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New safety regulations in the e-cigarette industry have prompted a wave of backlash this year from manufacturers and retailers concerned the rules will harm their businesses. They’ve also raised an important question: Could a thriving e-cigarette industry help curb Indiana’s rampant tobacco use? Some say yes, including Nicole Neily, president of the Franklin Center for […]

Indiana stands at the height of a twin addiction epidemic fueled by the rise of opioids and stubbornly persistent tobacco use in our state. Today more Hoosiers die from drug overdoses than auto accidents each year. The death toll from smoking equates to more than two fatal 747 airplane crashes each month. And we’re outpacing […]

Not only is Indiana’s opioid epidemic costing hundreds of lives every year, it’s also costing you hundreds of dollars. Two studies were released by the Fairbanks Foundation Thursday. One looked at the financial impact of tobacco, the other on the financial impact of the opioid addiction and heroin use in Indiana. Turns out, Hoosiers are […]