U.S. health officials are investigating whether electronic cigarettes may trigger seizures in some people who use the nicotine-vaping devices. 

Teen vaping is on the rise across the country. A new study found 21 percent of high school seniors are vaping nicotine in 2018.  

The Food and Drug Administration announced that teen use of e-cigarettes is an epidemic and says it will crack down on the sales and marketing of vaping products to minors.

A recent study shows the rate of Americans who smoke has fallen to about 14 percent, nationally.  In Washoe County, that number sits at about 10 percent of adults. While those numbers are an improvement, the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health is looking to lower them, even more. The Nevada Tobacco Quitline is a free and convenient way to help smokers who want to quit--do just that.

Federal health authorities are issuing warnings to makers of liquid nicotine whose packaging resembles children's juice boxes, candies and cookies.

Federal health officials took the first step Thursday to slash levels of addictive nicotine in cigarettes, an unprecedented move designed to help smokers quit and prevent future generations from getting hooked.

The U.S. surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes an emerging public health threat to the nation's youth.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States.  According to the CDC the rate of smoking among adults in the U.S has dropped to a level of 15% last year, a 2% drop from 2014.