March 13 is "No Smoking Day" — the perfect excuse to say goodbye to cigarettes once and for all! Whether you’ve tried before or are just getting started, today’s the day to kick those bad habits to ...
Cigarette smoking among Americans has plummeted to an all-time low, with only 11 percent of U.S. adults saying they have smoked cigarettes in the past week, according to a new Gallup poll. It’s even ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 28 million Americans smoke tobacco (11% of US adults). 68% of smokers want to quit, and 55% of smokers have tried at least ...
Growing up in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Aitana V. remembers being a young girl and not seeing anyone from her school or in her community smoke. If the topic of cigarettes even came up, “we talked ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. John Samuels is the Founder/CEO of Wellworth healthcare advisory firm. A cigarette lit on screen once symbolized noir, danger and ...
If cigarettes contained very little of the chemical that keeps people smoking, it could help smokers move away from these deadly products. That’s the rationale behind a new rule proposed on January 15 ...
After more than a decade on the market as consumer products in the United States, electronic nicotine-delivery systems — or e-cigarettes — remain highly controversial in medical and public health ...
Cigarette smoking remains a persistent public health issue across the United States, with certain states exhibiting significantly higher rates of tobacco use. These disparities reflect various social, ...
The harms of smoking cigarettes are pretty clear. Smoking causes cancer as well as heart and lung diseases, and it’s the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. When it comes to ...