By Amanda Wheeler

This month the principal architect of America’s nicotine policy regulation, Mitch Zeller, will retire as head of FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products. His career highlight might be the arbitrary outlawing of nearly all nicotine vaping products, which are the single most effective smoking cessation method ever devised. 

By Amanda Wheeler

Promoting better health outcomes for all Americans right now is something that should unite public health officials, activists and policymakers on both sides of the aisle. Even as we turn the corner on the pandemic, the heightened attention we are giving to our health and wellness is a good thing, and it is critical that the Arizona Legislature does its part.

By Amanda Wheeler

Sometimes the loudest voice isn’t the most responsible when it comes to public health. And we can all agree that it is important to get the facts when making a decision that will impact the health and wellness of ourselves and our families. As Pennsylvanians discuss tobacco and e-cigarettes, we must make more room for the stories of thousands of people like myself who were able to turn to vaping to quit smoking traditional cigarettes.

By Amanda Wheeler

For the first time in 20 years, smoking rates are on the rise. That mournful finding ought to be reinvigorating the effort to stamp out cigarettes. Astoundingly, the opposite is happening.