Tag: nicotine
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, ...
Anti-Vaping Zealots Find Opportunity in the Pandemic
“We have to seize this moment,” said Laurie Rubiner, executive vice president of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
