Usage increases as teens get older
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Study: Despite Black Box Warning, Chantix Okay for Smokers With Depression
Kicking the habit can be hard enough, but smokers with depression face a steeper challenge. Now there’s evidence that the drug varenincline (Chantix) can help.
First National Anti-Smoking TV Ads Help 200,000 Smokers to Quit
Real-life stories of former smokers’ health problems provided the motivation smokers needed.
Rising Pulmonary Disease Cases Among Smokers Spurs New Drug Company Rivalry
Drugmakers go head-to-head with new treatments
E-Cigarettes as Effective as Nicotine Patches in Smoking Cessation
More studies are helping regulators to decide what role e-cigarettes could play in anti-smoking efforts.
E-Cigarettes Finding New Users in Teens
Touted as a way to quit smoking, the latest data raise concerns that electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, may actually be a gateway for teens into tobacco use.
Doctors Asked to Counsel Teens About the Dangers of Smoking
Doctors already have a hefty checklist of topics to go over with their patients. Will they be able to squeeze in discussions about the health hazards of tobacco during office visits?
FDA Approves New Cigarettes in First Use of New Regulatory Power Over Tobacco
It’s taken four years, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally exerted its authority to review and regulate cigarettes and certain tobacco products.
Mothers Who Smoke While Pregnant Put Kids at Risk of Substance Abuse
Exposure to cigarette smoke in the womb may interfere with the brain‘s reward system, and make children more vulnerable to addictions.
Do National Smoking Bans Actually Work?
The world’s third largest tobacco market has officially banned smoking.
As of June 1, Russians are no longer allowed to light up on public transportation, at airports and train stations, and inside schools and hospitals, among
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Medications Are Effective for Quitting Smoking
In the U.S., 68.8% of current adult smokers want to quit for good, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since 2002, the number of former smokers exceeds the number of current smokers in the country, …
What the Kids Are Watching: Fewer Tobacco Ads, But More Alcohol Ads in Movies
Teens may be seeing more drinking on screen, but will that lead them to have more problems with alcohol?
Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms Aren’t a Guarantee of a Smoke-Free Stay
Just because you choose the non-smoking hotel room doesn’t mean you’re completely protecting yourself from exposure.