Smoking and Tobacco News

WASHINGTON — In a series of policy statements issued during the national conference, the AAP’s Section on Tobacco Control recommended strong regulations of electronic cigarettes, due to their increasing popularity among teenagers, as well as restricting age of sale for all tobacco products to 21 years.

Adolescents who try tobacco often start out with flavored products, and most current teen smokers report preferring flavored tobacco, according to recently published data in JAMA.

MONTREAL — Physicians appeared more likely to smoke as they trained for a specific specialty and when they worked long hours, according to results of a survey presented at CHEST Annual Meeting 2015.

Use of tobacco products has increased among middle school and high school students, according to an analysis published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Passive smoking appeared significantly associated with elevated risk for several types of medical conditions, according to study results.

About 70% of middle and high school students who acknowledged using a tobacco product in the past month used at least one flavored product during that time period, according to study results published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Tobacco use appeared associated with significantly increased health care costs, as well as the number of hospitalizations for patients with periphery artery disease, according to study results published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

A group of senators have introduced legislation that would raise the national age for buying or using tobacco to 21, according to a press release.

The FDA has launched a national campaign, Fresh Empire, which focuses on preventing and reducing tobacco use in multicultural adolescents, aged 12-17 years, who identify with the ‘hip-hop’ community, according to a press release.

An analysis of genetic data revealed new associations between lung function and smoking behavior.