Social media messages could empower parents to prevent teen vaping
Parents are an important line of defense against teen vaping, yet many lack the knowledge and tools needed…
Israel to now require cigarette packaging to carry graphic warning images
Israel began requiring all smoking products across the country to carry graphic images of the harms caused by…
Smoking outside still exposes children to cigarette smoke, Israeli study finds
Parents who think they are protecting their family from their own tobacco smoke when they light up on…
Vaping or smoking found to reduce fitness in young people by 15%
Young people who vape or smoke cigarettes have reduced blood vessel functionality, breathing efficiency and exercise capacity compared…
Regular exercise boosts success rates for quitting smoking
A pack-a-day smoker can spend around $14,000 a year on cigarettes, yet despite the financial and health costs,…
How an ex-smoker finally quit and ran an ultra-marathon 6 months after kicking the habit
There is no convincing a smoker to quit. So what was the secret for Betania Victor, who used…
Media coverage and campaigns drove decline in youth vaping
Researchers from the University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science…
U.S. cigarette smoking falls below 10% for the first time but millions still use tobacco
A new national analysis of NHIS data reveals a historic drop in cigarette smoking among U.S. adults while…
From new slang and hybrid classes to the ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ and ‘6 7’: What parents and kids bonded over in 2025
Ask any parent, and they would tell you that 2025 has been a roller coaster ride. School schedules…
A slowing wartime economy pushes the Kremlin to tap consumers for revenue
After two years of robust growth fueled by military spending on the war in Ukraine, Russia’s economy is…
Dual abstinence from nicotine vaping and cannabis use among young people: secondary analyses from two U.S.-based randomized controlled trials of vaping cessation | Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Among 1,503 adolescents randomized, the 7-month follow-up rate was 70.8% (n = 1,064). Data on cannabis use was missing for…
Toxic compounds from heated e-cigarette fluids can damage lung cells
A study by University of California, Riverside, scientists has found that two toxic chemicals can form when the main ingredient…