An average of 40% of checked retailers in Washtenaw County sold tobacco products to underage kids last year, according to the Washtenaw County Health Department.

The University of Michigan is banning the use of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, on its campuses.

DETROIT – Michigan health officials have confirmed the state’s fourth death caused by a vaping-related lung injury. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services learned Wednesday about a Michigan man’s death. No other information about the man was revealed, but his death was linked to the outbreak of e-cigarettes or vaping, officials said. That number includes 64 deaths in 28 states, health officials said. The CDC has identified vitamin E acetate as strongly associated with vaping-related lung injury.