Is Nicotine Bad for Your Heart? Risks and Health Effects

Is Nicotine Bad for Your Heart? Risks and Health Effects

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...
Nicotine Is Dangerous, No Matter How It’s Used

Nicotine Is Dangerous, No Matter How It’s Used

Nicotine pouches and vapes are relatively new tobacco products, but they are simply the latest way to deliver an old, addictive drug — nicotine. No matter how it’s used, nicotine is dangerous to a person’s health, especially for kids and teens, pregnant women or...
How “Zyn Rewards” Uses Concerts and Prizes To Addict Youth

How “Zyn Rewards” Uses Concerts and Prizes To Addict Youth

In April 2025, Noah Kahan announced an intimate concert in Denver. The tickets sold out in a week. However, they weren’t sold by the venue or through normal concert websites. Instead, you needed to be a member of Zyn’s rewards program and have 3,000 points. How did...
Nicotine’s Impact

Nicotine’s Impact

When it comes to the dangers of tobacco products, it is critical to understand the impact of nicotine. Nicotine is the addictive component that hooks users and keeps them coming back for more. Over time Big Tobacco has developed products that reinforce nicotine...
Tobacco News and Updates: Spring 2024

Tobacco News and Updates: Spring 2024

E-Cigarettes’ Online Sales Are Skyrocketing Age restrictions are doing very little to protect youth from buying e-cigarettes online. Research shows exposure to tobacco content on social media doubles the odds of tobacco use among young people compared to those who are...
The Heartbreaking Truth About Tobacco

The Heartbreaking Truth About Tobacco

The dangers of smoking and tobacco use have long been recognized as leading causes of preventable disease and death worldwide. While the detrimental effects on lung health are well-known, the impact on cardiovascular health is equally concerning. To understand the...