Smoking and Tobacco News

The cost of e-cigarettes remains higher than the cost of combustible cigarettes in many countries, according to recent research.

Factors such as tobacco outlet density and purchase price appear to affect the rate of tobacco consumption for converted non-daily smokers, according to recent research.

Abrupt smoking cessation led to lasting abstinence more often than gradual smoking cessation, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Restricting paid tobacco product placement in movies coincided with a significant drop in the amount of time characters in movies were seen smoking on screen, according to data published in Tobacco Control.

Researchers found high concentrations of benzaldehyde in flavored e-cigarettes, with cherry-flavored e-cigarettes having the highest doses compared with a conventional cigarette, according to recent research.

LOS ANGELES — A survey about e-cigarettes revealed that 50% of physicians see a role for e-cigarettes as part of a “harm reduction strategy,” according to recent study findings presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Patients who participated in a tobacco cessation quitline were more likely to achieve abstinence than participants in a Web-based tobacco cessation program, according to recent research.

Patients who are current and former smokers with expiratory central airway collapse have significantly worse respiratory quality of life compared with smokers who do not have the condition, according to recent research.

Researchers observed no significant differences among abstinence levels in active smokers treated with a nicotine patch, varenicline or combination nicotine replacement therapy, according to recent research.

Patients who have quit smoking for decades may still be at risk for lung cancer, and researchers recommend screening for these patients long after guidelines suggest they may not be at risk, according to recent research.