— -- More job-seekers are facing an added requirement: no smoking — at work or anytime. As bans on smoking sweep the USA, an increasing number of employers — primarily hospitals — are also ...

Over the past decade, rates of cigarette smoking in the United States have plummeted to all-time lows, and every type of tobacco use among teens continues to decline. Yet, while public health ...

Cigarette smoking remains a persistent public health issue across the United States, with certain states exhibiting significantly higher rates of tobacco use. These disparities reflect various social, ...

Florida law currently prohibits smoking tobacco and vaping in enclosed indoor workplaces, with some exceptions. A new bill, HB 389, proposes to ban smoking and vaping in nearly all public places, ...

Vaping with nicotine has become commonplace. It can be used to stop smoking cigarettes, but it has several serious health risks. The long-term effects of vaping are unknown.

Share on Pinterest Experts note that smoking cigarettes increases the risk of a variety of diseases. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Research has found that smoking can increase belly fat, regardless ...

The most reliable predictor of an ex-smoker's relapse isn't strong urges to smoke or low confidence in the ability to stay off tobacco—it's weariness with the efforts to remain a non-smoker, according ...