Science & Medicine
After years of decline, the rate of smokeless tobacco use among young people has leveled off, new research shows.
May 14, 2013
Smokeless tobacco use among U.S. kids and teens has leveled off
Business
Safety of dissolvable tobacco products disputed
July 21, 2011
Cigarette use among middle school and high school students is on the decline, but public health experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are concerned about other ways that tobacco and nicotine use is rising among kids.
Nov. 15, 2013
When 17-year-old Todd Dittman must lose weight before a wrestling match, he puts wads of snuff between his cheek and gum.
Feb. 16, 1992
California
The image of the big-league baseball player working a wad of chewing tobacco while at bat may be going the way of the $1 ballpark beer, at least in California.
Feb. 24, 2015
Cigars, e-cigarettes and hookahs increasingly popular among youth
A majority of adolescents who are puffing, vaping or chewing a tobacco product for the first time prefer one with flavor, suggesting that fruity, tangy, spicy or minty flavorings add a powerful allure to the uninitiated.
Oct. 26, 2015
Awards
Study: Tobacco use declines on prime-time TV dramas
April 3, 2014
Sales of smokeless tobacco products jump in state, report says
Dec. 13, 2012