Cigarette sales went up last year for the first time in 20 years The Federal Trade Commission says sales in 2020 were up slightly, and analysts say the increase was due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the gain looks unlikely to represent a long-term trend.
Marlboro Maker CEO Says The Company Plans To Stop Selling Smokes In The U.K. Tobacco giant Philip Morris International is pivoting away from cigarettes. Part of its reinvention plan is to stop selling cigarettes in the United Kingdom in the next 10 years.
Coronavirus FAQs: Does Smoking Blunt The Vaccine? What About Painkillers? A reader wants to know about smoking's impact on the vaccine but didn't specify cigarettes, e-cigs ... or marijuana. So we'll discuss all three. Also: A refresher in painkiller/vaccine interaction.
KUOW Newsroom Still having trouble quitting smoking? There’s an app for that ‘The first reaction that most people have is, are you kidding? You want me to do what?’
KUOW Newsroom Washington bans vitamin E acetate in vaping products Washington's expanding its ban on certain vaping products, in a new regulation starting November 20th
How Vaping Snuck Up On Regulators Evan as the popularity of e-cigarettes like Juul has exploded — with unknown health risks — the federal government has been slow to regulate vaping companies.
KUOW Newsroom Flavored vaping banned for four months in Washington state The Wash. state Board of Health voted Wednesday afternoon to temporarily ban flavored vaping products, including flavored THC. The decision comes after more than a thousand people have come down with a vaping-related lung illness.
KUOW Newsroom La Conner Schools sues Juul Labs over teen vaping The La Conner School District, an hour north of Seattle, is suing JUUL, saying the company has sparked an epidemic of vaping among school-kids.
KUOW Newsroom Washington state confirms third vaping-related lung disease Health officials have confirmed two more cases of vaping-related lung disease in Washington state.
KUOW Newsroom Health officials want to prevent teen vaping, but it's complicated for schools E-cigarettes - now linked to cases of lung disease nationwide - are becoming more popular for youth.
