” What those ads leave out is who pays the real price: families. Nicotine pouches, vapes and cigarettes don’t just affect the person using them. They...
Zyn’s “Safer” Claims Head to Federal Review in January 2026 On January 22, the FDA is set to decide whether Zyn nicotine pouches can be marketed as a “lower-risk” alternative to cigarettes after Philip Morris asked for permission to make reduced-harm health claims....
