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Former West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw dies at 88

Dec. 07, 2024 19:34 PM EST

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Darrell V. McGraw Jr., a former longtime West Virginia attorney general and state Supreme Court justice who fought back against the state's drug overdose crisis, died Saturday. He was 88. Jared Hunt, a spokesman for the state Supreme Court, said in an...

Massachusetts lawmakers push for an effort to ban all tobacco sales over time

Nov. 29, 2024 00:19 AM EST

BOSTON (AP) — A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make the state the first to adopt a ban meant to eliminate the use of tobacco products over time. Other locations have weighed similar “generational...

Regulators cracked down on sweet vapes after use by kids spiked. Now the Supreme Court is wading in.

Nov. 28, 2024 11:34 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vaping is coming before the Supreme Court next week as federal regulators ask the high court to uphold its block on sweet, flavored products following a spike in youth e-cigarette use. The Food and Drug Administration has denied more than a million marketing...

Teen smoking and other tobacco use drop to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports

Oct. 17, 2024 17:03 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Teen smoking hit an all-time low in the U.S. this year, part of a big drop in the youth use of tobacco overall, the government reported Thursday. There was a 20% drop in the estimated number of middle and high school students who recently used at least one tobacco...