Smoking

The reek of tobacco hits you almost immediately — thick and stale and inescapable.On this particular summer afternoon at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City, the smoke’s most obvious source is a row of video slot machines on the near side of the casino floor, where a group of women sit togeth

Updated: Jun. 30, 2022, 1:16 p.m.|Published: May. 01, 2021, 10:30 a.m.

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The tobacco industry’s influence in U.S. policymaking has reached an alarming new level. According to the newly released 2025 U.S. Tobacco Industry Interference Index from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), the United States now ranks 98th out of 100 countries — its worst score ever — when it comes to protecting public health from [...]

Cigarettes aren’t good for us. That’s hardly news -- we’ve known about the dangers of smoking for decades. But how exactly do cigarettes harm us, and can our bodies recover if we stop? Krishna Sudhir details what happens when we smoke -- and when we quit.

A guide to the top anti-vaping and anti-smoking resources on the web. Learn who the best anti tobacco groups are, working to bring about a tobacco & vape free earth.

Technology advances give ASEAN the opportunity to enhance tobacco controls and encourage a healthy way.

Tobacco use remains a significant global health challenge, contributing substantially to preventable morbidity and mortality. Despite established inte…

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the world. Tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 toxic chemicals, and a lifetime of smoking subtracts at least 10 years from a person’s life on average. Approximately one quarter of productive years of life lost to disability are due to tobacco-attributable diseases.

Smoking cigarettes will kill you, but before you die, you could experience some pretty terrible diseases and health conditions from smoking.

Smoking is harmful to your health. But it’s tough to quit because of nicotine’s effect on your brain. Learn more about what smoking does to your body.

Tobacco companies have capitalized on the Olympics’ widespread cultural impact since the birth of the modern Olympic Games in 1896—until the practice was stopped in 1987. A new online exhibition by The University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society explores this history with archival print and film advertisements from 1910 to […]