Pop culture is making smoking ‘cool’ again — with Gen Z youth watching

Gen Z — largely comprised of middle- and high-school students — reported the lowest smoking rates on record in 2024, ...

Are pop stars that light up making smoking cool again?

US pop star Sabrina Carpenter leans over a sink, a cigarette between her fingers, dressed in a corset made entirely of ...

The Internet Claims Diet Coke Is the ‘Millennial Cigarette.’ Here's What Science Says

Diet Coke is the latest product to get the “new smoking” label, with people on social media calling it a “millennial ...
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Smoking Cigarettes Does Something Horrifying to Your Brain, Scientists Find

Smoking cigarettes not only has the great potential to give you cancer and lung disease, but it may also apparently shrink your poor brain, leading to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a ...
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Young celebrities like Timothée Chalamet are smoking cigarettes. Here's why it matters, say public health experts.

Cigarette smoking has seen a steep decline in the past few decades, as studies have proven their toxicity and programs to deter young people from the tobacco products have been successful. So when ...
Psychology Today

Cigarette Smoking in the Media

I am continually amazed when watching the latest shows and films that cigarette smoking remains so commonplace. The US Master Settlement Agreement (1998) prohibits tobacco companies from explicitly ...
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Here's how much Illinois smokers spend on cigarettes a year, according to study

The iSelect study found the average smoker in Illinois spends about $3,282 a year on cigarettes, with an average pack price ...
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E-cigarettes were less effective than gum and other nicotine replacement aids, study says

People using e-cigarettes to quit smoking found them to be less helpful than more traditional smoking cessations aids, a new study found. The study, published Monday in the journal BMJ, analyzed the ...
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Florida bill could vastly expand smoking, vaping bans beyond local rules statewide

The proposed bill would ban smoking in places like sidewalks, highways, parks and beaches, as well as outdoor restaurant ...
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Using e-cigarettes to prevent smoking relapse doesn’t work well, study finds

Using e-cigarettes and other tobacco products to keep from relapsing to cigarettes doesn’t appear to be effective, according to a new longitudinal study of nearly 13,000 smokers in the United States. ...