tobacco

The American Lung Association released its annual State of Tobacco Control report, including recommendations on how states like Oklahoma can eliminate tobacco deaths.

Oklahoma's health officials and legislators have been slow to take action to keep teenagers from vaping, even as more cases of lung-related injuries and…

With another sizable budget shortfall looming, and state agencies pleading for help, some Oklahoma lawmakers are turning hungrily to one of the state’s…

The Oklahoma Supreme Court hears arguments August 8 in the case over the state’s new $1.50-per-pack cigarette fee. Each side will have approximately 30…

Two of the largest tobacco companies in the U.S. are suing Oklahoma over the state’s new cigarette fee. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris USA…

The Oklahoma House rejected a proposed $1.50 per-pack tax on cigarettes to help shore up the state's health care system.Updated May 19, 10:36 a.m.House…

The story of Big League Chew starts in a bullpen, where two pitchers didn't like players' habit of chewing tobacco.

An Oklahoma Senate committee has approved legislation to prohibit the use of all tobacco products in public schools and make them tobacco free.The Senate…

Public schools in Oklahoma would become tobacco free under legislation approved by a state House committee and sent to the full House.The House Common…

The company's 7,600 pharmacies will remove cigarettes and other tobacco products from their shelves by Oct. 1. The decision should "help people on their path to better health," says CVS CEO Larry Merlo.