Vaping

Juul to Pay $462 Million to Six States

By Erik Larson and Malathi Nayak/Bloomberg

Juul Wins Emergency Order Blocking FDA Ban

By Anthony Lin and Jef Feeley / Bloomberg

A Small Policy Change Could Transform the U.S. Vaping Industry

By Jamie Ducharme

How Juul Got Vaporized

By Jamie Ducharme
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Almost 2 Million Fewer U.S. Teenagers Are Vaping Now Compared to Last Year, CDC Data Show

Almost 2 million fewer U.S. teenagers report using e-cigarettes in 2020 compared to 2019, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).“Youth e-cigarette use remains an epidemic,” CDC Director...

By Jamie Ducharme

Social Media Helped Juul Dominate the Vaping Market. Now, Teens Are Using It to Help Each Other Quit

Juul Labs, the e-cigarette company so popular its name became a verb, wouldn’t be where it is without social media. In the company’s early years, a steady stream of posts from users and influencers helped...

By Jamie Ducharme

Vaping Damages Your Lungs, But Is Still Safer Than Smoking, a Long-Term Study Suggests

At the heart of the hysteria over vaping is what seems like a simple question: Is it safer than smoking?Answering that question, however, is complicated. While e-cigarettes contain and produce fewer known cancer-causing toxins than...

By Jamie Ducharme

Vaping May Be Worse for Heart Health Than Tobacco Cigarettes, New Study Finds

E-cigarettes may be more harmful to a smoker’s heart than traditional tobacco cigarettes. That’s the finding of new research from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, presented today (Nov. 11) at an American Heart Association...

By Markham Heid

'I Wish We Had More Answers': Health Officials Still Don't Know Why 500 People Have Gotten Sick After Vaping

Seven people have died

By Jamie Ducharme

How Juul Hooked Kids and Ignited a Health Crisis

How a mostly unregulated company disrupted Big Tobacco and hooked millions of Americans on a new vice

By Jamie Ducharme and Ang Li

Canadian Teen Diagnosed with Severe Vaping Illness

The teenager was on life support in an intensive care unit and has since recovered

By Madeleine Carlisle

Seventh Person in U.S. Dies From Vaping-Related Illness

The first vaping-related death in the U.S. was confirmed on Aug. 23. Seven have died since then.

By Madeleine Carlisle

Why Some States Are Raising the Age to Buy Tobacco

Oregon became the fifth state to raise the age for buying tobacco products to 21.Under a bill signed by Gov. Kate Brown this week, store clerks who sell traditional tobacco products such as cigarettes and...

By Anna Rumer

Teens Who Vape Are Much More Likely to Become Heavy Smokers: Study

10th graders who vaped often were about 10 times more likely to become regular smokers six months later

By Mandy Oaklander

E-Cigs Might Be Just as Addictive as Regular Cigs

The most addictive form of nicotine commonly found in cigarettes is often the same as the one found in cigarettes.

By Tanya Basu

Watching E-Cig Ads May Increase the Urge to Smoke

A new study shows possible consequences of vaping in commercials

By Alexandra Sifferlin

California Urges E-Cigarette Smokers to Butt Out

Department of health advises Californians to stay away from e-cigs

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Scientists Split on Electronic Cigarette Risks

A guide to understanding conflicting and ongoing research

By Eliza Gray and Alexandra Sifferlin

E-cigs Are the New Cool Thing for Teenagers

High schoolers are more likely to smoke e-cigs than regular cigarettes

By Alexandra Sifferlin

W.H.O. Urges Stricter Regulation of E-Cigs

The United Nations agency acknowledged both the "promise and threat" of the $3 billion industry

By Dan Kedmey
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