Category: stop-smoking

In the summer of 2010, most smokers noticed a change in familiar cigarette packages. What was previously known as a "Marlboro Light," for example, became a Marlboro Gold Pack. Similar changes affected other brands of cigarettes like Camel Light and Marlboro Ultra Light. This is because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had just… Continue reading What Cigarette Packaging Colors Really Mean

Both current and former e-cigarette users have an elevated risk of developing prediabetes, even if they have never smoked traditional combustible cigarettes, a new study suggests. The study, published March 2 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, examined data from a nationally representative survey of more than 600,000 U.S. adults who were asked about… Continue reading Vaping Tied to Increased Risk of Prediabetes

People who smoke e-cigarettes and hookahs may be at a higher risk of inflammation and cancers of the nose, sinuses, and throat because of the way they exhale when using these devices, according to a new study. Researchers found that vapers and hookah users are more than twice as likely to exhale particles through their… Continue reading Vapers and Hookah Users May Have Increased Risk of Diseases of the Nose

Not all smokers have the same chance of getting medical assistance to quit, a U.S. study has found. For the study, researchers examined survey data from a representative sample of American adults. All the participants had seen a health professional at least once in the past year, and were either current smokers or had managed… Continue reading U.S. Smokers Have Unequal Access to Cessation Assistance

If you haven’t managed to quit smoking yet, don’t lose heart: It can take many people 30 or more quit attempts before they manage to stop successfully, according to a study published in 2016 in the BMJ journal. Although an estimated 70 percent of smokers want to quit, according to the Centers for Disease Control… Continue reading A Guide to Using the Nicotine Patch

When it comes to smoking cessation, women find the first day to be more difficult compared with men, and that can be a sign that they will be more likely to backslide later on, according to recent research published in the May 2022 issue of the journal Addictive Behaviors. Scientists at Columbia University Mailman School… Continue reading Quitting Smoking May Be Harder for Women

Pfizer Inc. announced a voluntary recall of all lots of the anti-smoking treatment Chantix (varenicline) 0.5 milligram (mg) and 1 mg tablets from patients and consumers because nitrosamine (N-nitroso-varenicline; NDMA) may be present at or above the federal interim acceptable intake limit. Pfizer also asked wholesalers and distributors to stop the use and distribution of… Continue reading Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Chantix Due to Potential Cancer-Causing Impurity

Between 2014 and 2021, U.S. middle and high school students began vaping at an earlier age, with use among young people peaking in 2019. Although the number of teens using e-cigarettes has declined slightly since then, daily frequency of vaping and the number of teens using a tobacco product within the first five minutes of… Continue reading More Teens Are Vaping Within 5 Minutes of Waking

You're trying to stop smoking, but you've slipped and had a cigarette. What now? As anyone who has tried to stop smoking can attest, the process of quitting is difficult. In fact, an American Lung Association survey found that 6 out of 10 former smokers were not able to quit successfully on their first try,… Continue reading When You Lapse While Quitting Smoking

It’s no secret to smokers that nicotine is unhealthy. Despite the decline in smoking over the last several decades, nearly 46 million Americans continue to smoke cigarettes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And some of them are turning to herbal cigarettes as a way to indulge their habit while hoping to… Continue reading Are Herbal and "Natural" Cigarettes Safer?