--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # tobacco ## tobacco Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Apr 18, 2019 ## [Mitch McConnell Wants to Raise Tobacco Purchasing Age From 18 to 21, Including for Vaping Devices](https://time.com/5573276/mitch-mcconnell-raise-tobacco-age/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Bloomberg *  Nov 15, 2017 ## [These Two Habits Make You Look Older, According to Science](https://time.com/5024284/drinking-smoking-aging/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alice Park *  Sep 21, 2017 ## [Are E-Cigs Bad For Your Heart?](https://time.com/4950561/e-cigarette-heart-health-effects/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alice Park *  Aug 16, 2017 ## [The U.S. Congress is in Crisis](https://time.com/4902786/the-u-s-congress-is-in-crisis/) [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) by The Aspen Institute *  Aug 11, 2017 ## [Why Some States Are Raising the Age to Buy Tobacco](https://time.com/4897111/tobacco-age-oregon-maine-new-jersey/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Anna Rumer *  Jul 28, 2017 ## [The FDA Wants Cigarettes to Have Less Nicotine](https://time.com/4878641/fda-cigarettes-nicotine/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Maya Rhodan *  Jul 11, 2017 ## [Health Experts Are Worried About a Huge Rise in Smoking in Movies](https://time.com/4853103/smoking-in-movies-teens-cdc/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Mahita Gajanan *  May 4, 2017 ## [Smoking While Pregnant May Not Lead to Mental Illness in Kids: Study](https://time.com/4765664/smoking-pregnancy-mental-illness/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alice Park *  Dec 8, 2016 ## [E-Cigarettes Are a Public Health Threat to Young People, Surgeon General Warns](https://time.com/4595011/surgeon-general-e-cig-use-among-youth/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alexandra Sifferlin *  Sep 15, 2016 ## [John Boehner Joins Board of Second-Largest Tobacco Company](https://time.com/4495045/john-boehner-reynolds-american-tobacco/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Abigail Abrams *  May 5, 2016 ## [E-Cigarettes to Be Regulated as Tobacco Products](https://time.com/4319285/ood-and-drug-administration-e-cigarettes-cigars-regulated/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alexandra Sifferlin and Maya Rhodan *  Apr 15, 2016 ## [Teen E-Cigarette Use Has Increased 10-Fold](https://time.com/4296000/tobacco-e-cigarrette-use-increase-teens/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Tessa Berenson Rogers *  Nov 18, 2015 ## [Smokeless Tobacco More Toxic Than Cigarettes, Study Says](https://time.com/4116934/smokeless-tobacco-more-toxic-than-cigarettes-study-says/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alexandra Sifferlin *  Oct 28, 2015 ## [13% of Americans Have Tried E-Cigarettes](https://time.com/4089839/13-of-americans-have-tried-e-cigarettes/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alexandra Sifferlin *  Oct 26, 2015 ## [Doctors Urge Smoking Age Be Raised to 21](https://time.com/4086557/doctors-group-raise-tobacco-and-e-cig-age-to-21/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alexandra Sifferlin ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/tobacco/","name":"tobacco"}}]}] ```