African Americans less likely to quit menthol cigarettes

African Americans who smoke menthol cigarettes are less likely to quit than other menthol smokers. New research indicates why.

David Hill-Buffalo • futurity
June 20, 2019 ~4 min

Courts would likely uphold FDA’s menthol cigarette ban

A potential ban on menthol combustible products would likely survive tobacco industry lawsuits—but it might take a while.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
April 15, 2019 ~3 min


Do bad facts make smokers avoid safer snus?

Snus, a kind of smokeless snuff tobacco, may offer smokers a less harmful alternative, but new research shows they don't know it.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
March 4, 2019 ~4 min

Teen vaping rising fast, and Harvard official is concerned

Amid studies showing e-cigarette use rising rapidly among teens, public health officials who recognize the devices’ potential to reduce health hazards discuss the need to tailor their message to keep the devices out of the hands of the young, according to the head of Harvard’s Center for Global Tobacco Control.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Dec. 18, 2018 ~17 min

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