Dan Kedmey, TIME A new study finds elevated rates of depression, anxiety and other mental disorders among users of e-cigarettes A new study has found that people suffering from depression, anxiety and other mental disorders are more than twice as likely to spark up an e-cigarette and three times as likely to “vape” regularly than those without […]
By Charly Haley, Grand Forks Herald Electronic cigarettes may soon be more regulated in Grand Forks if a recommendation for a new city ordinance is approved by City Council next week. An ordinance prohibiting possession of e-cigarettes by minors and prohibiting vending machines that sell e-cigarettes was proposed to the City Council Service/Safety Committee by council […]
Question to Norris: Chuck, my son joined the train of those who are smoking e-cigarettes. He claims they are better for him than regular smoking and that’s why he does it. Do you have any thoughts on this latest fad? – “Eliminate the E-Cigs, Too,” in Elko, Nev. Answer: E-cigarettes have become more than just […]
By LIZ NEPORENT via GOOD MORNING AMERICA Under the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies can charge smokers and other tobacco users up to 50 percent more than non-smokers for a health insurance policy. But where do e-smokers fit in? E-cigarettes are battery-operated nicotine inhalers that consist of a rechargeable lithium battery, a cartridge called a cartomizer and an […]
FoxNews.com House lawmakers approved a measure this week that would protect tobacco sales on military bases and ships and effectively block the Navy’s plans to drop the products in a bid to get servicemembers to stop smoking. The House Armed Services Committee added language to a fiscal 2015 defense authorization bill that bans defense officials […]
By Nadya Faulx, The Dickinson Press City Commission members are weighing options for a possible hookah bar in Dickinson, but the idea could be up in smoke before it even starts. City Administrator Shawn Kessel told commissioners Monday that he has been getting requests for hookah bars to be built in town, but wanted to gauge […]
Forum editorials represent the opinion of Forum management and the newspaper’s Editorial Board. —– All metro area communities, large and small, should follow the lead of Dilworth and Moorhead and ban smoking in public parks. Dilworth took the smart step last week. Moorhead parks have been smoke-free since 2011. The Fargo Park District has a […]
BY MAGGIE FOX, NBC News E-cigarette makers may say they welcome regulation and don’t want to sell to teenage nonsmokers, but their advertising dollars paint a very different picture, according to a report released Thursday. E-cigarette makers spent $39 million on ads from June through November 2013, much of it on programming targeting youth, the anti-tobacco […]
Margaret I. Cuomo, M.D., HuffPost Healthy Living Blog “Vaping” is the term used by many middle and high schoolers to describe the inhalation of vapors from an electronic cigarette. Celebrities have advertised e-cigarettes in advertisements and in the movies, and until now, it has been legal for a teenager to purchase them. In April, 2014, […]
Today Show: NBC News’ chief medical editor discusses what new FDA regulations could mean for e-cigarette consumers. To view video: http://www.today.com/video/today/55025322#55025308