Doctors increasingly discourage vaping amid mounting health concerns

(NEW YORK) -- Doctors are increasingly discouraging people from using e-cigarettes given the mounting evidence about the significant negative health impact of vaping-- even as a smoking cessation tool.For current smokers, "there are other very powerful, safe and FDA approved interventions," Dr. Petros Levounis, the...

Officer seen kneeing man multiple times following vaping arrest

(OCEAN CITY, Md.) -- A video showing a Maryland police officer kneeing a man multiple times during an arrest over vaping is circulating through social media.The encounter began on Saturday just before 8:30 p.m. in the coastal resort town of Ocean City after officers...

PA files lawsuit against e-cig manufacturer Juul for marketing to teens

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — The Pennsylvania attorney general's office is suing electronic cigarette manufacturer Juul over how its products are marketed and sold to teenagers.The office on Monday filed a complaint in Philadelphia court, seeking an injunction to halt its e-cigarette sales in Pennsylvania...

PA DCNR bans tobacco and vape use at state park playgrounds

Harrisburg, PA - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine announced a ban on all forms of tobacco, vaping, and e-cigarettes at playgrounds in all state parks.“Directly in line with our parks’ mission of promoting...

More details about toddler vaping video in Indiana County

Seward, PA – More details are coming out about the case of two people who videoed a 2-year-old boy vaping in Indiana County.State Police say that a 17-year-old girl from Seward had been babysitting the toddler at a home in Westmoreland County.She and a...