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A Ban on Smoking and Vaping in Cars With Minors Will Have Racist Consequences

On a main city street in Auckland, New Zealand last month, two women staged a protest against police inaction over…

March 5, 2019

How the FDA’s Proposed Menthols Ban Could Harm Black Communities

Bad experiences with law enforcement are often cumulative: The more negative interactions one has with the police early in life, the higher…

February 25, 2019

NYC Poised for Key Decision on Banning Sales of Flavored Vapes

  New York City is about to make a decision that will resonate far beyond the five boroughs. In January,…

February 21, 2019

Smoking: Just to Get By

Smoking is a stress relief," says one of the interview subjects of this Filter film about the reasons people smoke cigarettes,…

February 14, 2019

Why Philly’s Smoking Ban at Addiction Treatment Centers Will Be Harmful

Late last year, public health officials in Philadelphia—which ranks second among large cities hit hardest by the US overdose and…

February 12, 2019

What a Breakthrough E-Cigarette Study Illustrates About Addiction

The first large, systematic study of whether e-cigarettes help people to quit smoking was published January 30 in the New…

February 7, 2019

Don’t Block Smokers From Becoming Smoke-Free by Banning Flavored Vapes

[The following is based on testimony to be delivered by Dr. Abrams before the NYC City Council Committee on Health…

January 30, 2019

Rise of Heat-Not-Burn Products Coincides With Decrease in Cigarette Sales

Last year, an increase in heat-not-burn (HNB) electronic tobacco product sales in South Korea coincided with a decrease in cigarette…

January 29, 2019

UK Supermarket Chain Criticized for Displaying Vapes in Exactly the Right Place

Where should vaping products be stocked in stores? That question was sharply raised in response to Sainsbury’s, a British supermarket…

January 25, 2019

In the Tobacco Harm Reduction Debate, Civility Has Gone Up in Smoke

In the pursuit of reducing the harms caused by cigarettes, those of us who advocate for vaping as a public-health…

January 22, 2019