Smoking and vaping may put people at higher risk of complications from COVID-19, especially because they can weaken the immune system and damage the lungs. So,...
We all know that smoking is harmful to one’s lungs. As our lives are disrupted by the coronavirus, this fact raises concerns about the damaging impact...
BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker today announced the Baker-Polito Administration plans to keep the temporary ban on the sale of all vaping products in place until...
The Massachusetts Senate passed a bill Wednesday evening that will ban all flavored tobacco products and also impose a tax on vaping/e-cigarette products, pending Governor Baker’s...
Hound Labs Inc., creator of the world’s first dual marijuana and alcohol breathalyzer, announced the closing of a $30 million Series D financing round to accelerate...
The Fall River Fire Department made quick work of a fire on Sunday afternoon. Just after 2:00 p.m. a call came into dispatch for smoke and...
Several fires, a few of them severe, have taken place lately in the city. Most of them, however, were preventable. Last week there were at least...
The Fall River Board of Health this week discussed the possibility of raising the Minimum Legal Sales Age to purchase tobacco and vaping products from 18...
BOSTON – Today Governor Charlie Baker signed H4486, An Act protecting youth from the health risks of tobacco and nicotine addiction, which will raise the legal...
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced an adult smoking cessation education campaign aimed at encouraging cigarette smokers to quit through messages of support that...
