Nicotine

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Teenager looking conflicted in a store aisle with limited vape flavor options, highlighting the unintended consequences of flavor bans.

Vape flavor bans could harm public health goals, experts warn.

In a surprising twist, removing menthol/mint- and sweet-flavored vaping products from a retail setting significantly increased future intentions to use tobacco-flavored vaping products among adolescen

Jonah Kline·August 25, 2026

A symbolic representation of a heart under pressure, illustrating how nicotine constricts blood vessels and raises blood pressure, increasing heart disease risk.

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Nicotine raises blood pressure, harming heart health

Even nicotine pouches and drinks, often marketed as 'safer' alternatives, can rapidly increase blood pressure and constrict blood vessels, directly contributing to heart disease risk in 2026.

Jonah Kline·August 20, 2026

Split image showing the FDA building and a cloud of vape smoke with question marks, symbolizing the disconnect between regulation and public understanding.

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Synthetic Nicotine's FDA Oversight Is Set, But Public Health Messaging Lags.

In 2026, Marty Makary, then commissioner of the U.

Elise Marrow·June 9, 2026