Incidence of Cigarette Smoking Relapse Among Individuals Who Switched to E-Cigarettes or Other Tobacco Products

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 article in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report summarizes what is known about the U.S. outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI). 82 percent of 2,668 EVALI patients hospitalized between August 2019 and January 2020 used products with THC; many of these THC-containing products contained Vitamin E acetate as an additive. Though U.S. cases peaked in mid-September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that individuals avoid THC vaping products…

This brief in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report presents data on e-cigarette use among middle and high school students in the United States in 2022. The brief analyzes nationally representative data gathered from the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), a cross-sectional, school-based survey of U.S. middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12) students. The study includes data on current e-cigarette use (past 30 days), frequency of use, device type, brands, and flavors used.…