Zyn Nicotine Pouches ‘Packed with Problems’
The popularity of Zyn nicotine pouches has skyrocketed among teens and young adults, driven primarily by social media.
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Canada to Require Health Warnings on Individual Cigarettes
Canada will soon require that health warnings be printed directly on individual cigarettes, becoming the first country to take this approach.
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Juul to Pay $438M for Vaping Marketing Practices
Juul Labs agreed to pay $438.5 million to 33 states and Puerto Rico to settle a lawsuit over the company's marketing of high-nicotine vaping products, according to multiple media reports.
Wearable Sensor Measures Airborne Nicotine Exposure from E-cigarettes
Researchers have developed a battery-free, wearable device that could monitor nicotine exposure from e-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes in real-time, according to a report in ACS Sensors.
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Prenatal Nicotine Exposure Alters Sleep Patterns as Adults
A study in mice demonstrated that pre-natal exposure to nicotine and its by-products produces long-term effects on sleep and stress-response in some areas of the brain.
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Philip Morris Acquisition of Vectura a ‘Dark Episode’
Healthcare organizations are concerned respiratory medication delivery technology will now be used to more effectively deliver tobacco and nicotine.
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New Zealand Introduces Cigarette Ban
New Zealand is phasing out the sale of cigarettes, under a law expected to be enacted next year.
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Varenicline Plus Nicotine Patch Didn’t Improve Smoking Cessation
Varenicline combined with nicotine patch therapy was not associated with greater tobacco smoking cessation than varencline monotherapy in adults who smoke cigarettes, according to research findings.
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ATS: Claims E-cigarettes Are a Harm Reduction Tool Unproven
The American Thoracic Society pushed back against the FDA’s recent authorization of three Vuse vaping products, calling the FDA’s assertions that the e-cigarettes can reduce harm to smokers “unproven.”
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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.
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The Evaluation of Cytisinicline in Cessation of E-cigarette Use, Nicotine Addiction
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Achieve Life Sciences a grant to evaluate the use of cytisinicline as a treatment for cessation of nicotine e-cigarette use.
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The Global Number of Smokers Has Reached a New High
The number of smokers has increased to an all-time high due to a growing number of young people taking up the habit, a new study has found.
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Study: Flavored Vaping Ban May Have Led Teens to Cigarettes
A study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, looks at the impact of a California law that banned flavored vaping products.
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Electronic Nicotine Delivery System May Reduce Carcinogen Exposure
A new study found that patients using electronic nicotine delivery systems can mitigate their exposure to a tobacco-specific carcinogen.
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The US FDA announced it will advance regulations to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars, which the agency says cause tobacco-related health disparities in communities of color and addict youth.
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