Amid the Underage Vaping 'Epidemic,' Adolescent Smoking Again Hits a Record Low
Is e-cigarette use by teenagers a public health disaster or a public health boon?
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Adolescent Pot Use in Post-Legalization Colorado and Washington Is Still Failing to Rise
A favorite prohibitionist theme is refuted by reality.
Declines in Adolescent Smoking Accelerated As Vaping Rose, Suggesting the FDA's Campaign Is Fatally Misguided
Even among teenagers, efforts to prevent underage e-cigarette use may do more harm than good.
FDA Chief Scott Gottlieb Says He Has to Restrict E-Cigarettes in Order to Save Them
If the FDA does not try to reduce underage vaping, Gottlieb says in a Reason interview, congressional intervention could wreck the industry.
Are the FDA's E-Cigarette Restrictions Legal?
The new rules arguably violate the law that gave the agency authority to regulate tobacco products.
Restricting E-Cigarette Flavors Endangers Public Health
The FDA's decree will make vaping less appealing and less accessible to smokers interested in switching.
Juul Announces Preemptive Restrictions on Its E-Cigarette Flavors
The company's plan to prevent underage vaping, which includes limits on constitutionally protected speech, goes beyond what the FDA is expected to require.
The FDA's Plan to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes From Most Stores Is Unfair and Dangerous
The new rule, aimed at preventing underage consumption, threatens public health by making vaping less appealing and less accessible to adult smokers.
Turns Out the Internet Has Something to Say About Teen Vogue Trying to End Capitalism
Will ending capitalism also end global poverty? The for-profit magazine seems to think so.
E-Cigarettes Are 'the Most Popular Stop Smoking Aid in England'
A new Public Health England report suggests the U.S. has fallen far behind in taking advantage of this harm-reducing alternative.
Brett Kavanaugh's Illegal Beer Consumption Highlights the Perversity of Drinking Ages
The Supreme Court nominee's teenaged tippling was typical, although the law pretends otherwise.
Dick Durbin Argues That E-Cigarettes Will Cause an Increase in Smoking
The senator's claim is based on some highly implausible assumptions.
New E-Cigarette Restrictions Could Be Lethal
FDA regulations aimed at discouraging underage vaping may also deter smokers from switching.
FDA Threatens to Ban E-Cigarettes If Teenagers Keep Using Them
The agency is willing to sacrifice the lives of adult smokers in the name of preventing adolescent vaping.
Eighteen Is Old Enough for War But Not Sexting, Say Ohio Lawmakers
The House Criminal Justice Committee just voted unanimously in favor of a bill to ban sexting by anyone under age 19.
FDA Investigation of Adolescent Juuling Could Endanger Adult Smokers
What if the e-cigarette features that appeal to teenagers also appeal to grownups?
Are Cop-Assisted Promposals Charming or Alarming?
Stopping drivers without a legal justification is unconstitutional, even in the name of young love.
S.C. Bill Would Make It a Crime to Let Teenagers Drink Red Bull
A state legislator says energy drinks pose a deadly threat to minors.
Teens Snorting Condoms Is the Best Thing on YouTube Right Now
The world is full of wonders.
Texas Cops Charge 'Child Sex Trafficking Victim' With Felony
They also arrested her younger friend for prostitution.
E-Cigarettes Can Be Lifesavers
An FDA-sponsored report confirms the harm-reducing potential of vaping yet worries, implausibly, that it will boost adolescent smoking.
Duped by State Detectives, Pennsylvania Police Chief Shows Up at Sheetz Gas Station for Sex With Underage Girl
Chief Michael Diebald was allegedly undeterred when the "girl" said she was in eighth grade-"everyone has to have a first time," he told her.
The Year in Teen Sexting Panic
From cops to Congress, overreactions to teen sexting have reached new heights in 2017.
Adolescent Smoking Rates Reach Historic Lows, Despite Vaping's Popularity
Past-month cigarette use by high school seniors has fallen by 73 percent since 1997.
Contradicting Prohibitionists, Survey Says Adolescent Pot Use Is Falling in Colorado
Past-month cannabis consumption by teenagers fell significantly last year and is lower than it was before legalization.
Sex, Jobs, and Smoking: What's Legal for Teens in Your State?
A state-by-state look at America's paternalistic patchwork of laws
No Bail for Wisconsin Cop Nabbed for Sex Chat With Teen
Snapchat and Facebook exchanges with a 15-year-old have Wisconsin officer Basil O'Kimosh facing life in prison.
No Forced Childbirth for Undocumented Immigrant Teen in Federal Custody
This was a simple choice: Compel the girl to give birth or let her get an abortion. The fact that she is undocumented doesn't change that reality.
Ohio Republicans Move to Ban Sexting Between Teens
The bill is being pitched as a way to help teens avoid harsh child-porn laws.
Feud With Amber Tamblyn Shows James Woods' Confusion About Age-of-Consent Laws
"It's illegal," the actor says, explaining why a gay relationship between a 17-year-old and a 24-year-old is indecent.
Despite Legalization, Adolescent Marijuana Use Hits 15-Year Low
Past-month cannabis consumption by 12-to-17-year-olds is down by more than 20 percent since 2002.
Move Over, Millennial 'Narcissists,' There's a New Generation for the Olds to Get Wrong
Techno-panic finds a new target in Jean Twenge's "Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?"
Heroin Death Rate Among Teenagers Rises As Heroin Use Falls
The CDC supplies more evidence that the war on drugs is making heroin more lethal.
Iowa Prosecutor Who Threatened to Treat Girl's Selfies As Child Porn Backs Down
Marion County Attorney Ed Bull promises not to prosecute a teenager who took pictures of herself in her underwear.
Report on 'Children' Killed by Guns Hypes Accidents, Which Are Rare and Declining
Most gun-related deaths among minors are homicides, and four-fifths involve teenagers.
As Vaping Exploded Among Teenagers, Smoking Fell by Half
Defying its own data, the CDC continues to obscure the enormous harm-reducing potential of e-cigarettes.
Does Legalization Boost Teen Marijuana Use?
The only safe conclusion is that it's too early to draw any conclusions.
Topeka Teen With Violent Pimp Faces More Than 10 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking
Kansas CPS said Anthony Long was to stay far away from then 16-year-old Hope Zeferjohn. He didn't listen. Now she's being treated as his accomplice.
D.C. Cop Pays 15-Year-Old for Sex, Steals the Money Back at Gunpoint Afterward
Police say she was "acting on her own" and "not a victim of human trafficking."
Welcome to Adulthood, Gen Z
The post-millennial generation starts turning 18 this year, while the eldest members of the post-Gen Z cohort are starting to be born.
American Sex Police
With sweeping "sex trafficking stings," the FBI returns to its roots as the nation's vice squad.
Teen Girl Sent Teen Boy 5 Inappropriate Pictures. He Faced Lifetime Registry as a 'Violent Sex Offender' or 350 Years in Jail.
Welcome to the world of teens, computers, and prosecutors who want to look tough on sex offenders.
Colorado Report Says Adolescent Marijuana Use 'Has Not Changed Since Legalization'
Officials also note that reports of marijuana exposures involving children fell last year.
Study Suggests Legalizing Pot Increases Adolescent Use, Except When It Doesn't
No significant changes detected in Colorado or among high school seniors in Washington; eighth- and 10th-graders in Washington are a different story.
