Teens Who Try E-Cigarettes Are More Likely To Try Tobacco, Too

By Patty Neighmond, NPR While electronic cigarettes may be marketed as alternatives that will keep teenagers away from tobacco, a study suggests that may not be the case. Trying e-cigarettes increased the odds that a teenager would also try tobacco cigarettes and become regular smokers, the study found. Those who said they had ever used […]

5 Things to Know About E-Cigarettes

By LIZ NEPORENT, ABC News Los Angeles is the latest city to outlaw e-cigarette smoking in some public places. The L.A. City Council voted 14-0 in favor of the “vaping” ban, following in the footsteps of New York City and Chicago. E-Cigarette Health Row Catches Fire The electronic cigarette was invented in the 1960s, but it […]

E-Cigarettes, by Other Names, Lure Young and Worry Experts

By MATT RICHTEL, NY Times SAN FRANCISCO — Olivia Zacks, 17, recently took a drag of peach-flavored vapor from a device that most people would call an e-cigarette. But Ms. Zacks, a high school senior, does not call it that. In fact, she insists she has never even tried an e-cigarette. Like many teenagers, Ms. Zacks […]

Doctor Wants Lawmakers to Classify E-Cigarettes as Tobacco

By: WILX NEWS 10 Michigan’s top doctor is calling on state lawmakers to classify e-cigarettes as tobacco products. Legislation currently in the Senate would make it a crime to sell the devices to minors. But Dr. Matthew Davis, Chief Medical Executive with the Michigan Department of Community Health says the bi-partisan package of bills doesn’t […]

E-Cigarette Critics Worry New Ads Will Make 'Vaping' Cool For Kids

by Debbie Elliott, NPR Electronic cigarette makers are getting bold with their advertising, using provocative new print ads and celebrity endorsements on TV. But public health advocates say these images are luring kids to hook them on nicotine. The latest ad for blu eCigs, for example, which ran in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, features […]