Moment white Maryland police officers taser and arrest black teenager ‘for vaping on boardwalk’

A black teenager was filmed being tasered by police after he allegedly ignored a request to stop vaping on a Maryland boardwalk. Brian Anderson, 19, was zapped with the device in Ocean City, Maryland, on Saturday, despite his apparent cooperation with the five white officers surrounding him, and was filmed tumbling to the ground moments … Read more

Married At First Sight’s Martha Kalifatidis vaping during a day out with Michael Brunelli

Married At First Sight star Martha Kalifatidis goes braless in a trendy halter top and puffs on a vape while out with boyfriend Michael Brunelli By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:58 GMT, 1 March 2021 | Updated: 14:00 GMT, 1 March 2021 Martha Kalifatidis was making the most of the weekend as … Read more

Vaping companies took advantage of pandemic offering frees roll of toilet paper or hand sanitizer

Vaping companies took advantage of the coronavirus pandemic by offering products that were in short supply, a new study suggests. Researchers found ads in which customers could get a free roll of toilet paper, face masks or a bottle of hand sanitizer with a purchase of e-cigarettes or vape liquids. Others companies urged the public … Read more

Teen is left with the lungs of an 80-year-old lifelong smoker after vaping for just SIX MONTHS

Vaping could put you at the same risk of getting heart disease as smoking cigarettes, research suggests. Public Health England claims e-cigarettes are ’95 per cent safer than traditional tobacco’ and encourages smokers to make the switch. But researchers have found the devices may trigger changes in cholesterol linked to killer heart disease, similar to … Read more

Downcast Kiki Morris looks stressed vaping in Bondi after relationship with Ciarran Stott unravels

Bachelor In Paradise’s Kiki Morris tensely answers her phone as she paces around Bondi while vaping – as her romance with Ciarran Stott unravels on-screen By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:22 BST, 5 August 2020 | Updated: 08:22 BST, 5 August 2020 She threatened to quit Bachelor in Paradise after finding out … Read more

Vaping for just a few months puts young, healthy people at risk of oral health problems

E-cigarettes have the potential to benefit some people, by helping them quit smoking. But scientists still have a lot to learn about whether e-cigarettes are truly effective for quitting smoking and what the long-term risks are. Nicotine is already known to be highly addictive and harm adolescent brain development, which continues into the early to … Read more

MARKET REPORT: American vaping retreat lights up tobacco stocks

London’s leading tobacco firms lit up the stock market after US authorities announced a less extreme crackdown on e-cigarettes than they had been expecting. Footsie stalwarts British American Tobacco and Imperial Brands had been bracing for a blanket ban on e-cigarette flavours. The US government will eliminate fruit, dessert and mint flavours to curb what … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Vaping ban in US hurts cigarette firm Imperial Brands

More than £1.2billion was wiped off the value of Lambert & Butler cigarette maker Imperial Brands as a ban on flavoured vaping products by US regulators takes its toll. The FTSE 100 firm, which owns the Blu brand of vape products, said earnings this year will be slightly lower than last year while revenues are … Read more

‘PuffPacket’ device that attaches to e-cigarettes created to track vaping habits

A tool that can be attached to e-cigarettes to track vaping habits could help scientists develop ways to tackle different forms of addiction. Experts from Cornell Tech created an ‘unobtrusive’ monitor that can track when people vape, how deeply they inhale and how much nicotine they consume. It works across all types of e-cigarettes and … Read more

Experts question whether vaping drives rise in young Americans with COVID-19

Vaping may be driving the rise in young people hospitalized for coronavirus, top US doctors are warning.  Nearly 40 percent of Americans hospitalized for COVID-19 are between ages 20 and 54, according to recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data.  Smoking and vaping cause lung damage and inflammation that can make it easier … Read more