Alex Norcia

    Alex was formerly Filter’s news editor. He previously worked as a reporter and copy editor at VICE, and has been published in the New York Times Magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review, the Los Angeles Times and the New Republic, among other outlets. He was also previously a freelance editorial consultant for the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World; The Influence Foundation, which operates Filter, has received grants from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. He is currently based in Los Angeles.

    Why the FDA Denied 4.5 Million Product Applications From One Vape Company

    On August 9, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered that approximately 4.5 million ...

    Tobacco Control Experts Unite for Unprecedented Endorsement of Vaping

    In a new paper, the most influential tobacco control experts in the country have ...

    At SXSW 2022, Drug Legalization Is Trendy—Unless the Drug Is Nicotine

    There’s no cultural barometer quite like South by Southwest (SXSW), the annual weeklong festival ...

    Will the Drug Liberation Movement Make Room for Nicotine?

    I recently came across a tweet from high-profile psychedelics researcher Matthew Johnson that took ...

    FDA Rejects 4.5 Million PMTA Applications From a Single Vape Company

    On August 9, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered that 4.5 million vaping ...

    WHO Decides Tobacco Harm Reduction Talks Can Wait Until 2023

    Despite 8 million annual smoking-related deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) seems to have ...

    The Rise of Synthetic Nicotine Risks Regulatory “Whack-a-Mole”

    When Taylor Cage attends the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) in Las Vegas every year, ...

    Atlantic City Council Votes to End Syringe Program at Chaotic Meeting

    Thank you, have a good evening. Atlantic City Council President George Tibbitt repeated the ...