Smoking/Tobacco

What The Study Did: The results of this study suggest that cumulative exposure to cigarette smoke is an independent risk factor for hospital admission and death from COVID-19. Authors: Katherine E. Lowe, M.Sc., of the Cleveland Clinic…

LAWRENCE -- The COVID-19 pandemic has created new perils and challenges for people experiencing substance use disorders and addictive behaviors. Social distancing and isolation can trigger loneliness, anxiety and depression. These…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Jan. 20, 2021 - Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States, and cigarette smoking is associated with a higher incidence of breast cancer spread, or metastasis, lowering the…

Supplement published in Pediatrics highlights evidence on how best to address this unique age groupCredit: BMC Boston - A national group of pediatric addiction medicine experts have released newly-established principles of care for…

Researchers at the University of York are calling for more stringent regulatory measures to reduce the health burden of smokeless tobacco, a product often found in UK stores without the proper health warnings and as a result of illicit…

Marijuana smoking found to raise levels of potentially harmful chemicals but to a lesser degree than tobacco smoking; Exposure to a toxic chemical associated with heightened risk for cardiovascular disease increases with tobacco…

Seasonal variation may be explained by new year's resolutionsCredit: Image by Louliana Voelker for NYU; icons by Guilherme Furtado and Made (Noun Project) licensed as Creative Commons CCBY. Marijuana use increases throughout the…

Age at first use and number of tobacco products consumed also increases addiction risk An analysis of a large nationally representative longitudinal study by University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and…

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death associated with smoking cigarettes. But as use of e-cigarettes ("vaping") becomes more popular, including as a way to cut back on cigarettes, little is known about its effect on…

Case Western Reserve and local, global partners work to better predict which patients with oral squamous cell carcinomas will need chemotherapy, radiation or surgeryCredit: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Researchers at Case…

Two new studies from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) have uncovered an association between vaping and mental fog. Both adults and kids who vape were more likely to report difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making…

HERSHEY, Pa. -- Even people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may be addicted, according to current diagnostic criteria. Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Duke University found that many light smokers…

E-cigarette use has risen steeply and mostly without regulation over the past decade. The devices have diversified into a dizzying array of vape pens, tank systems, "mods," and more, mass-marketed and sold to the public. The U.S. Food and…

Discovery refines the long-held views of why people get cancer Lifestyle, or put another way 'bad habits', is one of the textbook explanations for why some people are at higher risk for cancer. We often hear that smoking increases our risk…

International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Hosts the 2020 World Conference on Lung Cancer Singapore January 28 to January 31, 2021 What: The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) hosts the 2020 World…

A UC study shows that the pandemic negatively affected both preventive screening and patient outcomesCredit: Colleen Kelley When the pandemic hit the U.S. in early 2020, many routine activities came to a halt. The same occurred…

These illegal drugs are the fastest-growing group of new psychoactive substances and an increasing source of overdoses LA JOLLA, CA--Made in clandestine laboratories and sold widely across the United States, the diverse class of drugs…

Study used more robust approach to provide evidence of link COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A new study offers strong evidence that kids who use e-cigarettes are more likely to take up smoking or smokeless tobacco, researchers say. Teen boys who vaped…

Findings released today from the most recent Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey of substance use behaviors and related attitudes among teens in the United States indicate that levels of nicotine and marijuana vaping did not increase from…

What The Study Did: This study estimates how common nicotine vaping is, its perceived harm and the accessibility of nicotine vaping products among U.S. adolescents from 2017 to 2020. Authors: Richard Miech, Ph.D., of the University of…