DeKalb County school officials are investigating why a Lithonia High School teacher thought it was OK to smoke a vape pen in her classroom. “You’re in a classroom, she knew better, she should have ...

Local school officials say teen vaping has become a serious concern in recent years. E-cigarettes, which are easy to transport and conceal, are favored by students because they can use them virtually ...

Teen vaping has surged to alarming levels, making e-cigarettes the most popular nicotine product among U.S. adolescents. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 4.6% of middle ...

Vaping was sold as the antidote to smoking. However, for teens, it’s a deadly come-on. Fruity flavors mask toxins that scar lungs, hijack developing brains, and hook kids on nicotine at twice the ...

The youth vaping epidemic is a crisis we cannot afford to ignore. As someone who has spent over 20 years working in tobacco control, I have seen firsthand how this issue has devastated families and ...

While vaping has been touted by manufacturers as a safer smoking alternative, the public health community is careful to point out the risks. Since the introduction of e-cigarettes to the U.S. in 2007, ...

E-cigarette sales rose 49% between 2019-2023, according to a report from the CDC Foundation and Truth Initiative. Although the use of e-cigarettes in youth has declined, more than 1.6 million youth ...

Teenage smoking has declined sharply over the past 25 years, due mainly to successful anti-smoking policies and efforts, coupled with rising education levels and lower smoking rates among parents.