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FDA Proposes Nicotine Cap To Help Curb Cigarette Addiction

THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 – A rather historic U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposal aims to make cigarettes and other tobacco products far less addictive by reducing their nicotine content....

FDA Proposes Nicotine Limits on Combustible Tobacco Products

THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule to lower the level of nicotine in cigarettes and certain other combustible tobacco products in an effort to...

Beginning to Smoke Before Age 15 Increases Risk for COPD

TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2024 – Beginning cigarette smoking before 15 years of age is significantly associated with later chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk, according to a study recently...

These Incentives Help People, Including Pregnant Smokers, Quit Smoking

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 – Smokers are better able to quit if they’re offered financial incentives for their efforts. Overall, smokers had up to a 54% better chance at kicking the habit if their q...

Shifts in Trends Noted for Trachea, Bronchus, Lung Cancer Mortality

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 – Tobacco-associated trachea, bronchus, and lung (TBL) cancer mortality is declining, while ambient particulate matter (PM)-associated TBL cancer mortality is increasing,...

It May Be Easier to Quit Smoking With Holistic or Integrated Health Approach

TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – It takes a village to help a smoker quit. And a new study published recently in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that smokers had a nearly doubled success rate quitting when...

Incentives Aid Smoking Cessation Across Populations

TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – There is high-certainty evidence that incentives improve smoking cessation rates at long-term follow-up across populations, according to a review published online Jan. 13...

Three in 10 U.S. Adults Aware of Menthol-Mimicking Cigarettes

TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – A substantial proportion of U.S. adults are aware of and have already experimented with synthetic cooling agent menthol-mimicking cigarettes, according to a study published...

The Best Ways to Quit Vaping

FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – Text-based support programs are one of the best ways to help young people quit vaping, a new evidence review says. These texts offer motivational messages and tips for...

Every Cigarette Smoked Could Cost You 22 Minutes of Life, Research Says

THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – Considering a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking? New research might provide all the motivation you need: Each cigarette could shorten your life by up to 22 minutes, r...

Early Adoption of Tobacco 21 Policies Can Avert Premature Mortality

FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 – Early adoption and implementation of Tobacco 21 (T21) policies, with a minimum legal access age for tobacco products of 21 years, is associated with potential premature...

Quitline Coaching Helps Young Adults Stop Vaping

MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 – Almost half of young adults who vape are able to stop with quitline help, according to a study published online Dec. 11 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine....

Preteen, Teen Smoking Can Injure The Young Heart

THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 – Sneaking cigarettes might seem like a harmless pre-teen rite of passage, but it’s more dangerous than you think, a new study warns.  Regular smoking at a young age doesn’t j...

FDA Asks Biden Administration to Limit Nicotine in Tobacco Products

THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 – In what appears to be a last-ditch effort to limit the harms of smoking before its term ends, the Biden administration has proposed a rule that would significantly lower...

What Works Best to Help Young Vapers Quit?

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 – Many young adults can kick their vaping habit with a little coaching and support. New research published Dec. 10 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that...

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