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Colorful Way Tobacco Industry May Be Skirting Labeling Rules
Words like “light” and “mild” can’t be used on cigarette packages, but colors can.
Should Mentally Ill Patients Be Allowed to Smoke?
Smoking has long been tolerated in psychiatric institutes, but administrators want to ban the habit
Largest-Ever Survey on Global Tobacco Use Issues Dire Warnings
Nearly half of all men and more than 1 in 10 women use tobacco in many developing countries, and women are starting to smoke at earlier ages, according to the largest survey to date on international tobacco use.
Is Eating Eggs Really as Bad for Your Heart as Smoking?
A new study suggests that eating three whole eggs a week can thicken the arteries as much as smoking. Some heart experts say not so fast
Teens and Tobacco Use: Why Declines in Youth Have Stalled
Tobacco use in dropped sharply between 1997 and 2003, but since then the rate of decline has slowed. Between 2009 and 2011, it nearly ground to a halt. Why?
Cigarette Smokers Switch to Cigars and Pipes to Save Money
As cigarette sales dropped in the U.S., consumption of cheaper cigars and pipe tobacco took off, canceling out some of overall decline in tobacco use
Teens Improve on Most Risky Behaviors, but 1 in 3 Text While Driving: CDC
Despite constant fears that each generation of teens behaves more dangerously than the last, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that overall, the kids are all right — at least …
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CDC: States Lag in Boosting Cigarette Taxes
Hiking up cigarette prices is one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking, especially in youths and young adults. Yet a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that fewer states are …
Social Smoking Is No Better for Your Brain
Even social smokers are out of excuses. A recent study finds that it doesn’t matter whether you smoke every day or only on the weekends — at least when it comes to damaging your memory.
Can the Quit-Smoking Drug Chantix Help People Kick Alcohol, Cocaine?
Two new studies report intriguing evidence on new uses for a controversial anti-smoking drug.
Is Twitter Really More Addictive than Alcohol? The Vagaries of Will and Desire
Twitter and Facebook are harder to resist than alcohol and cigarettes, but so is the urge to work, according to new research on people’s daily struggles with self-control and desire.
