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WHO Warns of Jump in Vapers, Especially Teens
WHO: 100M People Now Vape
Oct 6, 2025 4:24 PM CDT

WHO: 100M People Now Vape

Agency says industry is going after young people as use of tobacco products drops

(Newser) - A surge in e-cigarette use is sparking fresh concerns from the World Health Organization about a wave of nicotine addiction—reporting that more than 100 million people worldwide now vape, including at least 15 million teenagers. The agency's warns that young people are getting hooked on nicotine at...

Juul Can Keep Selling Tobacco, Menthol E-Cigarettes

FDA decides product provides less exposure to deadly chemicals than traditional cigarettes do

(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration is allowing Juul to keep its e-cigarettes on the market, providing relief to a company that has struggled for years after being widely blamed for sparking the teen vaping trend. FDA regulators said Thursday that Juul's studies show its e-cigarettes are less harmful for...

Vaping Industry Takes a Hit From SCOTUS

Court upholds refusal to approve flavored vapes

(Newser) - The vaping industry took a hit Wednesday with a unanimous Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Food and Drug Administration. The justices upheld the FDA's refusal to approve flavored e-cigarettes, NBC News reports. "The kaleidoscope of flavor options adds to the allure of e-cigarettes and has thus...

Bill Would Mean British Kids Could Never Legally Smoke

Government is looking to make it so no one born after Jan. 1, 2009, can purchase cigs legally

(Newser) - Legislation intended to ban today's British children from ever legally being able to smoke began its journey through Parliament on Tuesday. As the AP reports, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill would also bar smoking and vaping in some outdoor spaces such as playgrounds and the entrances to schools and...

Juul Customers Are Getting Quite the Surprise via Venmo

They're receiving rather large class-action payouts from the vape company, some in the thousands

(Newser) - Two big class-action lawsuits over Juul vaping products have been settled, and consumers are starting to see their payday. The Washington Post reports that Juul and tobacco company Altria Group, which used to hold a minority stake in Juul, earlier this month agreed to pony up $255 million and $45....

School District Uses Settlement From Juul to Detect Vaping

Sensors are placed in student bathrooms to alert administrators

(Newser) - School districts receiving a slice of a multistate settlement with a manufacturer of e-cigarettes have to put the money toward improving student health. In many places, that's meant hiring nurses, counselors, or health educators. A California district is among those coming at the problem from another angle, by placing...

Critics Slam FDA, 'Predatory Industry' on Menthol E-Cigs

Parent, anti-smoking groups say first product of its kind will continue to encourage teen vaping

(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, acknowledging that vaping flavors can reduce the harms of traditional tobacco smoking. The FDA said it authorized four menthol e-cigarettes from NJOY, the vaping brand recently acquired by tobacco giant Altria, which also sells...

They Hide Smoking From Their Kids. Few Have Any Plans to Stop

Emily Gould talks to 'the moms who smoke in secret'

(Newser) - Their kids don't know. Often their friends don't know. Sometimes even their husbands don't know: These are, as the Cut puts it, "the moms who smoke in secret." Emily Gould spoke to a number of mothers who smoke or vape (or, in one case, chew...

High-Tech Spying in High Schools Busts Vapers

Students often aren't told of sensors, surveillance in school bathrooms

(Newser) - When Aaliyah Iglesias was caught vaping at a Texas high school, suddenly, the rest of her high school experience was threatened: being student council president, her role as debate team captain, and walking at graduation. Even her college scholarships. She was sent to the district's alternative school for 30...

Only 1 in 9 US Adults Still Smokes Cigarettes

Rate hit an all-time low last year

(Newser) - US cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released Thursday. Last year, the percentage of adult smokers dropped to about 11%, down from about 12.5% in 2020 and 2021. The survey findings...

Juul to Pay $438.5M to Settle Teen Vaping Probe

33 states were investigating the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products

(Newser) - Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced the deal Tuesday...

Juul Actually Doesn't Have to Pull Its E-Cigs Yet

FDA temporarily suspends its order banning the products

(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration issued an administrative stay Tuesday on the order it issued last month for vaping company Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market. The agency said on Twitter that the stay temporarily suspends the marketing denial order while it conducts further review, but does...

Report: FDA Plans to Ban Juul Products
FDA to Juul: Pull Your
E-Cigs Off the Market
UPDATED
Jun 23, 2022 11:31 AM CDT

FDA to Juul: Pull Your E-Cigs Off the Market

Decision is a major blow to the vaping company

(Newser) - Update: This summary has been updated to reflect the FDA decision. The FDA on Thursday ordered Juul to take its e-cigs and other products off the market in the US, reports the New York Times , which describes it as a "profoundly damaging blow" to the company. The agency found...

A Big First for FDA on E-Cigarettes
A Big First for FDA
on E-Cigarettes
Oct 13, 2021 2:19 AM CDT

A Big First for FDA on E-Cigarettes

Agency authorizes one to stay on the market

(Newser) - For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the vaping device from RJ Reynolds can help smokers cut back on conventional cigarettes. E-cigarettes have been sold in the US for more than a decade with minimal government oversight or research. Facing a...

With Students at Home, Teen Vaping Plunges

The question is whether rates will climb as schools reopen

(Newser) - Teen vaping plummeted in the US this year as many students were forced to learn from home during the pandemic, according to a government report released Thursday. Health officials urged caution in interpreting the numbers, which were collected through an online questionnaire for the first time, the AP reports. But...

FDA Has to Decide Soon on Future of E-Cigarettes
FDA Decisions
Near on
E-Cigarettes
Aug 23, 2021 7:55 PM CDT

FDA Decisions Near on E-Cigarettes

Agency has deadline next month for approving companies' product applications

(Newser) - E-cigarette manufacturers soon will learn whether they're out of business, still in the market but facing new government controls, or back in in a big way. The companies were given a choice last year: pull their vaping products or seek Food and Drug Administration approval for them. More than...

Ahead of Major Trial, an E-Cig Maker Settles

Juul will pay North Carolina $40M over allegations it went after teens in ads

(Newser) - Remember when Juul was everywhere, and all the kids thought it was cool? So does the state of North Carolina, which sued the vape pod company in 2019. Now, Juul has agreed to pay $40 million over six years to settle that lawsuit just before it was set to go...

For the Young, Vaping Brings Much Higher COVID Risk
Another Risk Factor
for COVID: Vaping
new study
Aug 12, 2020 3:25 PM CDT

Another Risk Factor for COVID: Vaping

Young people's survey answers show smoking makes them much more vulnerable to virus

(Newser) - Researchers were not surprised when a survey showed that using e-cigarettes puts young people at greater risk from COVID-19. But they weren't prepared for the depth of the risk they found. Vapers age 13-24 were five times as likely to test positive for the coronavirus, Stanford University researchers say....

Do You Smoke? U-Haul Doesn't Want You
U-Haul to Stop Hiring Smokers
Jan 2, 2020 3:29 PM CST

U-Haul to Stop Hiring Smokers

Company will stop interviewing, hiring anyone who uses nicotine

(Newser) - U-Haul International has announced plans to stop interviewing and hiring nicotine users, including people who use e-cigarettes and vaping products, the AP reports. The well-known truck and trailer rental company approved the nicotine-free policy set to go into effect Feb. 1 in more than 20 states where the company operates,...

Trump Promises New Strategy on Underage Vaping

Flavor may be removed from market temporarily

(Newser) - President Trump says the federal government will soon announce a new strategy to tackle underage vaping, promising, "We're going to protect our families, we’re going to protect our children, and we’re going to protect the industry." Trump was vague about what the plan would entail...

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