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Vaping Could Raise Your Risk for Heart Failure
TUESDAY, April 2, 2024 – Think vaping is the "healthy" alternative to smoking? Think again: A new study finds it raises people's odds for heart failure. “More and more studies are linking e...
Teen Use of Disposable E-Cigarettes Linked to Persistent Use Patterns
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – Among adolescents and young adults (AYAs), use of disposable electronic cigarette devices is associated with increased risks for persistent e-cigarette use patterns,...
Poll Shows Strong Support Among Black Voters for Menthols Ban
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 – Black voters support a ban on menthol cigarettes by a wide margin, refuting claims that such a ban would be strongly opposed by Black Americans, a new survey shows. Black...
Review: Menthol Cigarette Bans Promote Smoking Cessation
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 – Menthol cigarette bans promote smoking cessation, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Feb. 21 in Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Sarah D....
E-Cigarettes Boost Tobacco Use Abstinence With Smoking Cessation Counseling
FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 – The addition of electronic cigarettes to standard smoking-cessation counseling results in greater abstinence from tobacco use among smokers than smoking-cessation counseling...
Smoking Harms Immune System Years After Quitting
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 – The harms of smoking are many, but new research delivers evidence of another troubling type of damage: Lighting up alters your immune system, leaving you more vulnerable to...
Tobacco Use in Pregnancy Linked to Neurocognitive Deficits in Offspring
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – Maternal tobacco use during pregnancy (MTDP) is associated with child neurocognitive deficits at ages 9 to 12 years, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in JAMA...
Smoking Linked to Melanoma-Associated Death in Early-Stage Melanoma
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – For patients with clinical stage I and II melanoma, smoking is associated with an increased risk for melanoma-associated death, according to a study published online Feb. 6...
E-Cigarette Coupons May Encourage, Sustain Use
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – Electronic cigarette coupon advertising may encourage and sustain e-cigarette use, according to a study published online in the January issue of the American Journal of ...
CDC Restarts National Anti-Smoking Campaign, With Focus on Menthols
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resumed a national campaign that uses the stories of former smokers to warn Americans about the many health dangers of...
American Lung Association Blasts Biden for Inaction on Menthol Cigarette Ban
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – The American Lung Association’s annual report on smoking blasts President Joe Biden for failing to finalize rules that would end the sale of menthol cigarettes and fl...
1991 to 2021 Saw Drop in Cigarette Use Among Adolescents
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – From 1991 to 2021, there was a large and significant decrease in cigarette use among U.S. adolescents in high school, according to a study published in the December issue...
Smoking Residue on Household Surfaces Can Harm Kids
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 — Nearly half of homes tested in a new study contained toxic byproducts of cigarette smoke. Known as thirdhand smoke, these tobacco byproducts remained on furniture, floors a...
U.S. Teen Smoking Rates Have Plummeted, With Less Than 1% Now Daily Smokers
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – The number of American teens who smoke or have even tried smoking has dropped dramatically compared to a generation ago, with less than 1% now saying they light up...
Nicotine Study Shows Mind's Power When It Comes to Drugs
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – How much a person believes in the strength of a drug might influence how powerfully that drug influences brain activity, a new study has found. Smokers told to expect a low,...