I'm taking a walk through central Mumbai with Rizwan, who switched from smoking tobacco to vaping, then turned vape seller.…
The American Bicentennial was a very prolific time in my life. I had just completed fifth grade, and would be…
Another federally funded study is suggesting that marijuana legalization may be linked to a “substitution effect,” with young adults in…
Words matter, particularly when they’re entwined with issues of identity. Labels have the capacity to erase the multi-faceted nature of…
Last year, California voters passed Proposition 31—banning the retail sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol. Overnight, one-third…
A national ban on menthol cigarettes is inching closer. This month, the United States Food and Drug Administration will publish…
Canada will soon be the first country in the world to mandate that a health warning be printed on every…
Massachusetts is experiencing the aftershocks of menthol prohibition. In 2020, the Bay State became the first in the country to…
Winning a prize for my laughable “dancing” skills at a bar in Havana was a major surprise. But it should…
I’m coming up on the three-year anniversary of the day I stopped smoking cigarettes. It’s strange to think that I…