2023 Global Progress Report on Implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco

This report from the World Health Organization (WHO) summarizes evidence about the ways tobacco impacts human well-being from an environmental perspective. It is the first-ever WHO report to describe the indirect social, economic, and environmental damage cause by the cultivation, production, distribution, consumption, and waste generation of tobacco products. The report also describes the negative consequences of tobacco farming on the health and well-being of women and children. In assembling and synthesizing a broad array…

This data portal from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) brings together information surrounding the 2020 outbreak of vaping-associated lung injuries (EVALI). Since the outbreak of lung injuries began, there were a total of 2,807 hospitalizations or deaths. The CDC reports that vitamin E acetate, an additive in some THC-containing e-cigarette products, was strongly linked to the outbreak of EVALI. The portal provides an overview of EVALI, a more in-depth analysis of the…

This article, published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals that there is no longer a decrease in use of tobacco products among youth, due to the rising use of e-cigarettes. Research showed that 4.04 million high school students and 840,000 middle school students were using a tobacco product in the United States, and e-cigarettes were the most commonly used product among these populations, reaching epidemic proportions. During 2017-2018, e-cigarette use increased…