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.

    US Vaping’s Future Could Hinge, in Part, on the Triton Case

    The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals listened to oral arguments on January 31 about ...

    Are We Seeing Early Signs of Common Ground in US Tobacco Control?

    On January 27, a group of tobacco control experts published a letter in the ...

    Insurers Illegally Denying Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder Benefits

    The US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury released a ...

    English Councils Improve Smoking Cessation Work Despite Funding Cuts

    A survey published by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and Cancer Research UK ...

    Signs of Anxiety in the Anti-Vaping Camp as Big Decisions Brew

    Amid a months-long wait for clarity on the future of vaping in the United ...

    New Jersey Governor Signs Bills to Expand Harm Reduction

    On January 18, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed harm reduction legislation that will ...

    New Jersey Legislation to Remove Key Barriers for Syringe Programs

    On January 10, the New Jersey legislature passed two bills that will enable the ...

    When Smokers With No Plans to Quit Try Vaping, They Often Quit Anyway

    Smokers who did not intend to stop but nonetheless began vaping drastically increased their ...

    New York Prisons Punished 1,600 People for False Drug Test Results

    On January 5, New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang released a report that ...

    Popular Advocate Forced to Close Her Small-Town Vape Shop

    For the past couple of years, Skip Murray has updated a Twitter thread every ...