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Why you should quit smoking before having surgery
In recent years, research has shown that compared to nonsmokers, smokers have a higher chance of surgery-related complications like heart attack, stroke, sho
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Three ways to support loved ones while they quit smoking
If someone you care about is quitting tobacco, it can be difficult to know what to say and do. Here are three tips for people supporting a quitter.
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Three ways to improve research on social support in smoking interventions
The rise in the popularity of online social networks has accelerated interest in evaluating the role of social support specifically in online health interven
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Discipline Is Not the Answer: Better Approaches to On-campus Student Tobacco Use
As schools develop or revamp and modernize their smoke- or tobacco-free policies, we get many questions about what schools should do when students violate th
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Significant drop as teen cigarette smoking hits 7%
Teen cigarette use has declined to an historic low of 7 percent, proving that national efforts to prevent teen smoking are working.
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Tobacco Tale of Two Nations: New Report Shows 13 States Have Higher Smoking Rates and Greater Health Consequences Than Rest of U.S.
New report underscores a tale of two nations when it comes to tobacco use - one of dramatic declines in smoking rates, and one where a huge swath of the U.S.
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Hollywood still struggling to quit smoking in youth films
Nearly half of the top-grossing, PG-13 films released in 2015 featured tobacco imagery, and independent studios are responsible for a greater share of smokin
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Leading health groups demand film industry give R rating to movies that depict smoking
A coalition of health organizations has demanded that movie producers and distributors apply an R rating to all films that include depictions of smoking or t
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New research sheds light on who smokes menthol cigarettes
Young adults who smoke menthol cigarettes are more likely to be female, black or Hispanic, or identify as LGBT compared to non-menthol smokers
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A national Healthy Homes Month reminder: Secondhand smoke kills
June marks National Healthy Homes Month, a good opportunity to focus on the dangers of secondhand smoke on children, nonsmoking adults and pets.
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Apply now: ‘Reinvent the reel’ grants will support groups to get smoking off movie screens
Grants from Truth Initiative® and Trinity Health will help youth-serving groups educate young people on the issue of smoking in
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Hero in blockbuster teen video game “Overwatch” smokes cigars
Overwatch, a video game rated suitable for teens, features a hero who smokes cigars, part of a trend of games that show tobacco being marketed to use
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