Health Surgeon General Warns Youth Vaping Is Now An 'Epidemic' U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued a forceful advisory about vaping by U.S. teenagers, saying electronic cigarette use among young people has reached levels that require urgent action. Rob Stein
Health Teen Vaping Soared In 2018 A dramatic increase in vaping among high school students is the largest yearly change ever seen in a long-running survey tracking substance use and abuse by teens. Rob Stein
Health FDA Seeks Ban On Menthol Cigarettes To Fight Teen Smoking In its latest effort to curb smoking by young people, the FDA wants to outlaw menthol cigarettes. The agency would also restrict sales of flavored e-cigarettes to reduce youth addiction to nicotine. Rob Stein