While Punjab government’s intent to ban the sale, purchase and use of vapes and nicotine pouches is commendable, the policy’s ...

After considering a few options to bail out the woefully underfunded Oregon Department of Forestry, lawmakers settled on a ...

Researchers argue that "we may need to reevaluate the causal assumptions that underlie brain disease models of addiction." ...

When we hear the word “nicotine,” most of us think about vaping, cigarettes, addiction, and lung cancer. But beneath this stigma lies an interesting paradox: nicotine, the same compound that makes ...

The Oregon House in a 37-8 vote on Monday passed a bill to create a new tax on oral nicotine products and use those funds to ...

House Bill 3940 would impose a $0.65 tax on nicotine pouches with 20 units or less, with an additional 3.25 cent tax for each additional unit, rounded to the nearest whole cent beginning Jan. 1.

Rep. Bobby Levy, R-Echo, is a lead House sponsor for House Bill 3940, a bill to tax oral nicotine products. Here she is seen at the Oregon Legislature on Feb. 12, 2024.

Fire season's now,' said Gov. Tina Kotek. 'Unfortunately, it could be another bad one and we need everyone ready.' ...

Iowa is launching a major overhaul of its behavioral health system on Tuesday. It’s designed to make mental health and substance use care more consistent and accessible statewide.

A House bill aiming to increase taxes on tobacco and other related products has been brought before Legislative Hall. Here's ...

The New York Post went out and talked to teens in the Big Apple to see what substances they were using these days and alcohol ...