Tobacco is the only legal drug that kills many of its users when used exactly as intended by manufacturers. WHO has estimated that tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) is currently responsible for the death of about six million people across the world each year with many of these deaths occurring prematurely. This total includes about 600,000 people are also estimated to die from the effects of second-hand smoke.

Although often associated with ill-health, disability and death from noncommunicable chronic diseases, tobacco smoking is also associated with an increased risk of death from...

Despite vaping becoming more common by the year, researchers are still uncovering the short and long-term consequences of using e-cigarettes.

The most recent research from the University of Belfast has concluded that bacteria commonly found in the lungs becomes more harmful and causes more inflammation when they have been exposed to e-cigarette vapour.

Lung diseases, such as COPD and asthma, are attributed to a combination of infection and inflammation. The study, that examined particular bacteria found in the lungs, found that exposure to vape chemicals increased the damage from infection...

Data from the 2019 Monitoring the Future Survey of 8th, 10th and 12th graders show alarmingly high rates of e-cigarette use compared to just a year ago, with rates doubling in the past two years. 

The Monitoring the Future Survey analyses the drug and alcohol use and related attitudes among adolescent students in the US.

The increase in e-cigarette use amongst young people is raising a concern about the potential lasting damage vaping can do to your lungs.

NIDA Director Dr. Nora D. Volkow says: "These products introduce the highly addictive chemical nicotine to these young people and their...