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Instagram Is the New Neighborhood Pot Dealer

As Bloomberg's Tiffany Kary has covered alcohol, tobacco and cannabis, the power of social media and online engagement has emerged as a common theme....

Fewer young Americans say they smoke cigarettes: Gallup

Rates of cigarette smoking among young U.S. adults have drastically declined since 2001, new data show. Rates of cigarette smoking among young Americans have fallen...

Vapes are a ‘new threat’ to the planet, experts warn

Tobacco waste is one of the biggest sources of plastic pollution on the planet. Trillions of cigarette butts are tossed, flicked and chucked away each...

Genetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves

The complex biochemistry that sees coca plants make cocaine has been unpicked and replicated in a relative of the tobacco plant. Recreating the process...

Response to Physicians for Smoke-Free Canada’s coverage of the Cochrane review

Response to Physicians for Smoke-Free Canada’s coverage of the Cochrane review of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Nicola Lindson, Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group 25...