Texts Help Teens Kick Vaping Habit
A randomized clinical trial shows teens are 35% more likely to quit vaping nicotine with an interactive, tailored text message program.
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UK Youth Cigarette Ban Passes First Vote
The United Kingdom's proposed bill to outlaw the sale of cigarettes to any citizen born after 2008 passed its first vote in the British Parliament on April 16th.
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WHO Calls for Worldwide Ban on Flavored Vapes
WHO is calling for a worldwide ban on all flavored vapes, new taxes on devices, and reduced nicotine concentrations in existing products.
E-cigarettes: A Viable Option to Quit Smoking or a Controversial Alternative?
Nicotine e-cigarettes show potential in helping smokers quit, but health experts continue to caution against their use as smoking cessation aids.
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Prediagnosis Smoking Cessation Linked to Higher Lung Cancer Survival Rates
Compared to those who never smoked and were being treated for non-small cell lung cancer, current smokers had 68% higher mortality while former smokers had 26% higher mortality.
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Smoking Rates Declined During COVID-19 Pandemic
Cigarette smoking prevalence in adults declined from 14% in 2019 to 12% in 2021, an estimated 5.7 million decline in the number of adults who currently smoke.
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Can CBD Help Cigarette Smokers Curb Cravings?
Researchers found that CBD slows the metabolism of nicotine, which could potentially delay a smoker’s craving for more.
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Dual Smokers and Vapers Likely to Continue Smoking
A six-year study found that 42% of dual smokers and vapers were likely to continue smoking in the long run.
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Smoking and Vaping Have Similar Cardiovascular Harms
The cardiovascular effects of cigarettes and e-cigarettes are strikingly similar, and these harmful effects on blood vessel function are likely caused by airway irritation due to inhalation of a foreign substance.
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Smoking Age and Lung Cancer Risk
A new study looks at how smoking status and age impact lung cancer risk.
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Smoking Increases Risk of Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
Research published in PLoS ONE assessed the association of smoking with COVID-19 complications.
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Study: Smoking Cessation Through a Healthcare System Model
A Mass General-led study suggests that managing smoking cessation like other chronic diseases through an integrated health system approach could produce sustained results.
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Many Physicians Have Misconceptions About E-Cigarettes
Many physicians incorrectly believe all tobacco products are equally harmful and thus are less likely to recommend e-cigarettes for people seeking to quit smoking or those being treated for a tobacco-caused disease.
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Smoking Cessation Adds Five Healthy Years to Heart Disease Patients
Smoking cessation adds the same number of heart disease-free years to life as three preventive medications combined, according to research at ESC 2022.
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Nicotine Pouches Reduce In-vitro Toxicity Compared to Combustible Cigarette Smoke
Reduced levels of toxicants in nicotine pouches translate directly into reduced in-vitro biological activity, a recent study in the journal Applied In Vitro Toxicology shows.
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