Smoking and Tobacco News

Using low-nicotine cigarettes in an attempt to reduce the smoking habits of individuals with no intent to quit did not work over the long term, according to study results.

Behavioral training such as mindfulness meditation may be an effective treatment approach for addiction, even among individuals with no intention to quit, according to findings in Trends in Cognitive Sciences.

Children with asthma who are exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to be obese, according to study results.

Patients with lung cancer who quit smoking at or after their diagnosis had better survival than patients who continued using tobacco after diagnosis, according to study results.

Individuals who undergo lung cancer screening are more likely to quit smoking if their cessation intervention originated from their primary care provider, according to study results.

People who want to quit smoking and seek advice from specialists are at a lower risk for relapse than people seeking support from non-specialists, according to study results.

Three-quarters of adults nationwide favor raising the minimum age to legally purchase tobacco to 21 years, according to study results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As smoking prevalence declines over time, more smokers nationwide are attempting to quit, according to study results.

There are an estimated 35 million adults aged 55 years and older nationwide who are current or former smokers, many of whom may remain undiagnosed when COPD is based solely on spirometry.

Long-term exposure to secondhand smoke in early childhood was associated with an increase in waist circumference and BMI by age 10, according to recent findings.