E-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco products among teenagers, with over two million middle and high school students reporting their use. Nicotine exposure can adversely affect memory, ...

Adolescent e-cigarette users enrolled in a free text-message-based vaping-cessation program were 35% more likely to quit 7 months later, a double-blind randomized trial showed. In the study of more ...

PAW PAW, Mich. — Text-to-911 is an available tool during an emergency, but now with a pilot program available in some Michigan counties, Michigan State Police (MSP) can text a 911 caller back to let ...

In its latest effort to reduce homelessness, Long Beach has launched a text alert program to connect homeless residents to resources and services. Anyone that signs up for the program will receive ...

The city of New Carlisle started a new program earlier this month that will help residents find information and report issues through texting. TextMyGov, a 24/7 texting service, allows residents to ...

It’s often said that people are more likely to change their behavior when they know they’re being watched. Now D.C. wants to see if that’s actually true with dangerous drivers. The city is starting a ...

Have you ever had the urge to text Gov. Phil Murphy? Now, you can do just that. On Thursday, the governor's office launched a new program that allows New Jersey residents to text and ask the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Around four years ago, Knox County introduced a program allowing people to text dispatchers if they needed emergency services. Now, the program is available in every county in the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A program that allows people to text 911 instead of having to call should be available in the entire state of Tennessee by the end of the year. The service is meant to help people ...

DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- DuPage County is now allowing you to text 911 if you cannot call. The county launched the program on Tuesday to help anyone who is hearing impaired or who is in a ...