Smoking and Tobacco News

The FDA has issued orders to stop the further sale and distribution of four currently marketed R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company cigarette products, according to an agency press release.

Varenicline did not appear associated with increased risk for cardiovascular or neuropsychiatric events compared with nicotine replacement therapy, according to results of a retrospective cohort study.

In a sample of adolescents and young adults, e-cigarette use was associated with progression to traditional cigarette smoking.

Higher wages, regardless of other income, appeared associated with reduced smoking prevalence among current and former smokers, according to study results.

Patients who quit smoking while enrolled in a low-dose CT screening program experienced a notable decrease in mortality compared with persistent smokers, according to study results presented at the World Conference on Lung Cancer.

The incidence of non–small cell lung cancer has more than doubled among individuals who have never smoked, according to research presented at the World Conference on Lung Cancer.

Participants in a cross-sectional analysis who reported exposure to secondhand smoke during gestation or childhood showed a significantly higher risk for developing atrial fibrillation, researchers reported in Heart Rhythm.

Smokeless tobacco accounts for more than 6 million disability-adjusted life-years lost and more than a quarter-million deaths each year worldwide, according to an analysis of data from more than 100 countries.

E-cigarette use in smokers who quit and in dual users demonstrated a significant decrease in tobacco smoke toxicant exposure, according to study results.

Smokers with COPD reported they received significantly more information about quitting and advice to quit from health care providers than smokers without the disease, according to study results.