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Smoking TobaccoJUUL E-cigarettes and Youth: What You Need to Know
Studies have found that most kids are not aware of the potential risks they face by using e-cigarettes, including JUULs. We talked with the American Cancer Society Vice President for Tobacco Control, Cliff Douglas, to learn more about these issues and what must be done to protect our young people.
5 Healthy Habits May Help You Live More Than 10 Years Longer
New research published by the American Heart Association (AHA) suggests that adults in the US who follow 5 healthy lifestyle habits may live more than a decade longer compared with people who follow none of the 5 habits.
World No Tobacco Day
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.
Report: More and More Teens Seeing E-Cigarette Ads
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that middle school and high school students are being exposed to more advertising for electronic cigarettes than ever before.
12 Key Findings from the New Edition of The Tobacco Atlas
Learn about the physical, social, and economic harms of tobacco and about evidence-based solutions to advance toward a tobacco-free world.
Report: What’s Known About the Harms and Benefits of E-Cigarettes
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) has released a report looking at more than 800 scientific studies about the effects of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) on users’ health.
Slideshow: Study Highlights State of Smoking in US
Cigarette smoking has been declining in the United States over the past 50 years. In 1965, about 42% of adults smoked. As of 2015, 15% said they did. That’s progress. But not enough, according to a new paper that reviews smoking rates across different groups.
CDC: Almost 30% of US Vets Use Tobacco
Almost 1 in 3 US military veterans smokes cigarettes or uses some other form of tobacco, according to a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Overall, the use of tobacco is higher among vets than non-vets across almost every age group.