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Most Teens Start Smoking In June & July
Teenagers aged 13 to 17 are more likely to start smoking cigarettes or weed on an average day in June and July than any other month in the year, according to study results.
Researchers: Vaccine May Treat Nicotine Addiction
Trying to quit smoking? It’s tough – studies suggest 70- to 80-percent of people who try to quit smoke within six months. That’s because nicotine is so addictive. Now a research team has announced that they’ve successfully tested a nicotine addiction vaccine.
It’s Big Tobacco vs Lance Armstrong In California
California is one of only a few states that has not hiked its cigarette taxes in the last decade. Now Texan Lance Armstrong is championing a $1-per-pack tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products to fund cancer research.
FDA Panel: Dissolvable Tobacco Could Reduce Risks
A FDA scientific advisory panel says dissolvable tobacco products could reduce health risks compared with smoking cigarettes but also have the potential to increase the overall number of tobacco users.
Smokers Beware: New Anti-Smoking Ads Headed Your Way
The government has revamped its strategy for getting people to kick the smoking habit, and the new campaign is about to hit TV and radio air waves and billboards, magazines and newspapers.
U.S.: More Work Needed To Stop Youth Tobacco Use
A new report says more work needs to be done to keep young Americans from using tobacco, including creating smoking bans and increasing taxes on tobacco products.
Electric Cigarette Explodes In Man’s Mouth
A man trying to kick the smoking habit was puffing on an electronic cigarette when a faulty battery caused it to explode in his mouth, taking out some of his front teeth, a chunk of his tongue and severely burning his face.
CDC Study: Too Many Kids Breathe Others’ Smoke In Cars
In the first national estimate of its kind, a report from government researchers says more than 1 in 5 high school students and middle schoolers ride in cars while others are smoking.
Judge Blocks Graphic Images On Cigarette Packages
A judge on Monday blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing tobacco companies next year to put graphic images including dead and diseased smokers on their cigarette packages.
State Warns Smoking Drivers: Hold On To Your Butts
That glowing cigarette butt flying out the car window might be a dangerous thing during a statewide drought, and TxDOT wants it to stop.
CDC: Adult Smoking Rate Edges Down Slightly
Fewer U.S. adults are smoking and those who do light up are smoking fewer cigarettes each day, but the trend is weaker than the government had hoped.
Cigarette Lawsuit Could Delay Bolder Label Warnings
The tobacco industry’s latest legal challenge to increased government regulation may not hold up in court, but it could mean it will be years before cigarette packs carry pictures of a smoker’s corpse or other graphic images.
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