Cigarette use among adults living with a disability or experiencing mental distress is significantly higher than the average smoking rate for adults, and a regional initiative is working to reverse ...

Fire officials said that a Friday porch fire in Gaithersburg was likely caused by smoking materials that were improperly ...

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, ...

“The sooner smokers quit the better, but for those who find it difficult to stop smoking abruptly, vaping can help with doing ...

One Long Island town passed a ban on smoking pot in public — a move applauded by residents fed-up with the ever-present smell of marijuana who said “there’s a time and place” for the recreational drug ...

While expensive anti-aging treatments promise miracles, the people who look vibrant and energetic well into their 60s and ...

On Jan. 1, 2026, Eastview Apartments in Cairo will be transitioning to a 100% smoke and vape-free property. As cold weather ...

Cigarettes appear to be enjoying a cultural renaissance among Gen Z, decades after people quit smoking in droves after research began to show the ill health effects. They’re popping up across social ...

Pensacola Republican Rep. Alex Andrade is sponsoring a bill that changes the Florida Clean Air Act to add the use of marijuana to its definition of smoking and vaping On top of banning marijuana use, ...

That is the question sparking a heated debate this week in Geneva where over 1,400 delegates have gathered to discuss the World Health Organization’s tobacco control treaty and what they call “the ...

“Need a cigarette to make me feel better,” crooned pop star Addison Rae on her 2025 single “Headphones On,” while Lorde sang “this is the best cigarette of my life” in her own 2025 release, “What Was ...

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