Tag: vaping

KANSAS CITY, Kansas — Many people figure vaping spares their health because it lets them inhale nicotine in aerosols instead of sucking in smoke from burning cigarettes. New research from the University of Kansas casts…

Vaping at Kansas schools is reaching epidemic proportions, prompting the Kansas State Board of Education to launch a concerted campaign against it. “This thing hit us like a tsunami,” said Jeff Hersh, assistant superintendent at…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas officials want to put the brakes on vaping in public schools. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the Kansas State Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to launch an anti-vaping campaign.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators moved to discipline vaping companies for inappropriately promoting their flavored nicotine formulas through so-called influencers on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. The Food and Drug Administration sent warning…

The new reality of smoking at Kansas high schools is visible in the parking lots, where used-up Juul pods have taken the place of cigarette butts. “You can pick up the discarded Juul cartridges all…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are investigating whether electronic cigarettes may trigger seizures in some people who use the nicotine-vaping devices. The Food and Drug Administration said today it has reviewed 35 reports of…

Just as we’re getting a handle on teens and tobacco, up crops vaping. Increasingly, teens are turning to e-cigarettes which combine high doses of nicotine with appealing flavors that are then heated to create a…