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An Overview About Emphysema

http://youtu.be/fVG3MDm9IaE Most people know that smoking can increase the chances of developing life-threatening diseases. Emphysema is one such example caused by smoking. According to the Mayo...

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The Connection between Smoking and Vitamin C Deficiency

Vitamin C is an important part of your daily dietary intake. Humans must obtain vitamin C from food and other sources, since the body cannot synthesize it spontaneously. While getting enough vitamin C...

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An Overview On Lung Cancer

Most of us are aware that smoking greatly increases your risk of developing serious illnesses. One of the most common diseases associated with tobacco use is lung cancer. Exposure to tobacco smoke,...

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Snus As A Gateway To Smoking And Other Tobacco Products

Snus: smokeless tobacco. This tobacco product has risen in popularity in recent years, and is heavily used in Sweden and Norway as a substitute for smoking. Also pronounced either snoose or snooze, the...

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The Tobacco Industry—What Can We Expect in the Coming Years?

During the past half-century, increased awareness to the health consequences of tobacco smoking resulted in a marked decline in adult smoking. Despite the current rate of adult smokers in the United...

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Vaping as a Smoking Cessation Tool: The Pros and Cons

E-cigarettes — battery operated devices that deliver nicotine in the form of vapor instead of smoke — are now widely available, with more than 250 brands on the market, according to the National...

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Hookahs – As Harmful as Cigarettes

A hookah is a water pipe for smoking tobacco, which traditionally comes in various flavors to enhance the experience. The hookah has a social element that many people enjoy, as the pipe is shared by...

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Smoking: Its Origins and Popularity in the United States

It is widely believed that the origins of tobacco have its roots in North America and the Native American Indians who introduced the herb nicotania to the explorers that landed with Christopher...

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Courting New Smokers – Disparity between Poor and Rich Nations

Smoking has declined in the U.S. since 1964 when the Surgeon General announced the link between smoking and lung cancer. Since that time, as reported in an LA Times news article, warning labels were...

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A Clean Education: Smoke-Free Campaigns on US College Campuses

College campuses across the United States are going smoke-free. Students, professors, and university staff will have to find off-campus smoke spots if they mean to continue their habits. Proponents...

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Smoking…With Children

Smoking cigarettes will kill you. You know that. Well-meaning people have been telling you that since before your first puff. But did you know your habit is also harming the people around you? Yes,...

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4 Things You’ll Be Able to Enjoy Better Once You’ve Quit Smoking

One of the most difficult parts of quitting is smoking is obvious: you enjoy smoking. For nicotine addicts, a smoke is a simple, daily pleasure. The thinking goes, then, that if you stop smoking, your...

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Quit Smoking: Why it’s a Smart Idea and You Know It!

If you are a regular smoker and are looking for reasons to quit, you must have come across many tips and advice to do so. Even after that, it may seem impossible for you to quit. The truth is, quitting...

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Smoking Habit You’ve Recently Developed

If you’ve only been smoking tobacco for a year or so, you’re in luck. Kicking your smoking habit is easier now than it will ever be again. For people who spend decades addicted to tobacco, quitting is...

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Resolution: Tobacco-Free

According to the U.S. Government, more than 70% of smokers want to quit. As a smoker, you may be part of that group, but you know as well as the rest that it can be quite difficult. Maybe you’re also...

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Quitting Smoking? Where to Start Spending Your Time

Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things a person can do, and environment can make a huge difference in a person’s success in doing so. If you’ve been a smoker your whole life, your habit has...

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Unusual Methods of Quitting Cigarettes

It seems like most of us have tried a cigarette at least once in our lives. Some of us got hooked and some realized that is was a bad decision. Everyone that started smoking on a regular basis has also...

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Social Smoking Dangers

There are two types of cigarette smokers, those who smoke frequently and those who engage in social smoking. A social smoker may smoke at parties, at the bar, on vacation, or during other “special”...

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