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FDA Must Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Teens: Report

THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – A new government report finds that federal regulators need to do more to help in the battle to keep kids and teens off tobacco. Among the report’s findings were that the U...

Young E-Cigarette Users Report Higher Levels of Chronic Stress

TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 – Young electronic cigarette users are more likely to report having chronic stress than nonusers, according to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society...

E-Cigarette Use in Pregnancy Tied to Higher Abstinence Rate in Final Trimester

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 – Individuals who use electronic cigarettes during pregnancy have a higher smoking abstinence rate in late pregnancy than individuals who use nicotine replacement therapy...

E-Cigarettes, Cytisine, Varenicline Most Effective to Help Stop Smoking

FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 – Electronic cigarettes and the medicines cytisine and varenicline appear to help the most people to quit smoking, according to a review published online Sept. 12 in the...

Tobacco, Cannabis Use Tied to High Rates of Self-Reported Mental Health Issues

FRIDAY, Sept. 15, 2023 – Use of tobacco and/or cannabis, particularly co-use of both substances, is associated with poor mental health, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in PLOS ONE....

Depression Risk Rises in Folks Who Use Both Marijuana & Tobacco

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 – Using both tobacco and marijuana is tied to significantly higher odds for depression and anxiety, a new study suggests. Among nearly 54,000 U.S. adults, those who used...

For the Young, Vaping & Chronic Stress Often Go Together

TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 – Young people who vape are more likely to experience chronic stress, though it isn’t clear whether it was the stress that brought on the vaping or the vaping that caused the ...

Smoking Increases Risk for Mental Illness

TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 – Smoking increases the risk for developing mental disorders, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Lloyd Balbuena, from University...

Boys Who Smoke Could Be Harming Their Future Children's Health

TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 – Smoking may not only harm the smoker and those who breathe in the secondhand fumes, but also their future children. New research suggests that boys who smoke in their early...

Young Smokers Report More Ocular Symptoms

TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 – Adolescents and young adult users of both electronic cigarettes and cigarettes have a higher likelihood of experiencing severe and frequent ocular symptoms, according to a...

Unguided Electronic Cigarette Use Beneficial for Smoking Cessation

TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 – Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are beneficial for smoking cessation in adult smokers with varied motivation for smoking cessation, according to a study published...

Tobacco Company Coupons Raise Odds Ex-Smokers Will Light Up Again

FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 – Coupons for tobacco products appear to have a big impact on relapse rates for smokers who have recently kicked the habit, researchers report. A study of more than 5,000...

Study Explores Persons With Tobacco Exposure, Preserved Spirometry

THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 – Persons with tobacco exposure and preserved spirometry (TEPS) with symptoms (symptomatic TEPS) do not have accelerated rates of decline in forced expiratory volume in one...

Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking

TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 – It’s well known that smoking in pregnancy can harm a developing baby’s growth. Now, a new study suggests that using e-cigarettes may be more effective that traditional nicot...

Tobacco Dependence Greater for Cigarette-Dominant Tobacco Users

THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 – Cigarette-dominant tobacco users have a higher level of tobacco dependence (TD), according to a study published online July 26 in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Lihua Li,...

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