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Published on: April 29, 2020
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, an annual awareness day sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1987 to highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and encourage governments to adopt effective policies to reduce smoking and other tobacco use.
Published on: January 2, 2020
Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States. There are many different methods you can use to quit. Here is what the research tells us about how well they work:
Published on: October 30, 2019
Alarming reports about vaping and lung illness have parents of teenagers worried about e-cigarette use. Get the facts about vaping and how to help your children stay safe.
Published on: September 20, 2019
A survey published as a research letter in the New England Journal of Medicine shows vaping – using e-cigarettes – has more than doubled among teens in the past 2 years.
Published on: September 17, 2019
ACS is launching a new education campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of e-cigarette use.
Published on: September 9, 2019
Federal experts are investigating reports of severe lung illnesses in people who used e-cigarettes (also known as vaping).
Published on: August 8, 2019
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching a new series of TV ads to teach kids about the dangers of using e-cigarettes.
Published on: February 8, 2019
Could e-cigarettes help smokers of regular, combustible cigarettes quit? Or are they getting a new generation hooked on nicotine? Two new studies provide some answers, but also raise some questions.
