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Nearly two years after the FDA issued a policy denouncing the marketing of fruit-flavored vape juice and other vape products to young people, the products are still widely available in stores. But experts hope that could be about to change.

The chase is on: Regulators are slowly cracking down on vapes aimed at teens

5:00am November 29, 2022

by Yuki Noguchi

The advent of vaping revived nicotine addiction among young people after a dramatic decline. The FDA seems poised to at last yank some products aimed at teens from the market. Will it work?

The FDA hopes that a new limit on nicotine levels in cigarettes will help people stop smoking or avoid the habit altogether.

The FDA knows nicotine is addictive. It wants to regulate it for the first time

6:27pm June 22, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The Food and Drug Administration is poised to set a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes and some other tobacco products, looking to make them less addictive and wean smokers off the habit.

People who smoke, vape or use nicotine in any form will not be hired by U-Haul in the 21 states where such hiring policies are legal.

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U-Haul's Nicotine-Free Hiring Rule Reflects A Trend That Troubles Workers' Advocates

4:36pm January 09, 2020

by Blake Farmer

U-Haul is the latest company to say it won't hire nicotine users, in the 21 states where that's legal. It's one way to avoid the costs of smoking-related illness, but critics call it discrimination.

Though there are websites, hotlines, therapists and coaches to help teens manage nicotine cravings, there's been little research to show what works best. Recently, some programs have turned to texting to help kids find resources specific to vaping cessati

Teen Vapers Who Want To Quit Look For Help Via Text

11:10am October 23, 2019

by John Daley

Starting to vape is easy, but quitting a nicotine habit can be tough, teens are finding. Some vaping cessation programs have begun to reach out to teens where they live — on their phones.

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How does nicotine in e-cigarettes affect young brains? Researchers are teasing out answers. Research on young mice and rats shows how nicotine hijacks brain systems involved in learning, memory, impulse control and addiction.

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How Vaping Nicotine Can Affect A Teenage Brain

11:04am October 10, 2019

by Jon Hamilton

Research on young mice and rats shows how nicotine hijacks brain systems involved in learning, memory, impulse control and addiction.

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Vaping has been linked to a cluster of hospitalizations in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota.

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What's Behind A Cluster Of Vaping-Related Hospitalizations?

10:58pm August 16, 2019

by Bram Sable-Smith

Dozens of people in the Midwest have been hospitalized with severe lung damage in the past month. It's unclear what exactly is causing the issue but the common link appears to be vaping.

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Teen vaping skyrocketed in 2018 and many point the blame on the viral spread of the habit through social media. Even though vaping giant Juul closed its Instagram and Facebook accounts, Juul-related content continues to spread.

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Juul Doesn't Need To Advertise To Young People. Everyone Else Is Doing It For Them

4:00pm July 03, 2019

by Susie Neilson

A study shows the main drivers of Juul's social media presence are young people and third-party vendors, not the company itself. And vaping continues to look cool online among young people.

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing to cap the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to make them less addictive.

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FDA Advances Plan To Slash Nicotine In Cigarettes

4:47pm March 15, 2018

by Rob Stein

The Food and Drug Administration wants to reduce nicotine in cigarettes to levels so low that millions of smokers will be able to quit and millions more people will never take up the habit.

Vapor from e-cigarettes contains toxins, although fewer than conventional cigarettes.

E-Cigarettes Likely Encourage Kids To Try Tobacco But May Help Adults Quit

4:19pm January 23, 2018

While not as toxic as regular cigarettes, e-cigarettes do pose a health risk and largely contain the addictive substance nicotine, according to a major new health review ordered by the government.

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Study: NC Doesn't Spend Enough On Tobacco Prevention

6:37am December 26, 2017

by Sean Bueter

A recent analysis by anti-smoking advocates suggests North Carolina isn't spending nearly enough money on tobacco prevention programs.