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Are E-Cigarettes Safe? Here's What the Science Says

They were designed to save smokers, but there's more to the story

Cigarettes, tobacco products to become costlier

DrugFacts: Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products

No, the FDA doesn’t approve cigarettes or other tobacco products

The FDA regulates tobacco products based on a public health standard that considers the product’s risks to the population as a whole.

Plain Packaging on Tobacco Products: Does It Work?

Research shows that plain packaging on tobacco products counters some of the on-pack advertising that encourages positive brand imagery.

e-Cigarettes: Tobacco product or drug delivery device?

A controversy is brewing over how e-cigarettes should be regulated.

Frequently asked questions: Plain packaging of tobacco products

Smokeless tobacco products flying under the radar of regulation in many countries

Smokeless tobacco products cause death and disability yet they are barely controlled in many countries.

Heated tobacco product, touted as safer alternative to cigarettes, is no less dangerous than...

Tobacco giant Philip Morris touts its IQOS device as a safer alternative to smoking because it merely heats tobacco without burning it. But a new analysis of data the company submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reveals the devices are about as dangerous as traditional cigarettes.

When is a gas station not a convenience store?

What's the difference between a gas station and a convenience store? It may not matter to you, but it does to Marilyn Nenninger. And to me.

Smoking Relapse Among Individuals Who Switched From Cigarettes to Other Tobacco Products

This cohort study examines the relapse rates for adults who switched from smoking cigarettes to e-cigarettes or other tobacco products vs those who remained tobacco free.

New Studies Show Need for FDA to Quickly Regulate All Tobacco Products and Ban All Flavored...

Survey Finds Increased Youth Use of Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products

Less harm, less tax? Legislature to study new tobacco products

Virginia is taking a fresh look at taxing its oldest product — tobacco — in a new, potentially less harmful form.

ASHES, Vol. 13(5): Solo or duo? Spousal concordance in alternative tobacco product use

Spouses can have both positive and negative effects on people’s efforts to quit smoking. For example, people who encourage and complement their spouse on their attempt to quit tend to increase their spouse’s likelihood of quitting, while people who try to police their spouse or nag about smoking tend to decrease their spouse’s likelihood of quitting. However, not as much is known about the effects spouses…

Gas Station and Convenience Store Local Marketing Becomes Important

Gas station and convenience store local marketing will change to reach local consumers and mobile consumers through search engine searches.

Smoke without fire? Researchers question heated tobacco products

Heated tobacco products have soared in popularity as a "smoke free" alternative to cigarettes in recent years, but a peer-reviewed report has suggested their emissions could be considered smoke -- a…

Commercial Building Construction: Taking the Convenience Store to a Whole New Level

Wagner Oil convenience store is a Wick Buildings commercial building construction project that raises the bar with interesting features and craftsmanship.

Preventing Convenience Store Robberies

Physical security companies that employ security guards have the tools necessary to prevent and stop robberies from happening at local convenience stores.

The surprising semi-secret ingredient in many Japanese convenience store rice balls: oil

A lot of the rice balls on convenience store shelves include oil, but it’s not to make them taste better.