Smokers carry scary compounds on their skin and clothes

Cigarette smokers bring dangerous compounds into non-smoking environments on their skin and clothes, researchers report.

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Just 14% of young people vape

Our fears of a youth vaping epidemic may be overblown: A new study finds that most teens don't vape—and those that do, don't on a regular basis.

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E-cigarette taxes will push people to tobacco

"E-cigarettes and cigarettes are economic substitutes… So if you raise the tax on one product, you will increase use of the other product."

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Menthol cigarette restrictions could hike cost, cut use

"Targeting the tobacco retail environment is rapidly emerging as the next frontier in tobacco control."

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Hookah may be worse for you than cigarettes

One draw from a hookah waterpipe can contain as many noxious substances as smoke from an entire cigarette, research shows.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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