E-Cigarette Use Doubles Among Students, Survey Shows

By SABRINA TAVERNISE WASHINGTON — The share of middle and high school students who use e-cigarettes doubled in 2012 from the previous year, federal data show. The rise is prompting concerns among health officials that the new devices could be creating as many health problems as they are solving. One in 10 high school students […]

Democratic Senators Pounce on E-Cigarettes After CDC Study Shows Teen Use Spike

By STEVEN NELSON Five Democratic U.S. senators condemned tobacco-free electronic cigarettes as a gateway to cancer-causing tobacco ones, and promised to do something about it Thursday after the release of a government study showing a sharp uptick in the percentage of teens who tried one of the vapor-producing devices in 2012. From 2011 to 2012 the […]

9 Terribly Disturbing Things About Electronic Cigarettes

By now, you’ve probably seen them being smoked on the subway or in a bar — those shiny, futuristic, battery-operated nicotine inhalers better know as electronic cigarettes that are apparently all the rage these days. Big Tobacco companies have taken notice, too, and are determined to cash in on the industry, which is expected to […]

Companies spend huge sums on TV ads, sponsorships to boost e-cigarette sales

By: Stuart Elliott NEW YORK: Electronic cigarettes may be a creation of the early 21st century, but critics of the devices say manufacturers are increasingly borrowing marketing tactics that are more reminiscent of the heady days of tobacco in the mid-1900s. With US smokers buying e-cigarettes at a record pace – annual sales are expected […]

Underage tobacco sales reported at record lows

By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM AP Tobacco Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — New statistics show that the sale of tobacco to minors in the U.S. were held near all-time lows last year under a federal-state inspection program intended to curb underage usage. The violation rate of tobacco sales to underage youth at retailers nationwide has fallen from […]