Smoking and Tobacco News

FDA enforcement actions have a “likely minimal” impact on the vaping industry since they target smaller retailers rather than larger e-cigarette brands or products, according to researchers.

The presence of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis increased risk for lung cancer regardless of smoking status, according to recent findings published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Compared with sustained levels of smoking, people who increased their levels had elevated risk for heart failure and those who quit had reduced risk for HF, researchers reported.

The Healio Editors compiled the most-read news in pulmonology posted in September.

The increasing use of cannabis and vaping among U.S. adolescents may be associated with how teens spend their time, according to a study published in Substance Use & Misuse.

Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure on airlines was strongly associated with worse respiratory health nearly 3 decades after exposure, researchers reported in Chest.

Risk for e-cigarette use by teenagers continues to grow worldwide, and a new study found that while teen boys have a greater risk for e-cigarette use, risk among teen girls is increasing more rapidly in recent years in Ireland.

Immediate provision of an intensive telephone-based smoking cessation intervention was associated with increased rates of smoking cessation at 3 months, researchers reported at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

In current and former smokers, treatment with icosapent ethyl reduced CV event risk to levels observed in never smokers, according to new data from REDUCE-IT presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Despite being one of the smallest states, with a population of just over 1.79 million, West Virginia had the highest smoking rate in the United States in 2022, with nearly a quarter of people maintaining the habit, data show.