Walk into a convenience store and you will find dozens of nicotine products with different names, packages, flavors and ways to use them. Cigarettes sit beside vapes, nicotine pouches and other products that are designed to look completely different from the...
For years, Big Tobacco has found new ways to put nicotine in front of people. Cigarettes were followed by smokeless tobacco, then vapes and nicotine pouches. The packaging changes. The technology changes. The marketing changes. The health risks don’t disappear just...
You may have seen a headline, social media post or product claim saying a vape was “FDA authorized.” Maybe you heard that the FDA recently authorized a new vape flavor. This language makes it sound like the FDA has approved the product for people to use, but that’s...
Vape use among youth has become more than just a fad, and vapes contribute to multiple negative health effects, including anxiety and depression in teens. The past decade has seen a dramatic rise in the number of teens using vapes, even as Tobacco 21 policies have...
There are myriad reasons to avoid smoking and vaping. We know that smoking is a leading cause of cancer and other health issues. Nicotine can negatively affect mental health and even disrupt healthy sleep patterns. One side effect of smoking and vaping is often...
The tobacco industry has spent a century building a marketing playbook aimed at women. Their same tricks are now showing up behind today’s vapes and nicotine pouches, aimed specifically at teen girls, in ways parents may not even notice. Here’s what...
