Smoking and Tobacco News

Altria has paid $12.8 billion in cash for 35% of JUUL’s capital stock, according to a press release issued by the parent company for Phillip Morris USA.

The U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory today on the dangers of youth e-cigarette use.

A nicotine mouth spray provided a safe and effective smoking cessation option for smokers motivated to quit, even in naturalistic settings and without behavioral support, according to findings recently published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

Smoke-free policies may contribute to reductions in systolic BP in nonsmoking adults, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Primary care clinicians who utilized performance coaching as part of a multicomponent intervention conduced significantly increased rates of tobacco dependence treatment, according to findings recently published in Annals of Family Medicine.

Smoking electronic cigarettes provokes changes in soluble CD40-ligand, soluble P-selectin and platelet function in smokers and nonsmokers in ways that are similar to the smoking of tobacco cigarettes, according to a study published in The American Journal of Cardiology.

CHICAGO — CVD risk is reduced within 5 years after quitting smoking, but former smokers may remain at elevated CVD risk for up to 16 years compared with never smokers, according to data presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

In 2017, 14% of adults reported cigarette smoking in the last 30 days — the lowest level ever recorded, down from 15.5% in 2016, and a 67% decrease since 1965, according to a report in MMWR.

LAS VEGAS — Smoking is a major risk factor for peripheral artery disease, and patients are more likely to quit smoking if their doctors counsel them.

Adolescents and young adults are using pod-based e-cigarettes — such as Juul — more frequently than other types of e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes, according to research published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers said this is of particular concern as many youths do not understand the addictive potential of these products.