Smoking and Tobacco News

Adults identified as current or former smokers demonstrated an increased risk for COPD and a greater likelihood of decreased lung function if they developed pneumonia as a child, according to study results.

Children with asthma who were exposed to secondhand smoke appeared nearly twice as likely as unexposed children to be hospitalized with exacerbation symptoms, according to a systematic review.

A notable reduction in nicotine content in cigarettes appeared to significantly reduce smoking, nicotine exposure and nicotine dependence in adults who smoke, according to results of a randomized, double blind clinical trial.

Adolescents are more likely to smoke if their parents are current or former smokers, according to study results.

Adolescents whose parents are addicted to nicotine are more likely to be lifetime nicotine users, according to recently published data in the American Journal of Public Health.

Rates of smoking marijuana via electronic cigarettes were high among high school students who regularly use electronic cigarettes, smoke marijuana, or use both, according to recent study results.

Smoking habits had no effect on quality-of-life outcomes among patients with allergic rhinitis who underwent sublingual immunotherapy, according to study results.

The U.S Preventive Services Task Force has recommended that clinicians ask all adults if they smoke, and to advise them to quit if they do, according to a recommendation statement published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

While e-cigarette use was found in 12.3% of households, often alongside regular cigarettes, many parents who used e-cigarettes were unaware of the potential health risks for children, such as nicotine poisoning, according to a recent survey.

Although overall tobacco use among high school students has declined, the percentage of high school athletes who use smokeless tobacco has increased, according to research presented in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.