Smoking and Tobacco News

E-cigarette use appeared linked to heightened odds for extreme chronic stress among teen and young adult vapers, according to a presentation at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

By August 2023, the FDA was expected to have a finalized rule to prohibit menthol in cigarettes; however, no ruling has been issued.

Prescription medications added onto tobacco longitudinal care did not improve long-term abstinence rates among current smokers eligible for lung cancer screening, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

In the United States, the prevalence of adolescents vaping CBD has risen in recent years, highlighting the need for educating youth about the potential harms, according to the results of research published in JAMA Network Open.

People who started smoking before the legal age smoked more cigarettes per day and had greater nicotine dependence and lower rates of smoking cessation vs. those who initiated after the legal age, researchers reported.

Adolescent e-cigarette users had greater risk for bronchitic symptoms and shortness of breath even with consideration of simultaneous cigarette and cannabis use and secondhand exposure, according to results published in Thorax.

E-cigarette use increased overall and in those with a history of CVD who quit cigarette smoking from 2019 to 2020, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Partial restrictions that cover only a subset of products have been ineffective at discouraging e-cigarette use among young people, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Despite normal spirometry results, some adults with more than 20 pack-years of smoking display respiratory symptoms and experience more exacerbations than asymptomatic smokers, according to results published in JAMA.

Although a recent report from the CDC showed that cigarette smoking in 2021 is the lowest it has been since 1965, millions of people continue to smoke, with many struggling to quit with the current authorized treatments.