Smoking Stories
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Airway Collapse Among Smokers Linked To Worse Respiratory Quality of Life
A relatively common airway disorder among current and former smokers is linked to increase in shortness of breath and coughing, according to a recent study. -
Air Pollution Is Taking A Major Health Toll In China
Researchers estimate China endured 2.8 million cancer deaths during 2015 and 4.3 million new cancer cases, with lung cancer the most common of all. -
Nicotine Patch Just As Effective As Prescription Drugs For Quitting Smoking
For smokers who want to quit, the patch might be every bit as effective as taking prescription medications, a new study finds. -
Secondhand Hookah Smoke As Harmful As Smoking Cigarettes
Hookah bar employees are being exposed to hazardous levels of carbon monoxide and nicotine — chemicals commonly found in tobacco smoke, according to a recent study. -
For Teens, E-Cigs May Be The Gateway Drug To Actual Cigarettes
Teens who use e-cigarettes even once might be much more likely to start smoking tobacco than those who abstain, a new study finds. -
Mail-Delivered Nicotine Patches Might Encourage You To Quit Smoking
Smokers mailed free nicotine patches are more likely to report quitting six months later than a control group, a new study finds. -
E-Cigs May Not Help People Quit Smoking After All
A new look into past research suggests e-cigarettes aren't an effective method to help people quit smoking. -
So This Is Why It’s So Hard To Break A Habit
Scientists from Duke University discovered changes in the brain that explain why we form habits and why they're so hard to break. -
Candy-Flavored E-Cig Ads Could Increase Vaping Among Kids
Kids love candy-flavored e-cigs, but will ads for them really make children pick up an e-cig more often? -
Hookah Exposes People To 2.5 Times More Nicotine Than A Cigarette
Your typical hookah session may leave you inhaling a lot more toxins than you would from one cigarette, a new report suggests. -
E-Cigarette Ads' Wide Reach Among U.S. Youth Alarming: CDC
E-cigarette companies are reaching about seven in 10 U.S. middle- and high-school students with advertisements employing themes of sex, independence and rebellion that hooked previous generations on regular cigarettes, a government study released on Tuesday said. -
What Secondhand Smoke Could Do To Your Pet's Health
Secondhand smoke may put cats and dogs at higher risk for weight gain, cell damage, and certain types of cancer than children.
