A recent study of 2.9 million participants found a link between quitting smoking before the age of 50 and a significant ...

Smoking is a harmful habit that affects not only the smoker but also those around them, particularly children. The impact of secondhand smoke on children’s health is profound, with the lungs being one ...

Vaping with nicotine has become commonplace. It can be used to stop smoking cigarettes, but it has several serious health risks. The long-term effects of vaping are unknown.

Over 100 years ago, lung cancer was relatively uncommon. But this was well before Hollywood glamorized smoking and the tobacco industry launched mass advertising campaigns. Fast forward to today, and ...

The Lung Association’s 2026 “State of Tobacco Control” report dropped the federal grade for regulating tobacco products from a “C” to a “D,” and the grade for the federal government’s anti-smoking ...

Dr. J. Craig Allen said "the carcinogens and toxins in tobacco smoke don't stay in your lungs; they...get into your ...

In 2025, the tobacco control and prevention landscape fundamentally changed when the administration took a series of actions ...

The damage that smoking can do has been detailed quite thoroughly. Financially, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the average cost of a pack of cigarettes is $8.39, and a ...

Raleigh’s smoking ban now applies to vaping and e-cigarettes and is one of the most restrictive ordinances allowed under ...

Recreational use of marijuana has gained a lot of momentum since Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize it in 2012. According to a recent poll by Gallup, roughly 15 percent of ...

Star Trek‘s original Spock, Leonard Nimoy, tweeted Thursday that fans should stop smoking now. Nimoy revealed that he has COPD on Jan. 29 after worried fans asked about a photo taken of him in which ...

American Lung Association’s “State of Tobacco Control” report releases District of Columbia grades for tobacco control policies, outlines steps to reduce burden of tobacco ...