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Have you or someone you know experienced a health problem after consuming energy drinks? We want to hear about it.

The Examination and POLITICO found that EU Commission officials had six meetings with the company after it requested help securing favorable tobacco regulations and taxes in non-EU countries.

A Greek physician who has extensively studied nicotine was paid by Juul to lobby against Israeli vaping regulations. He didn’t disclose the payment in his research.

Lord Strathcarron didn’t publicly disclose his family connection even as he adopted the tobacco giant’s position on a “smoke-free generation” bill.

We investigate corporate behavior that threatens the health of communities around the world. See our reporting on tobacco, food, polluters and more.

Outlaw Dip, Spree Bar and other nicotine alternatives aren’t regulated in many countries. Researchers warn about health risks and misleading marketing.

Before the 2025 Global Investigative Journalism Conference officially kicks off, GIJC25 will host a focused day of high-impact workshops and special gatherings led by top investigative journalists and...

We investigate corporate behavior that threatens the health of communities around the world. See our reporting on tobacco, food, polluters and more.

Calls for sugar taxes, nondescript packaging for tobacco and restrictions on alcohol advertising were removed during negotiations ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting in September.

The deal delivered millions to an in-law of the former president, Bounnhang Vorachit, while blocking tobacco tax hikes for 25 years.

We investigate corporate behavior that threatens the health of communities around the world. See our reporting on tobacco, food, polluters and more.

As public health experts warn of the dangers of heated tobacco products like IQOS, Lord Ed Vaizey argued that they should be excluded from a landmark ban pending further study – after touring Philip M...

Young adults are taking the health effects of drinking more seriously

The sudden shutdown of the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health endangers a range of tobacco control programs stateside and surveys around the world.

A presidential agenda, pro-industry proposals and a probe — documents reveal Big Tobacco’s influence in the Philippines and on the international stage.

German drugmaker Grünenthal pushed its latest opioid as a safer option. People around the world got hooked. Madlen Davies, Hristio Boytchev, and Rafael Cabrera report.

Prescriptions of the lesser-known drug surged after being marketed as safer alternative to classic opioids

Fueled by misleading marketing claims, the German drugmaker’s painkiller tapentadol is on the rise.

The U.S. food supply is generally considered safe, but tens of millions of people get sick from foodborne illnesses each year. Our Q&A report examines...

Companies release watermelon Marlboros, blueberry-menthol Luckies despite “smoke-free” promises

Companies release watermelon Marlboros, blueberry-menthol Luckies despite “smoke-free” promises

We investigate corporate behavior that threatens the health of communities around the world. See our reporting on tobacco, food, polluters and more.

Tactics used to persuade U.S. doctors that potent painkillers could be safely prescribed have been used abroad, an investigation shows.