e-cigarettes

A box of vaping products confiscated from students or thrown away at Boulder High School. The school's assistant principal collects items for later delivery to the county's hazardous waste facility.

Health & Safety

Don't Toss That E-Cig: Vaping Waste Is A Whole New Headache For Schools and Cities

7:01am November 29, 2019

by John Daley

E-cigarettes may look sleek, but they create a lot of ugly and toxic trash. Disposable nicotine pods can be poisonous, and vape pens contain batteries and metals. How can we safely dispose of them?

The newly signed law is set to take effect on June 1, 2020. A temporary blanket ban on all vaping products will remain in place until Dec. 11.

Massachusetts Governor Signs Law Severely Restricting Flavored Tobacco, Vape Products

3:32pm November 27, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The legislation is not a blanket ban. Instead, it limits the sale of flavored nicotine vaping products, including menthol, "to licensed smoking bars where they may only be smoked on-site."

A Filipino man uses an e-cigarette outside a Manila mall in 2016. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte announced Tuesday a total ban on vaping products.

Philippines' Duterte Says He Will Ban E-Cigarettes, Threatens To Arrest Vapers

4:03pm November 19, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

At a press conference Tuesday, Duterte announced a ban on the use and importation of vaping devices. On Friday, Filipino authorities announced their first case of vape-associated lung injury.

Health & Safety

More Teens Than Ever Are Vaping. Here's What We Know About Their Habits

3:52pm November 06, 2019

New survey data show an estimated 5 million teens use e-cigarettes and nearly 1 million use them daily. Here's more on their favorite brands and flavors.

This year the Drug Enforcement Administration is accepting electronic vaping devices (provided any lithium ion batteries are removed) during its annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day event.

Want To Get Rid Of Your Vaping Device? The DEA Will Take It

12:02pm October 25, 2019

by Rachel Treisman

Amid growing concerns over e-cigarette health risks, the Drug Enforcement Administration says it will collect vaping devices and cartridges at National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has mobilized more than 140 scientists and other staffers to investigate the causes of vaping-related lung injuries and deaths.

Health & Safety

Behind The Scenes Of CDC's Vaping Investigation

7:37am October 25, 2019

by Richard Harris

Given the scope and the mysterious nature of vaping-related illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention set up a specialized command center to coordinate its response.

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Vaping devices now come in many shapes and sizes; these were confiscated from students by a high school principal in Massachusetts in 2018.

As Vaping Devices Have Evolved, So Have Potential Hazards, Researchers Say

12:10pm October 23, 2019

by Carmen Heredia Rodriguez

The technology behind e-cigarettes has changed over the years, and researchers are now finding evidence that the way different sorts of vaping devices and e-liquids interact could harm consumers.

U.S. teens' use of e-cigarettes has doubled since 2017, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Health & Safety

High School Vape Culture Can Be Almost As Hard To Shake As Addiction, Teens Say

5:19pm October 14, 2019

by Elly Yu

One in 4 high school seniors say they have vaped in the past month. And for heavy users, scary headlines about serious illness and death are no match for nicotine addiction and peer pressure.

Kenosha County, Wis., law enforcement officials discovered 31,000 THC-filled cartridges in a condo.

National

Wisconsin Woman And Her Sons Charged With Running Illegal Vaping Operation

1:44pm October 09, 2019

by Cheryl Corley

Police say the trio ran one of the country's largest illegal manufacturing vaping businesses. Officials continue to investigate what's behind the deaths and illnesses linked to vaping.

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A woman rolls tobacco inside a tendu leaf to make a beedi cigarette at her home in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India, on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. India's smokers favor cheaper options such as chewing and leaf-wrapped tobacco over cigarettes.

India Banned E-Cigarettes — But Beedis And Chewing Tobacco Remain Widespread

1:18pm October 09, 2019

India is the world's top consumer of smokeless tobacco — and has the world's highest number of oral cavity cancers.