Worker Supported for Taking Up Smoking To Take Advantage of Smoke Breaks
A former employee of a fast-food restaurant shared a story of malicious compliance when they were told smoke breaks were only for smokers, not general breaks.
Man Told He Has Baseball-Sized Cancer Tumor After Water Squirts From Nose
Phil Sledden-Houston was told he had six months to live unless he quit smoking immediately and underwent surgery.
People Can't Believe McDonald's Once Had Branded Ashtrays to Smoke Inside
"A quarter-pounder, fries, shake, and a few cigarettes is probably the best last meal you could order."
NJ Senate Yet to Talk About Bill to Ban Smoking in Atlantic City Casinos
Thursday, anti-smoking activists held a news conference to persuade lawmakers to pass the bill during a lame-duck session of the Legislature currently going.
Minnesota Uses TikTok to Stop Teens Vaping Amid Reports of E-cig Dependency
The Minnesota Department of Health has partnered with a popular doctor on TikTok, as a recent study reveals rises in vaping dependency among teens.
FDA Allows E-Cig Marketing for First Time, But Flavors Can't Be Advertised
"Today's authorizations are an important step toward ensuring all new tobacco products undergo the FDA's robust, scientific premarket evaluation," the FDA said.
Humans Have Been Using Tobacco for Over 12,000 Years Says New Study
The findings suggest that tobacco was used by people 9,000 years before scientists previously thought.
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FDA Rejects 950K Applications for Flavored e-Cigs, Delays Decision on Juul
The agency said applications for other flavored products were rejected mainly due to their appeal to underage teens, but it needed more time to consider Juul.
Prof Who Led Smoking Ban Push Wants Unvaccinated to Cover Pandemic Costs
Unvaccinated Americans should shoulder the financial costs of coronavirus as they are "imposing on society", a professor of public law has argued.
It's Time to End the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products
Flavored products, like e-cigarettes, have long been a favorite tobacco industry strategy for targeting kids, Black Americans and others.
Misinformation Threatens Efforts to Reduce Tobacco Harm
Accessibility and acceptability (through flavors, cost, or other means) of alternative, safer tobacco products are key to tobacco harm reduction.
Pfizer Recalls Several Lots of Chantix for Increased Cancer Risks
"There is no immediate risk to patients taking this medication," the FDA said in a release.
Biohazard Cleaner Reveals What 20 Years of Smoking Does to Your Walls
The cleaner said on TikTok he had to use his strongest chemicals and a steamer to shift the nicotine stains.
Graphic Clip of Black Cigarette-Damaged Lungs Sees Smokers Quit on the Spot
Smoking is the cause of more than 480,000 fatalities each year in America, accounting for almost one in five deaths nationwide, according to the CDC.
Professional Cleaner Reveals What 26 Years of Cigarette Smoke Does to Walls
Katie shared photos from the apartment, in which white patches can be seen where pictures had been hanging on the now yellow walls.
Woman Reveals 'Liquid Cancer' in a Smoker's Blanket Not Washed in 30 Years
The 30-year-old had three blankets which were family heirlooms, and confirmed she wasn't throwing them away despite admitting they "stink."
Why Joe Biden Is Banning Menthol Cigarettes
About 18.6 million Americans smoke menthol cigarettes, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
How AstraZeneca Blood Clot Risk Compares to the Pill, Smoking, Long Flights
A list of things that increase the risk of blood clots to help put the AstraZeneca headlines into perspective.
Indiana Guidelines Let Smokers Get On Vaccine Waitlists Before Teachers
Teachers trying to get on vaccine standby lists were suddenly bumped down, only to find that smokers took higher priority.
The Weed Lobby is Using Big Tobacco's Playbook
The Madison Avenue "mad men" and K Street lobbyists have stopped trying to convince the public to see cigarettes in a new light. They are now focused on helping big marijuana take its place.
N.J. Gov Blasts Criticism That Smokers Are Being Vaccinated Over Others
Governor Phil Murphy said that teachers as well as other workers are eligible for the COVID vaccine in the new eligibility expansion.
Smoking Linked to Tripled Risk of Fatal Brain Bleeding, Study Finds
Over 16,000 pairs of twins took part in the study.
Giuliani Accuses Kamala Harris of Smoking Weed While Prosecuting Smokers
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani described Kamala Harris as a "horrible prosecutor" and "bully" Friday, as he officially endorsed President Donald Trump's re-election campaign.
COPD Patients Who Have Never Smoked Could Be at Greater Risk of Lung Cancer
Some 15 million U.S. adults have the condition according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Air Pollution Pandemic Kills More People Prematurely than Smoking: Study
In North America, air pollution wipes 1.4 years off people's lives on average, which could mostly be avoided if we stopped burning fossil fuels.
Mike Pence's Most Controversial Science Remarks
Vice President Mike Pence has some highly controversial "scientific opinions" that have raised more than a few professional eyebrows over the years, from climate change to creationism.
Why Did the U.S. Crack Down on Fruit E-Cigarette Flavors, but Not Menthol?
The FDA hopes the policy will curb "epidemic levels" of youths vaping.
Vaping May Be As Bad As Smoking for Lung Disease Bacteria
"Vaping is often quoted as being less harmful than smoking. But less harmful isn't the same as safe," Dr. Deirdre Gilpin of the School of Pharmacy at Queen's University Belfast told Newsweek.
Smoking Weed May Increase Risk of Stroke for Young Adults, Study Finds
The study of more than 40,000 adults found that those who smoked marijuana frequently were three times more likely to suffer a stroke.