Smoking and Tobacco News

In a cohort of smokers screened for lung cancer, women, unmarried individuals, African Americans and those with a low education level had a low likelihood of attempting to quit smoking, according to study results published in CHEST.

The FDA has issued marketing denial orders to R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company for two popular menthol e-cigarette replacement cartridges, stating that the company cannot distribute or market these replacement cartridges in the United States.

Current smoking, use of sedative hypnotics and dyspnea increased the risk for death by suicide or drug overdose among adults with a smoking history with or without COPD, according to study results published in CHEST.

Exclusive smokers and exclusive vapers had comparable increases in DNA damage of their oral epithelial cells, according to study results published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

Children of mothers who used snuff or smoked during pregnancy had higher risks for postneonatal mortality, sudden infant death syndrome and sudden unexpected infant death, according to study results published in Pediatric Research.

Teens and young adults who report vaping nicotine, marijuana or both are significantly more likely to experience anxiety and depression compared with never vapers, survey data show.

Despite “significant stressors” that emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, substance use decreased among adolescents and young adults in 2020 compared with pre-pandemic years, according to researchers.

Being exposed to tobacco in utero and in childhood/adolescence was linked to higher risks for lung cancer incidence and death later in life, according to study results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

The prevalence of asthma rose slightly among teens and youth from some race/ethnicity groups in states with recreational cannabis laws compared with states where cannabis is illegal, according to a study published in Preventive Medicine.

Since the CDC declared e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury, or EVALI, an epidemic in 2019, researchers have been working to understand its causes and harms and how to stimy the rise of this disease.