Vaping

Dr. Cedric “Jamie” Rutland, a pulmonary critical care physician and volunteer spokesperson with the American Lung Association, said parents should pay attention to who their kids are surrounded by and what they have in their bedrooms.

New York Attorney General Letitia James earmarked more than $16 million for Long Island to combat what she calls a “youth vaping epidemic.” The money comes from a multi-state settlement with the e-cigarette maker, JUUL.

State Attorney General William Tong said Connecticut will get about $16 million from JUUL. The funds will go to behavioral health organizations to curb youth vaping.

An $80 million project to resurface nearly 26 miles of the Long Island Expressway in Suffolk County is complete.

Connecticut is weighing whether to ban flavored tobacco products after a January report found that nearly a third of high schoolers in the state say they use tobacco.

Children’s health advocates in Connecticut urge Governor Ned Lamont to ban flavored vape products popular with teens.

Flavored e-cigarettes could be banned in Connecticut after legislators and advocates urged Governor Ned Lamont to look at the dangers of teenage vaping.

A measure to ban flavored e-cigarettes in Connecticut failed Tuesday and health advocates said they are not disappointed.During the General Assembly’s…

A new bill in Suffolk County proposes to raise the smoking age to 25. County Legislator Samuel Gonzalez is a former smoker and sponsor of the bill.He says…

Some high school students in Connecticut headed back to school this week. Health experts say the social pressure and stress factors that lead to vaping…