Twelve years ago, ACSH produced a video based on our publication titled: The Effects of Nicotine on Human Health. In a recent ...

Young adults were using marijuana and hallucinogens at record high rates in 2021, new data shows. Vaping also increased significantly among this age group last year, despite leveling off during the ...

Medical professionals and policymakers have warned of vaping's hidden dangers for young people. New evidence is highlighting the health consequences of vaping and tying the harmful habit to an ...

Vaping with nicotine has become commonplace. It can be used to stop smoking cigarettes, but it has several serious health risks. The long-term effects of vaping are unknown.

Teen vaping appears to raise the risk of smoking, marijuana, alcohol use, and a handful of health issues, according to a new analysis. The study, published in the journal Tobacco Control, tied ...

Vaping among teens and young people is consistently linked to subsequent smoking, marijuana and alcohol use, finds an overarching (umbrella) review of systematic reviews of the evidence, published ...

Recreational use of marijuana has gained a lot of momentum since Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize it in 2012. According to a recent poll by Gallup, roughly 15 percent of ...

The back-to-school seasons brings excitement — from new teachers to new backpacks. But amid the preparation, it’s also a key moment to have honest conversations with your teen about the risks of ...

Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT. The ...

Vapes and e-cigarettes are touted by their makers as “safer” than smoking but it’s far from harmless. Vaping still packs a nicotine punch, not in a combustible form, but through a vaporized cocktail ...