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A slender, black, rectangle, the Juul fits easily in the palm of your hand. You don’t light it, you trigger it with a click of a finger. The mist that is…

One of Kentucky’s leading health advocates says a 50 cent increase in the state’s cigarette tax is beginning to pay dividends.A poll commissioned by the…

In 2014, about one in four teens nationwide reported smoking an e-cigarette, which are lauded y the vaping industry as a safer alternative to cigarettes.…

On the heels of a record year for lobbyist spending, Kentucky businesses and organizations spent an all-time high of $2.6 t million dollars in the first…

A new survey of the health behavior of Kentucky youth is showing some positive signs, especially regarding tobacco use.There remain concerns related to…

Hundreds of kids scurrying to buses are oblivious to a sign above them declaring Bourbon County High School “100 percent Tobacco Free.” But upstairs in…

More than two dozen health organizations are promoting the physical benefits found soon after quitting smoking. They did so Wednesday in announcing the…

The bill would prevent insurers from charging co-pays, requiring prior authorization or step therapy to gain access to smoking cessation benefits.

The Kentucky senate voted Wednesday to make all public school campuses tobacco free Bill Sponsor Dr. Ralph Alvarado told senators Kentucky’s youth smoking…

According to the results of a recent federal study, teen smoking in Kentucky is on the decline. But, the state's primary public health doctor says there's…