The new documentary, “Screenagers: Under the Influence,” examines how technology shapes substance use by teenagers. 2 years ago E-cigarette maker goes on trial Minnesota is suing Juul, accusing the e-cigarette company of illegally targeting children to get them hooked. ABC News’ Andrea Fujii...
WASHINGTON —U.S. health officials sayteenage use of e-cigarettehas reached "epidemic" levels and are calling on the industry to address the problem or risk having their flavored products pulled off the market. The warning from the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday marks a stark shift ...
Cigarette smoking by teens has been declining for two decades, a decline that showed some interruption in 2018. No significant decline occurred for 8th and 10th grade students in 2018. A decline did take place for 12th grade students, consistent with a cohort effect still working its way up t...
Youth vaping is not a harmless trend among teenagers or a phase that kids will eventually grow out of. It is silently wreaking havoc on the lives of millions of young people and jeopardizing their future. Every puff of an e-cigarette delivers a potent cocktail of nicotine, formaldehyde, heavy...
In this April 23, 2014 file photo, a man smokes an electronic cigarette in Chicago. Schools around the country are installing sensors and cameras to crack down on student vaping, and handing out harsh punishments for many who are caught. Schools have invested millions of dollars in the surveil...
In recent years, electronic cigarettes (vaping products) have increasingly gained popularity among young adult and teenage consumers. Although e-cigarettes may be viewed as a viable replacement or harm reduction strategy in adult smokers, exposure of the
E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) is a disease entity related to the use of battery-operated or superheating devices that create an aerosolized form of nicotine and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and/or other substances for inhalation. Methods We performed a literature...