An article last month (“Up in vapor,” July 13) described research related to electronic cigarettes and smoking cessation. As one who conducts research related to electronic cigarettes, I feel compelled to provide additional findings. First, the Italian researchers cited in the article also conducted an experiment with smokers by randomly assigning them into using electronic […]
A new study suggests a statewide law banning smoking in public places would not harm the restaurant and bar industry and the people who work in it. The study has been done in North Carolina, the nation’s leading state for tobacco production. It is the home of major tobacco companies including the nation’s largest one, […]
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disability in the U.S., while heavy drinking ranks as the third leading cause of preventable death. Cigarette taxation has been recognized as one of the most significant policy instruments to reduce smoking. Given that smoking and drinking often occur together, a first-of-its-kind study has examined […]
By Elbert Chu, Associate Producer, MedPage Today Cigarette tax hikes were associated with a drop in the number of binge drinking bouts among male smokers and the amount of alcohol consumed when they did drink, investigators found. Compared with male smokers who were not hit with any cigarette tax increases, those who were binged seven fewer […]
By Zulai Serrano z.serrano@hngn.com A new study reveals U.S. businesses pay almost $6,000 per year extra for each employee who smokes, according to Ohio State University researchers. The researchers took an in depth look at the financial burden for companies that employ smokers, and the findings may surprise you. “By drawing on previous research on the costs […]
By Anne Harding, Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most young people in the U.S. who use newer smokeless tobacco products are smoking cigarettes too, according to new research. “These findings are troubling, but not surprising, as tobacco companies spend huge sums to market smokeless tobacco in ways that entice kids to start and encourage […]
There has been a good deal of talk about “harm-reduction” strategies (promoting alternative tobacco products, such as chewing tobacco or e-cigarettes, as safer alternatives to smoking cigarettes) as being good options for tobacco users to reduce the risk of using tobacco while maintaining the addiction to nicotine. Reducing-harm strategies can be an option for an […]
By Alice Miller For nine months, James Capps didn’t have a bite of food. He had to pour nutrition drinks into a feeding tube to get nourishment while he underwent and recovered from treatment for oral cancer. Smokeless tobacco is dangerous, and Capps’ story is the testament. Capps is featured in a short video and advertising […]
by DEBORAH FRANKLIN Public health advocates have lobbied hard in recent years to clear restaurants, bars and other workplaces of tobacco smoke, and the winds seem to be at their back. Already, 36 states and the District of Columbia have enacted some version of an indoor smoking ban to protect the health of workers and […]
Susan E. Matthews, Everyday Health Staff Writer Approximately 1 in 20 school-aged U.S. kids use smokeless tobacco products such as dip, chewing tobacco or snuff, a new study found. While smokeless products are often promoted by tobacco companies as “healthier” options, the study also found that teens who use them are not replacing traditional tobacco […]