Monthly Archives: June 2016

Jayne O’Donnell and Laura Ungar, USAToday 7:09 p.m. EDT May 5, 2016 New federal rules announced Thursday have the potential to upend the multibillion-dollar electronic cigarette industry just as it is attempting to position itself as an alternative to traditional cigarettes. (May 5) AP … Continue reading →

  Allana Akhtar, USA TODAY 5:59 p.m. EDT June 8, 2016   (Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images) A new California law that takes another bold step to limit smoking goes into effect Thursday, raising the age limit to buy tobacco products from 18 to … Continue reading →

By Dr. Sushrut Jangi   OCTOBER 08, 2015 These days, it’s become fairly square to criticize marijuana and its rush toward legalization. Twenty-three states have condoned the drug in some form, with four permitting recreational use, and Massachusetts is set to vote … Continue reading →

Study Finds America is Ready for 21-and-Older Tobacco Laws A study released this week by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and East Carolina University found that in all nine regions of the country, a majority of adults … Continue reading →

Youth Perception of Marijuana Harm Decreases as “710” Becomes More Potent 05/25/2016 Although marijuana use among youth poses a risk to health, nationally only 1 in 5 adolescents perceived it as such. According to SAMHSA’s 2014 National Survey on Drug Use … Continue reading →