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A new study found that depending on which vaping devices a teen uses—vaping pens vs. mods—the young person may wind up smoking far more.
Read More »E-Cigarette ‘Mods’ Are 6X More Powerful At Hooking Young Smokers
The Year Of The Vape: Teen E-Cigarette Use Spikes
New data suggest that vaping isn’t a passing fad: Teenagers across the country are doing it in record numbers. More than one-third — or 37.3 ...
Read More »AMA Applauds Surgeon General’s E-cigarette Advisory to Protect Youth from Nicotine Addiction
The American Medical Association (AMA) strongly supports the Surgeon General’s advisory announced today calling for immediate action to address the skyrocketing use of e-cigarettes by ...
Read More »E-cigarette Ads Working; Use Among Teens Soars
E-cigarette use is soaring among U.S. teenagers, largely because of advertising aimed at their age group, federal health officials said Tuesday. Seven out of 10 ...
Read More »Experts Unclear on Whether E-Cigarettes Help Smokers Quit
(HealthDay News) — An influential U.S. panel of experts says there’s just not enough data to decide whether or not e-cigarettes can help smokers quit. ...
Read More »Why Is E-Cig Use Among Teens Rising So Quickly?
Why do kids smoke electronic cigarettes? Is it because they are more health conscious than their combustable cigarette predecessors? Or are they more rebellious and ...
Read More »Millions of U.S. Kids Still Can Buy ‘Harmful’ E-Cigarettes
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) — More than 16 million children in the United States can buy electronic cigarettes legally, even though the devices ...
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