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E-cigarettes

Cigarette butts scattered among rocks
Environmental health
The impact of cigarette butts
Published April 22, 2024
Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet. Two new studies from the Institute for Global Tobacco Control point to possible solutions.
A tin of Zyn pouches with a light blue and white label
Expert insights
Are nicotine pouches safe?
Published March 8, 2024
Smoke-free, flavored nicotine pouches, including the brand Zyn, are going viral on TikTok. A Johns Hopkins expert weighs in on their safety.
A wispy cloud of smoke with light shining through it
Artificial Intelligence
Smoke signals
Published May 12, 2023
Researchers use artificial intelligence to analyze Reddit posts, gaining valuable insights into how people think about vaping
Manicure tools are disinfected using UV light
Safely handling new technologies
Published Jan 11, 2022
Online training modules will focus on the safe development and use of emerging tech such as additive manufacturing, disinfection tech, nanobiotechnology, and e-cigarettes
An e-cigarette and smoke
E-cigarettes
Vaping liquids, aerosols contain thousands of unknown chemicals
Published Oct 7, 2021
Study identifies compounds undisclosed by popular brands including industrial chemicals, caffeine
Smoker exhales silhouette
Q+A
The dangers of vaping
Published Sept 30, 2019
Joanna Cohen, director of the Institute for Global Tobacco Control, talks about the recent uptick in illnesses and deaths linked to vaping
Public health
Toxic metals found in e-cigarette liquids
Published Feb 17, 2017
Researchers suspect heating coil in 'cig-a-like' devices may release carcinogens including nickel, lead, cadmium / School of Public Health
Nicotine Fix
Addiction predisposition?
Published Sept 11, 2015
Small study sheds light on earliest stages of nicotine addiction / Hopkins Medicine
Unsafe vapor
Emerging health concern
Published Feb 4, 2015
E-cigarettes weaken immune system, study shows / School of Public Health