E-cigarettes Archives

04.21.2023 a graph of different types of cigarettes

A Cig Is A Cig

Electronic cigarettes were introduced as a promising tool for smoking cessation. But their growing use among adolescents is cause for concern.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

06.10.2022 a graph of different colored and gray bars

Vanishing Vapes

Restricting sales of flavored e-cigarette products reduces overall e-cigarette sales.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

09.07.2021 tobacco

Tastes of Tobacco

San Francisco's flavor ban policy may have inadvertently encouraged traditional cigarette use as a substitution for vape pens and e-cigarettes.

Fellow Maya Thirkill

04.09.2020 a person wearing a hoodie with smoke coming out of their face

Education and e-Cigs

The higher density of vape shops close to schools in school districts with racial/ethnic minority communities exacerbates environmental health injustices.

Guest Authors Dilip Venugopal, Aura Lee Morse

01.07.2020 a map of the united states

Cravings for a Reality Check

A surge in respiratory illness and death associated with vaping and electronic-cigarette use calls on health agencies and departments to prevent new cases.

Fellow Jori Fortson

11.05.2019 a close up of a brain

Talk About a Killer Buzz

What we show and how we show it will determine whether or not teens pay attention to tobacco prevention and control messages.

Guest Author Allison Lazard

07.11.2019 a graph of a number of people

Don’t Be Fooled: Cigs Are Worse

If adult smokers view e-cigarettes as more harmful than traditional cigarettes, they may ignore a far less lethal alternative.

Fellow Greg Kantor

03.28.2018 a person smoking a vaporizer

What E-Cigarettes Mean For Teens

Over 500,000 middle schoolers and over 1.6 million high school students currently used electronic cigarettes. E-cigarettes are considered a safer alternative than cigarettes, but "safer" does not mean "safe," especially for teenagers.

Guest Author Jacqueline Rocheleau

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