Are Kids Stealing Because TikTok Made It Seem Cool, or Is the 'Devious Licks' Freakout Yet Another Adult-Led Moral Panic?
TikTok's "devious licks" trend has earned the company and its teen users plenty of scorn. But what's actually going on?
Teenagers
If Less Vaping Means More Smoking, That Won't Be a Public Health Victory
Cigarette sales rose last year for the first time in two decades, while a survey of high school seniors found they were vaping less but smoking more.
FDA Approves an E-Cigarette for the First Time but Still Seems Bent on Banning the Flavors Former Smokers Overwhelmingly Prefer
If teenagers like an e-liquid flavor, the agency seems to think, adults should not be allowed to buy it.
Instagram's Effect on Teens Gives Congress the Latest Pretext To Put Tech on Trial
Plus: California can't limit private prisons, Yellen dismisses bank privacy concerns, and more...
The FDA Is Determined To Ignore the Decline in Underage Vaping Because It Weakens the Case for New Restrictions
The agency seems inclined to ban the vaping products that former smokers overwhelmingly prefer because teenagers also like them.
3 Young Minnesotans Sue the State for Their Right To Bear Arms
A new lawsuit challenges Minnesota's law requiring a person be at least 21 years old to carry a handgun.
Teen Cigarette Smoking Went Up Following Flavored Tobacco Ban
Plus: Debate over critical race theory bans, Oklahoma City takes on major occupational licensing reform, and more...
Arkansas Lawmakers Interfere in Trans Teens' Medical Choices
A blanket ban on medical procedures for minors is not a prescription for human liberty.
Judge Says Teen Who Didn't Finish Online Schoolwork Must Stay Locked Up Until September
Plus: Portland protest updates, Kanye's candidacy, the ACLU's suit to protect Michael Cohen, and more...
Mayor Pete's 'National Service' Plan Was a Nationalist Fantasy
Buttigieg doesn't realize that using the blunt force of government to forge national unity will forever disappoint.
FDA Announces Ban on Flavored E-Cigarette Cartridges, Exempting E-Liquids Used in Refillable Vapes
For now, the FDA is targeting the vaping products that are most popular with teenagers. But the industry still faces a potentially devastating regulatory deadline.
Since Adolescent Drug Use Trends Are Otherwise Unalarming, Let's Freak Out About Vaping
The government and the press focus on newfangled contraptions instead of drug-related harm.
Although Teenagers Are 80% Less Likely to Smoke Than They Were in 1999, the CDC Insists No Progress Has Been Made
The agency’s indifference between smoking and vaping is scientifically indefensible.
Another Looming Threat to E-Cigarettes
Even if the FDA does not ban flavors, its regulations will soon drive most vaping businesses and products from the market.
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.
