#THRfacts campaign aims to educate the community about a science-based way to reduce smoking and raise awareness of the rising concerns over underground and unregulated tobacco and vapes. Today, many ...

Tobacco from Connecticut is considered some of the best in the world. Why are there only a few people growing it? WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Dave Altimari to discuss his article, “Made ...

The tobacco and nicotine industries have a long and troubling history of aggressively marketing harmful products, especially to children and young people. This issue is particularly important given ...

A “tobacco surcharge” is part of many employers’ wellness programs, where the employer charges tobacco users higher health insurance premiums than non-tobacco users. A typical tobacco surcharge ...

With a rise of teens vaping in the state, advocates have called on lawmakers to address what they call a "loophole" in state law that is allowing young people to get easier access to tobacco products.

The blood test that detects nicotine is called a cotinine test. It measures recent tobacco use and exposure. Cotinine is a chemical that comes from the breakdown of nicotine in the body. A blood test ...

CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY SCATTERED OVER THE LANDSCAPE, LIKE SO MANY MATCHSTICKS FOR MUCH OF THE YEAR. THESE OLD STRUCTURES GIVE OFF A FORLORN AIR OF ABANDONMENT. RELICS OF SOME DISTANT AGRARIAN PAST.

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create more of it with a tax-deductible donation today. WSHU: You smoke cigars. So it must be fascinating to look behind the ...