Smoking
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Will targeting nicotine reduce smoking deaths?
The FDA recently announced a plan that would force tobacco companies to dramatically decrease levels of the highly-addictive substance in cigarettes.
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Should menthol cigarettes be banned?
The Food and Drug Administration announced plans to ban the flavor, which is especially popular among Black smokers, but critics say the decision will do little to reduce smoking-related illnesses.
6 min read - NewsAmy Rushlow
Teens Who Try E-Cigs More Likely to Start Smoking
Teens who try electronic cigarettes may be more than twice as likely to progress to traditional cigarettes as their peers who haven’t used the devices, a recent U.S. study finds.
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Study: Pot Doesn't Make Teens Stupid
Results of 22-year study are 'a little surprising,' say researchers.
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A Hookah Session Packs 25 Times the Tar of a Single Cigarette, Research Shows
There’s really no grey area when it comes to the negative impact cigarettes have on our health. But what about hookah?
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Hawaii Raises Smoking Age to 21
Hawaii is the first state in the nation to raise the legal smoking age to 21, for traditional and electronic cigarettes. Hawaii is raising the legal smoking to age 21 for traditional and electronic cigarettes on Jan. 1, becoming the first state in the nation to do so. Public health officials are hoping that by making it more difficult for young people to get their hands on cigarettes, they will keep them from developing an unhealthy addiction.
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Do E-Cigarettes Really Not Have Any Secondhand Effects? 3 Common Myths, Busted
Are e-cigarettes really a panacea for quitting smoking? We debunk three common myths.
