What is ‘thirdhand smoke’? The lesser-known cigarette threat — as world-first law goes into effect in California

Starting today, California is taking a stand against thirdhand smoke. While most people are well aware of the health threat ...
CBS News

First state raises smoking age to 21

HONOLULU --Hawaii is raising the legal smoking age to 21 for traditional and electronic cigarettes on Jan. 1, becoming the first state in the nation to do so. Public health officials are hoping that ...
New York Post

Smoking is up for the first time in decades, thanks partly to the FDA’s regressive war on vaping

For the first time in 20 years, smoking rates are on the rise. That mournful finding ought to be reinvigorating the effort to stamp out cigarettes. Astoundingly, the opposite is happening. A new tax ...
kcra.com

What has changed since the first surgeon general's report on smoking and health 60 years ago

EVERYTHING ELSE IS IN THE GREEN. RANDI BACK. TO YOU, LETICIA. THANKS SO MUCH. TOMORROW IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF A MAJOR MEDICAL MILESTONE. IT WILL BE THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST SURGEON GENERAL’S ...
Time

First National Anti-Smoking TV Ads Help 200,000 Smokers to Quit

Real-life stories of former smokers’ health problems provided the motivation smokers needed. That’s the conclusion of a report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) which funded its first ...
Ars Technica

Tell me about your first hand smoking experience.

Me: Tried one cigarette when I was 18. Coughed like no tomorrow. Decided smoking was not for me. All things considered, I think I dodged a bullet there. Grew up in a smoking household. Didn't smoke.
Elite Daily

15 Important Tips For People Smoking Weed For The First Time

Some people say you don’t feel anything your first time; some people say it’s the best they’ve ever felt. Whatever the outcome, smoking weed for the first time can be climactic, anti-climactic, ...
Rolling Out

How your body heals the first month without smoking

Quitting smoking is one of the most powerful decisions you can make for your health. The moment you put out your last cigarette, your body begins an incredible journey of repair and renewal.
Science Daily

First Trimester Smoking Linked To Oral Clefts

Smoking during the first trimester of pregnancy is clearly linked with an increased risk of cleft lip in newborns. Genes that play a role in detoxification of cigarette smoke do not appear to be ...
ascopubs.org

Cigarette Smoking Prior to First Cancer and Risk of Second Smoking-Associated Cancers Among Survivors of Bladder, Kidney, Head and Neck, and Stage I Lung Cancers

Young Patients With Non–Germinal Center B-Cell–Like Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Benefit From Intensified Chemotherapy With ACVBP Plus Rituximab Compared With CHOP Plus Rituximab: Analysis of Data ...
Ars Technica

Tell me about your first hand smoking experience.

Started smoking in 8th grade, I think I stole one of my mom's cigarettes and smoked it with a friend on NYE. Pretty much got addicted because smoking was the "cool" thing to do. At one point in high ...