College Students Using Marijuana More than Ever Before
Among college-aged students in 2020, marijuana use is at an all-time high, vaping has plateaued, hallucinogen use has significantly increased, and alcohol use declined.
Tag: nicotine
All
Latest
All
Latest
The State of Tobacco 2021
Nearly 1-in-5 teens are vaping and close to 1-in-4 teens are using at least one tobacco product, according to the American Lung Association's 19th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report.
All
Latest
ATS Practice Guideline Strongly Recommends Varenicline Over Nicotine Patch for Adult Smokers
A new ATS clinical practice guideline on treatment for tobacco dependence in adults recommends the use of varenicline (aka Chantix, Champix) over nicotine patch or buproprion.
Youth with Nicotine Use Disorder Go Untreated
According to research published in JAMA Pediatrics, the majority of young people with diagnosed nicotine use disorder do not receive counseling or nicotine replacement therapy.
Read More
E-cigarette Nicotine Impairs Airway Clearance
Vaping with nicotine impairs ciliary beat frequency, dehydrates airway fluid and makes mucus more viscous or sticky, new research has found.
Read More
The Vaping Epidemic Hits South Park
Comedy Central’s South Park spotlights the pervasiveness of vaping in America’s schools and the industry’s marketing practices to youth.
Read More
The Rise of E-cigarettes: Harmful or Harm-Reducing?
With the popularity of e-cigarettes skyrocketing, medical experts and health officials aim to discover if the devices are safe and if they could be effective smoking cessation aids for tobacco users.
Read More
White House Weakens FDA-Proposed E-Cigarette Regulations
A White House department reportedly edited language in the FDA’s proposed rules for tobacco products that may weaken and limit the agency’s ability to regulate e-cigarettes and cigars, according to published documents cited by a Reuters news article.
Read More
10 New E-cigarette Brands and 240 New Flavors Appear Monthly
The number and type of e-cigarettes available online has soared within the past couple of years, with around 10 new brands and more than 240 new flavors every month, according to a study published in a special supplement of Tobacco Control.
Read More
Nicotine in E-cigarettes Labeled Carcinogenic
Nicotine excessively mutates a cell’s DNA, according to researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute who have labeled the chemical a “formidable carcinogen” and say that nicotine-infused smoking cessation products, like e-cigarettes, may not be the safest way to help smokers quit.
Read MoreAMA Opposes E-cigarette Sales, Marketing to Minors
Concerned by the alarming growth in use of e-cigarettes among minors, the American Medical Association (AMA) has adopted a new policy opposing the sale and marketing of electronic cigarettes and nicotine delivery products to minors.
Read MoreWater Pipe Smoking Causes Significant Exposure To Nicotine, Cancer-causing Agents
Young adults who smoked water pipes in hookah bars had elevated levels of nicotine, cotinine, tobacco-related cancer-causing agents, and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in their urine, and this may increase their risk for cancer and other chronic diseases.
Read More
Young Adults Consider E-cigarettes Safer
The vast majority of young adults who have used electronic cigarettes believe the devices are less harmful than actual cigarettes, with 81% of young parents saying e-cigarettes might be less harmful than cigarettes to people around them.
Read MoreE-cigarette Experiment Inspires New Medical Device
What began as a quest to develop a better e-cigarette has broadened into an ambitious effort to design a new medical device: an inhaler that delivers measured doses of nicotine to help people quit smoking.
Read MoreWalking Helps Teens Reduce, Quit Smoking
Adolescents who increased active days had an easier time of kicking the nicotine habit, according to researchers. An intensive smoking cessation intervention combined with a fitness program was the most successful way to help teens quit.
Read More