Smoking and Tobacco – Page 2

Illicit Vapes and E-Cigarettes Flood Stores as F.D.A. Struggles to Combat Imports

Some vapes are appearing with increasing nicotine levels that approach those in a carton of cigarettes. U.S. regulators did not authorize them, but have failed to keep them off shelves.

To Fix Health Care, We Need to Look Beyond Medicine

We can start by expanding access to care, but we also need to look beyond medicine and address harmful behaviors and poverty.

E-Cigarette Sales Soared During Pandemic Years

Flavors proliferated and disposable vapes took hold as purchases of vaping devices increased steadily from January 2020 to mid-2022.

Black Smokers at Center of New York Fight to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

A proposal to make New York the third state to ban menthol cigarettes has created a furious and expensive lobbying war, and has divided Black leaders.

Juul Reaches $462 Million Settlement With New York, California and Other States

The case ends major litigation over claims of marketing e-cigarettes to adolescents, resolving thousands of lawsuits and amounting to billions of dollars in payouts to states, cities and people.