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Coronavirus Drug Policies Echo Plague Scapegoating of the Past

Infectious waves of illness that flash flood through cities, regions and—rarely but occasionally—all continents, date back throughout recorded history. The…

May 7, 2020

Anti-Vaping Zealots Find Opportunity in the Pandemic

“We have to seize this moment,” said Laurie Rubiner, executive vice president of the Bloomberg-funded Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. She…

April 30, 2020

How the Pandemic Is Restricting Health Options for People Who Use Drugs

For the average non-essential worker, it might feel like the coronavirus has put the world on hold. But for people…

April 22, 2020

NY’s New Vape Flavor Ban Attacks Public Health Amid Public Health Crisis

On April 3, at 3:38 am, the New York State Assembly passed a budget that includes a ban on the…

April 8, 2020

Being a Smoker or Vaper in the Time of COVID-19

During a recent walk outside of the confines of my COVID-19 quarantine in Baltimore, I passed by someone resting on…

April 1, 2020

Nigeria Is Crying Out for Vapes That Smokers Can Afford

To state the obvious, smoking kills. Tobacco smoking is the world’s leading preventable cause of premature death. Here in Nigeria,…

March 30, 2020

A Scientist Persuaded Italy to Exempt Vape Shops From COVID-19 Lockdown

  Italy has seen the worst outbreak of COVID-19 outside of China, after cases first appeared in the Lombardy region…

March 17, 2020

Do Anti-Vaping Ads and Media Actually Encourage Youth Vaping?

In the wake of last year’s EVALI lung injury outbreak and a raft of legislative and media reactions to perceived…

February 26, 2020

Journal Retracts Study That Falsely Associated E-Cigarettes With Heart Attacks

A peer-reviewed scientific journal has retracted a study, published last year, which claimed that e-cigarette users were significantly more likely…

February 20, 2020

My Friend Died Because of Philly’s Addiction-Treatment Smoking Ban

I met Bobby in 2011, when we were both residents in a local recovery house. Bobby was 19 years old…

February 18, 2020