Tobacco

Despite enforcement efforts to stop teen vaping, kids are getting their hands on a new array of disposable products that come in sweet and fruity flavors.

Jan Johnson smoked a dozen cigarettes a day for about two decades. "I would go to bingo at least four times out of a week, and at bingo it was just the thing to do," she said. When her apartment building went smoke free in 2018, she knew something would have to change. She saw a bulletin board for a research study testing whether a text messaging program could help people stop smoking and decided to sign up.

The federal government recently raised the smoking age to 21 to help curb teen vaping. Some are applauding the decision as a win for public health....

Just a few weeks ago, some Midwest state legislatures were aiming to raise the legal age for smoking. But Congress moved first, setting a new national...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said most people who have had lung injuries after vaping had consumed THC-containing products.

In September, the Trump administration said it would ban all flavored e-cigarette products in an effort to reduce the youth vaping epidemic. Since then, there's been no movement toward implementation.

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the state's efforts to regulate the…

A national report ranks Ohio in the bottom half in the country for the health of women, infants and children.The United Health Foundation released its…

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is confirming three reports of severe pulmonary illness are likely caused by vaping and it is investigating 11 more...

A new service launched by the Ohio Department of Health this month offers free, confidential help for people under 18 who are trying to stop using…