Tobacco
In director R.J. Cutler’s new four-part docuseries, there’s nothing hazy about Juul’s toxic legacy.
Getting hooked on smoking during adolescence seems to be linked to deficiencies in gray matter volume.
The FDA’s proposed menthol ban can save Black lives. But critics say this will only lead to greater criminalization of Black communities.
The World Vapers’ Alliance has been promoting the health benefits of switching from cigarettes to vaping. Emails reveal the truth of who is behind the effort.
Early evidence suggests smokers are more likely to suffer a severe form of the disease stemming from the novel coronavirus than non-smokers.
“Weren’t the flavors marketed to kids? Were they or not? Flavors, bubblegum, the rest. Even mint. Weren’t they for kids?” a persistent Smith pressed the lobbyist.
JUUL—which made up 68 percent of the e-cigarette market as of mid-June—seems to have taken a page from the playbook of Big Tobacco.