La Crosse doctor: FDA's proposed ban of flavoring in tobacco products could save 650,000 lives over 40 years
LA CROSSE (WKBT) — A La Crosse physician says the FDA's proposed ban menthol flavoring in cigarettes and…
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'Great American Smokeout' encourages people to end tobacco use
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — The "Great American Smokeout" Thursday was a day to encourage people to stop smoking. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable…
Health experts raise concerns as cigarillos become more popular among teens
The use of one kind of tobacco product is increasing among teens.
US raises legal age for cigarettes, vape
President Donald Trump on Friday signed a sweeping spending bill into law, including a measure that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.
Massachusetts restricts sales on flavored tobacco, nicotine vaping
Massachusetts placed heavy restrictions on the sale of flavored tobacco and nicotine vaping products Wednesday, with GOP Gov. Charlie Baker signing into law a set of sweeping tobacco controls.
Mass. lawmakers vote to ban flavored tobacco, tax vaping devices
Lawmakers in Massachusetts passed a comprehensive set of tobacco controls early Thursday morning that, if signed into law, will make the state's tobacco laws among the toughest in the nation.
Cigarette smoking falls to record low in US
Cigarette smoking among US adults fell to its lowest recorded level in 2018: 13.7%, according to a report published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
E-cigarettes aren't 'gateway' to teen smoking, study says
Vaping makes teens more likely to try cigarettes, but doesn't increase the odds that they'll become smokers, according to a new study that looked at more than 12,000 middle school and high school students in the United States.
On-screen smoking in PG-13 films has doubled since 2010, CDC says
Hobbits toke on pipes in the Shire. James Bond smokes while outsmarting foes and wooing women. Freddie Mercury and his bandmates puff on cigarettes as Queen rockets to stardom.
Study released about young people, flavored tobacco use
Young people who first try a flavored tobacco product are at higher risk of using tobacco later on, according to a new study.
