Smoking/Tobacco

Smoking habits trump asthma, obesity in risk factors for otherwise healthy population As the number of young adults infected with the coronavirus surges throughout the nation, a new study by researchers at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals…

The introduction of standardised packaging for cigarettes in the UK, combined with stricter taxation measures on cheaper cigarettes, has led to a significant fall in sales for cigarettes, according to new analysis from researchers at the…

Researchers use artificial intelligence to analyse hundreds of thousands of Instagram posts about vapingCredit: Aqdas Malik, Aalto University E-cigarettes are highly addictive nicotine products with unclear health impacts,…

In a recent study, breast feeding during infancy was associated with a lower risk of lower limb fractures when children reached young adulthood, while maternal smoking was associated with a higher risk of upper limb fractures. The…

George Mason University receives funding for Dr. Kenneth W. Griffin to test an evidence-based drug abuse prevention program using hybrid e-learning and in-class implementation in a national randomized control trial in dozens of US high…

Any smoking and vaping technique may increase risk of COVID-19 infection and death Credit: European Heart Journal Smoking and vaping, whether by means of tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes or waterpipes, stiffens the…

Exposure to smoking and air pollution as well as living in densely populated areas or those with low walkability pinpointed by international collaboration co-led by Keck School of Medicine of USC Childhood obesity is a health threat that…

What The Studies Did: These studies looked at changes in the rate of traffic fatalities in states that have legalized the use of recreational cannabis. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link…

Numeracy helps smokers remember the scary stats COLUMBUS, Ohio - For smokers who are better at math, the decision to quit just adds up, a new study suggests. Researchers found that smokers who scored higher on a test of math ability were…

Peer Reviewed - Survey - Humans Vapers have been largely reassured by recent EU safety regulations, but some have been pushed to the black market for stronger hits - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.…

Xiaoquan Zhao, PhD Director/Faculty, Communication, received $28,707 from the Food and Drug Administration for research support for the FDA's Youth Tobacco Education Campaigns. Zhao is serving as a consultant to the FDA Center for…

Smoking cessation could be a path to fewer strokes, researchers say. African Americans who smoke are nearly 2.5 times more likely to have a stroke than those who never smoked, while former smokers show a similarly lower risk as never…

What The Study Did: This survey study looked at the association between starting to use flavored or unflavored e-cigarettes and subsequently starting or quitting smoking among adolescents and adults. Authors: Abigail S. Friedman, Ph.D.,…

What The Study Did: Whether use of electronic cigarettes among former cigarette smokers was associated with an increased risk of smoking relapse was examined with the use of nationally representative survey data. Authors: Wilson M.…

Do you have what is known as problematic alcohol use? Then statistically you will also be particularly genetically predisposed to develop e.g. depression and insomnia. And to become dependent on drugs and tobacco. This is shown by a new…

Credit: KAUST 2020 A technique that can better assess harmful chemicals adds to the analysis toolkit for cigarette alternatives. This pioneering research by KAUST scientists reveals that a tobacco-heating device called "I…

Wake Forest researchers suggest nicotine replacement therapies may not be suitable smoking cessation strategies for this populationCredit: Wu et al., 2020 Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have discovered that nicotine…

Stronger health communication messages are needed around the consequences of using these devices Boston, MA - JUUL and similar pod-based e-cigarettes have been popular with teenagers and young adults since they came on the market in 2015,…

Credit: Tatu Kantonen, University of Turku Opioids regulate the feelings of pleasure and pain in the brain. A study by the national Turku PET Centre in Finland shows that age, sex and smoking influence μ-opioid receptor density in…

Study findings call into question claims that e-cigarettes are safe, researchers say COLUMBUS, Ohio - Scientists who've taken the first look at bacteria in young and healthy vapers' mouths say that the potential for future disease lies…