As executive director for the Center for Black Health & Equity, I’ve witnessed the devastating health impacts of the tobacco industry’s predatory marketing of menthol cigarettes on the Black community ...

Despite misconceptions, evidence shows they can help smokers quit or reduce their tobacco use. That would help justice-impacted communities like mine. The tobacco pandemic continues to ravage our ...

Every day I see young people in my West Baltimore community walking into gas stations and corner stores to buy menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products. They think it’s cool to smoke ...

In December, the Biden administration announced it will delay its decision to ban menthol in cigarettes. The ban, which has been advanced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is based on ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Numerous studies have examined the reasons adults use e-cigarettes. But what drives another important group — college-aged young adults — to use them? Turns out, like most things they ...

On Sept. 9, the Duluth City Council made a strong statement in support of the health of our children and community and in support of clean air by passing three city ordinances related to e-cigarettes ...

Millions of Americans continue to die from smoking and a disproportionate amount are minorities. It's easy to assume smokers know the risk, but it's not that simple. According to investigators, ...

Government agencies populated with scientists people are pleased to call “experts” are often thought to be above the ordinary give-and-take of politics and, especially, immune to the clarion calls of ...

It's been a bad summer for people who vape. As of Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control has reported six deaths and 380 cases of respiratory illness related to e-cigarettes in the United States.