Tobacco

The Oregon Health Authority sent underage buyers into more than 500 stores. And 26 percent of the time, the store failed to verify the minor’s age.

The advent of vaping revived nicotine addiction among young people after a dramatic decline. The FDA seems poised to at last yank some products aimed at teens from the market. Will it work?

Multnomah County leaders are considering banning the sale of all flavored tobacco products despite a recent court ruling that overturned a similar ban in neighboring Washington County.

The Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to ban menthol cigarettes, which the tobacco industry has aggressively marketed toward African Americans since 1964.

Oregon’s tobacco tax increased on Friday. That’s the result of a measure approved by voters in November.

Multnomah County's report shows tobacco products are easily accessible to youth and more prevalent in neighborhoods with high percentages of people of color.