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Appealing flavors may help make e-cigarettes more addictive, research suggests
Vaping devices flavored with menthol, coffee and watermelon, among others, potentially drive addiction by making the products ...
Vapes illegal under federal law targeting teens seen on display at public expos
This billion-dollar industry reaches around the globe and is rooted in some of the world's largest illegal crime operations, ...
Repeal of Denver's controversial flavored tobacco product ban will go to voters
In a statement to CBS Colorado, the bill's sponsor, Councilman Darrell Watson, urged voters to side with City Council. The statement read in part, "Repealing Denver's flavored tobacco ban means more ...
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New York won't ban Zyn flavored nicotine pouches after tobacco industry lobbying
An attempt to ban the beloved oral nicotine fix was quickly defeated after opposition from lobbying groups for the tobacco ...
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Velo (BAT) buffet of oral nicotine pouches in Pakistan: varying brand variant levels of nicotine, menthol and other flavour chemicals
Introduction Global sales of oral nicotine pouches are increasing. 10 brand variants of Velo (BAT) pouches were purchased in ...
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Young smokers in S-E Asia are giving up cigarettes for vapes and heated tobacco products
KUALA LUMPUR – Young people in South-east Asia are moving away from smoking cigarettes and towards ... with fruit and menthol flavour dominating consumer choice in alternative nicotine products ...
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'Many failures': Whistleblower exposes how fired Biden-era official was soft on China, prioritized DEI
Oliveira also told Fox News Digital that the FDA under King in the Biden years was beholden to the "crusade" against menthol cigarettes, led by prominent voices like billionaire Michael Bloomberg ...
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Teacher finds cigarette burn on 5-year-old’s back, Georgia cops say. Mom charged
Deputies arrested a Georgia woman accused of burning her son with cigarettes as punishment. Getty Images A Georgia mother accused of pressing a lit cigarette into her son’s back as punishment is ...
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‘No problem’ – Undefeated UFC star says he’s still smoking 10 cigarettes per day before Ian Garry fight
Having emerged through Dana White’s Contender Series in 2023, Prates is undefeated in four straight UFC bouts, with a 100% finish and bonus record. His remarkable start in White’s promotion ...
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115K Filipinos die yearly due to alcohol, vape, cigarettes —study
"Every year, more than 115,000 Filipinos die due to alcohol, vape, and cigarettes. Alcohol consumption has led to non-communicable diseases such as road accidents, domestic violence, and other harmful ...
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Shop owner caught selling cigarettes and alcohol jailed for one year
A shop owner has been jailed for a year for selling Romanian cigarettes and alcohol in his store to compete with other stores, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard. Radu Budai (40) of Moy Glas ...
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E-cigarette sellers say Big Tobacco misrepresented proposed Arizona flavored vape ban
Mike Takrouri, owner of Party Stop Market at 19th and Dunlap avenues said his Altria rep said the bill would stop the sale of menthol cigarettes. "Then I found I was not about the menthol ...