Smokers scarce in America, 50 yrs after health warning
Fifty years ago, almost half of Americans smoked cigarettes—at work, in restaurants, schools and even in hospitals. Then came a landmark warning that changed everything.
Jan 11, 2014
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Fifty years ago, almost half of Americans smoked cigarettes—at work, in restaurants, schools and even in hospitals. Then came a landmark warning that changed everything.
Jan 11, 2014
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About 37 million children ages 13 to 15 around the world use tobacco, according to a 2024 report from the World Health Organization.
Jun 3, 2024
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Many smokers begin using tobacco products as young adults, and vaping—consuming tobacco through an e-cigarette or other device that typically uses a battery, heating element and a liquid to produce an inhalable aerosol—is ...
May 13, 2024
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The tobacco industry has long appealed to youth through targeted marketing that glamorizes smoking with imagery of candy-flavored products, celebrity endorsements, social settings, and other enticing tactics. That marketing ...
Apr 23, 2024
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In the U.S., young women who identify as LGBTQ+ are up 4.8 times more likely to smoke cigarettes than their heterosexual peers.
Jan 26, 2024
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Young adults who are more familiar with e-cigarette marketing practices are more likely to have attitudes against vaping than those unaware of the industry's marketing, according to a study led by Drexel University public ...
Dec 20, 2023
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Cigarette makers are using synthetic menthol substitutes in what appears to be an effort to skirt a looming federal menthol ban, researchers say.
Oct 11, 2023
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The proportion of smokers' duty free tobacco purchases in England has tripled since 2019, rising from just over 5% to just over 16%, but there's been no reported change in black market purchases, reveals a time-trends analysis ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Tobacco companies claim to be transforming their business by "reducing the health impact" of their products. Yet they often oppose the very policies that could achieve this goal.
May 3, 2023
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Hispanic and Latinx young men with higher levels of education who were born in the United States and speak mostly English at home are more likely to use e-cigarettes, according to a Rutgers researcher.
Dec 20, 2022
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