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Nitrous Oxide Use Doubles Among French Youth, Raising Road‑Safety and Enforcement Questions

Rising risky use has prompted lawmakers to propose criminal penalties as authorities lack a validated roadside test for recent inhalation.

Study Finds Vaping Alters 3,124 Genes and Flavors Drive Most Changes

Germany Sees Stable Adult Smoking Rate as Youth Vaping and Nicotine Pouches Rise

Manchester 22-Year-Old With Lung Cancer Given 18 Months After Rare Pleural Recurrence

UNSW Review Says Nicotine Vapes Likely Cause Lung and Oral Cancers

New Review Finds Vaping Probably Carcinogenic for Lungs and Mouth

Ontario Ends Funding for Seven Supervised Drug Sites, Starts 90-Day Wind-Down

Princess of Wales Declines Alcohol, Spotlighting Evidence Linking Drinking to Cancer

Catalan Teen Survey Finds Less Smoking and Drinking as Digital and Gambling Risks Grow

Yeri Mua Defends Onstage Marijuana Use at Veracruz Carnival as Officials Stay Silent

NYT Editorial Admits Legalization’s Costs, Calls for Tighter Marijuana Controls

HHS Launches $100 Million STREETS Program to Confront Addiction, Homelessness and Public Safety

French Health Agency Says Vaping Carries Health Risks in All Uses

Cocaine Surpasses Cannabis as France’s Largest Illicit Drug Market

Below Deck’s Fraser Olender Says Vaping Triggered Heart Attack

Brooks Nader Calls Her Ongoing GLP‑1 Use a 'Crutch'

Maldives Enacts World’s First Generational Tobacco Ban, Effective November 1

Pilot Study Ties GLP-1 Drugs to Slower Alcohol Absorption and Milder Intoxication

UK Proposes Retail Licences for Tobacco and Vape Sales

WHO Reports Smoking Decline but Warns Vaping Boom Risks Reversing Progress