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Menthols Ban Would Slash U.S. Smoking Rates: Study
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 – A ban on menthol cigarettes would likely lead to a meaningful reduction in smoking rates, a new review argues. Almost a quarter of menthol smokers quit smoking altogether...
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...
E-Coupons Are Luring Folks to Taking Up Vaping
THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 – Coupons for e-cigarettes appear to be a powerful way to get people hooked on vaping, a new study shows. People who receive coupons for e-cigarettes are 50% more likely to...
Efficacy of Electronic Cigarettes Noninferior to Varenicline
TUESDAY, Jan. 30, 2024 – For smokers who are motivated to quit, the quit rate is noninferior for electronic cigarettes (ECs) versus varenicline and is higher for ECs than nicotine replacement...
More Education Lengthens Life. Here's How Much
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 – “Stay in school” slogans tend to focus on the money, status and freedom that more education can provide. Now there’s another argument for getting as many degrees as you can --...
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...
Seniors Who Smoke Weed & Drive Are Road Hazards: Study
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Many studies have found that getting high on weed and then getting behind the wheel is dangerous for young drivers, and now new research finds it's no different for...
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...
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