Are the vaping risks real? 3 questions for an expert

Vaping risks, and even deaths, are in the news. Here's a tobacco dependence expert's take on the issue.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Sept. 16, 2019 ~2 min

Minty vape flavors have high levels of banned carcinogen

Menthol and mint flavors of e-cigarette liquids have high levels of pulegone, a carcinogen the FDA has already banned as a food additive.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Sept. 16, 2019 ~4 min


E-cigarette ads may boost chance teens start vaping

There's a link between the type and placement of electronic cigarette ads and an increase in teen vaping, researchers say.

M. Yvonne Taylor - UT Austin • futurity
Aug. 27, 2019 ~2 min

E-cigarette restrictions keep pregnant teens smoking

Laws banning the sale of e-cigarettes to teenagers may cut the chance that pregnant teens quit smoking actual cigarettes.

Jennifer French Giarratano-Georgia State • futurity
July 15, 2019 ~3 min

E-cigarette bans may keep more people smoking tobacco

"It makes no sense to keep deadly smoked tobacco products on store shelves but say that vaping products must be taken off."

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
July 11, 2019 ~2 min

These 2 vape flavors are the most toxic

Lab tests suggest some vape flavors are more harmful to our health than ours.

U. Arizona • futurity
June 7, 2019 ~5 min

Most electronic cigarette users want to quit

In a new study, 60 percent of electronic cigarette users say they want to quit and many have already tried or plan to stop soon.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
May 21, 2019 ~2 min

More adults wrongly think vaping is worse than cigarettes

The number of Americans who think electronic cigarettes are as bad or worse than the real thing is up. That highlights the need for better info.

Jennifer Rainey Marquez-Georgia State • futurity
March 29, 2019 ~5 min


Can easier access to e-cigarettes boost health?

Making electronic cigarettes easier to get could help boost health in Australia and New Zealand, researchers say.

U. Melbourne • futurity
March 20, 2019 ~4 min

Vapers may be twice as likely to wheeze

"The changes we’re seeing with vaping... are consistent with early signs of lung damage, which is very worrisome."

Emily Boynton-Rochester • futurity
Feb. 28, 2019 ~4 min

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