Assessing the FDA’s latest moves on nicotine and e-cigarettes
Experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health discuss the public health implications of the FDA's actions.
Proposed FDA ban on menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars, a win for public health
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed new rules that ban the manufacture and sale of menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars.
Weighing benefit vs. risk of newly authorized e-cig products
Three Harvard Chan School experts weigh in on the FDA’s decision to authorize a set of three e-cigarette products for sale in the U.S. for the first time.
For smokers, pandemic poses challenges, triggers
December 3, 2020 – Tobacco use has been declining for years in the U.S., but the COVID-19 pandemic threatens that progress. Vaughan Rees, director of the Center for Global Tobacco Control, discussed how the stress of the pandemic…
FDA: Tobacco pouches less risky than cigarettes
Tobacco pouches are less harmful than cigarettes—somewhat, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA announced on October 22, 2019 that the pouches, sold by a Swedish company, are now officially classified as reduced risk…
Could MA vape products ban inadvertently harm health?
A temporary ban on the sale of vaping products in Massachusetts has drawn criticism from some public health experts. In a September 26, 2019 WBUR story, Vaughan Rees, director of the Center for Tobacco Control at Harvard T.H.…
How ‘Juuling’ could harm teens
Roughly 3.6 million teens are now vaping, and the health consequences can be serious.
Preventing teen e-cigarette use poses challenges
More than 2 million teenagers in the U.S. are now using e-cigarettes, and their growing popularity has health experts worried. In hopes of preventing more teens from following suit, the FDA has created a new education campaign to…
Children whose mothers use marijuana may try it at a younger age
For immediate release: September 24, 2018 Boston, MA – Children whose mothers use marijuana are more likely to start their own marijuana use an average of two years earlier than children whose mothers don’t use the drug, according…
Cutting through the smoke
July 24, 2018 – Is it wise to steer smokers toward e-cigarettes, in the hope that they offer a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes? Or do e-cigarettes pose too many health risks in their own right? Vaughan Rees,…
