Teenagers
Australian Police Willing To Leer At As Many Naked Teen Bodies As It Takes To Stop Drug Overdoses
Sexually scarring children with unnecessary strip searches to prevent them from committing misdemeanors
Kellyanne Conway Says the FDA Has No Jurisdiction Over Vape Shops. The FDA Disagrees.
The distinction the presidential adviser draws between e-cigarettes and other vaping devices contradicts the FDA's understanding of its authority.
As the FDA Prepares to Ban E-Cigarette Flavors, the Government's Own Data Contradict Wild Claims About Adolescent Nicotine Addiction
The ban's supporters falsely claim that "a whole generation of young people" is "addicted to these products."
New Study Casts Further Doubt on Warnings That Vaping Is a Gateway to Smoking
An analysis of survey data finds that pre-existing differences entirely explain the association between e-cigarette use and current smoking among teenagers.
Anti-Vaping Propaganda in Schools Undermines Critical Thinking and Spreads Dangerous Misinformation
Students should avoid e-cigarettes because they "have chemicals in them," a lesson warns.
Congressional Hearings Conflate Vaping With Smoking, Legal E-Cigarettes With Black-Market THC Products
Democratic legislators ignore the tremendous harm-reducing potential of smoke-free nicotine delivery.
The FDA Plans To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes Based on a Nonexistent 'Epidemic' of Adolescent Nicotine Addiction
A new study indicates that heavy vaping remains rare among teenagers who don't smoke.
Compelling Testimony Against Michigan's Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes Highlights the Deadly Folly of the Vaping Crackdown
The real "public health crisis" is not underage vaping but the one that Michigan, New York, and the FDA are about to create.
The Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes May Lead to More Smoking by Teenagers As Well As Adults
As the popularity of e-cigarettes has exploded, smoking rates among high school students have reached record lows.
Trump's Ban on E-Cigarette Flavors Endangers Public Health
By dramatically reducing the harm-reducing alternatives to conventional cigarettes, the plan is likely to result in more smoking-related disease and death.
Michigan Governor's Reckless E-Cigarette Ban Relies on a Breathtakingly Broad Reading of Her Authority To Protect 'Public Health'
Gretchen Whitmer has unilaterally decided that Michigan smokers should not be allowed to buy flavored e-cigarettes.
Vaping May Be Driving Down Smoking, Says Federal Survey Report
That's the opposite of the fear underlying the FDA's crackdown on e-cigarettes.
After Marijuana Is Legalized, a New Study Finds, Adolescent Use Declines
Survey data contradict fears that underage cannabis consumption would rise after states allowed recreational use by adults.
Meet the Teens Who Want To Get Vaccinated Against Their Parents' Wishes
What happens when a kid raised by "all-natural" parents wants to make a different choice?
Rebellious Teens Give Us Hope for the Future
There's strong evidence today's teens retain a rebellious streak and the ingenuity to evade control
Watch Broward County Sheriff's Deputies Slam a 14-Year-Old Boy's Head Into the Pavement
The cops were there to break up a fight, not start one.
Proposed FDA Policy Will Make It Harder for Vapers to Get the Flavors They Prefer
The upshot could be more smoking-related disease and death.
New Study Casts Doubt on the Claim That Vaping Causes Smoking
Past-month vaping did not predict experimentation with cigarettes in a large sample of teenagers.
Violent Video Games Don't Make Players More Violent IRL
New study trashes crappy consensus correlating gaming violence and aggression in real life
Did Vaping Stop the Downward Trend in Adolescent Smoking?
One survey shows cigarette use holding steady, while another shows it continuing to fall.
Surgeon General Undermines Harm Reduction by Pushing Anti-Vaping Policies and Propaganda
In the name of fighting "the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use," Jerome Adams wants to raise prices and ban indoor vaping.
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?
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.
