Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability, and death in the United States. Between 1964 and 2004, cigarette smoking caused an estimated 12 million deaths, including 4.1 million deaths from cancer, 5.5 million deaths from cardiovascular diseases,…
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The environmental impact of cigarettes
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Are cigarette butts more than just an unsightly litter problem? Do the chemicals leached out of them just ‘go away’—biodegraded and diluted by our streams, rivers and oceans so that we can forget about them? This special supplement of Tobacco…
What’s in your cigarette?
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It’s common knowledge that cigarette smoke is bad for you. But it may be even more toxic than you realize. Here are some facts you need to take down before you light up: Cigarette smoke contains more than 4,800 chemical…
Robert Downey Jr. Has Started Smoking Again
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On ‘The Tonight Show’, Robert Downey Jr. had some good news and some bad news. First, the good news: He’d like to have a baby girl. Or, as the actor put it, he wants to be “waist-deep in doo-doo” in…
Menthol cigarettes are more addictive
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Far from being a harmless flavouring agent, menthol cigarettes are more addictive than others, a study has found. This is because menthol enables nicotine to permeate more quickly into the mouth, speeding up the addictive effect of smoking, the Dows…
CDC urges greater efforts to reduce smoking and save lives
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As states rake in billions of dollars annually in tobacco settlement money, the Centers for Disease control would like to see states like Missouri use some of that money toward proven anti-smoking efforts to save lives and reduce millions of…
Secondhand smoke harms teens’ arteries
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A new study has found that teenagers who are exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke are more likely to have changes to their blood vessels that could lead to heart disease later in life. Researcher Katariina Kallio of the University of…
Bees Addicted to Coffee and Cigarettes Too
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Scientists have recently determined that bees, like humans, also have a weak spot for addiction, especially when it comes to coffee and cigarettes. The investigation revealed that, when faced with a choice, bees always preferred pollen that was naturally “spiced…
Scientists Identify New Danger From Tobacco Smoke
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Here’s yet another reason to book a nonsmoking hotel room. Scientists have long known that the residue from cigarette smoke clings to surfaces for weeks and even months. Now there is new research indicating that the film left by burning…
New laws will help Oregonians smokers quit
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According to the Tobacco Free Coalition of Oregon, every day 18 Oregonians die from tobacco use while 20 kids start smoking. In addition, 35,000 Oregonians are exposed to secondhand smoke at work. Yet Oregon spends only one penny of a…
Smokefree United helping football fans to quit
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Chelsea fans may be celebrating their team being top of the Premier League but they are struggling off the pitch to give smoking the red card. Only 79 Blues fans have signed up for Smokefree United, a virtual club of…
Bladder Cancer Risks Increase Over Time for Smokers
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Risk of bladder cancer for smokers has increased since the mid-1990s, with a risk progressively increasing to a level five times higher among current smokers in New Hampshire than that among nonsmokers in 2001-2004, according to a new study published…
The truth about second-hand smoking
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Thanks to some unusual candour on the part of the anti-tobacco brigade in New York City, we now have official confirmation that banning smoking in public has absolutely nothing to do with protecting the health of non-smokers from second-hand smoke,…
Phone counseling helps teens quit smoking
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New research suggests that teens are more likely to quit smoking if they receive telephone counseling to build their motivation and cognitive behavior skills. Researchers developed a telephone-counseling program and evaluated it by recruiting 2,000 smokers who were juniors at…