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The average financial cost of smoking is about $1.4 million. That’s the estimated amount one person will spend during their lifetime as a smoker, according ...
Read More »Cost of Smoking Can Exceed $2 Million Over Lifetime
ADHD May Raise Teens’ Odds for Smoking, Drinking
By Tara Haelle HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Teens are more likely to start smoking or drinking with each additional symptom they ...
Read More »Millions of U.S. Kids Still Can Buy ‘Harmful’ E-Cigarettes
THURSDAY, Dec. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) — More than 16 million children in the United States can buy electronic cigarettes legally, even though the devices ...
Read More »Cigarettes Cause One-Third of U.S. Cancer Deaths: Report
TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Despite large declines in smoking rates, cigarettes still cause about one-third of cancer deaths in the United States, ...
Read More »U.S. Adult Smoking Rate Drops to New Low: CDC
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes than ever, health officials said. In fact, the ...
Read More »Smoking Leads to 14 Million Major Medical Conditions in U.S.
By Brad Broker Smoking cigarettes is sort of like launching a nuclear bomb inside your body. “Cigarette smoking has been found to harm nearly every ...
Read More »Tobacco Companies Cover Tracks With Harsh E-Cig Warnings
By Alan Lyndon Tobacco companies are seemingly covering their tracks as they place strong health warnings on their own packaging of electronic cigarettes. These warnings, ...
Read More »New Lung Cancer Test May Benefit Heavy Smokers
By Lauran Neergaard AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Some current or former heavy smokers may benefit from a new lung cancer test even if ...
Read More »E-Cigs Can Help Smokers Quit, But Heart Assoc. Still Worries About Youths
By Alan Lyndon E-cigs are booming and more research and regulation is needed — quickly — before a new generation becomes addicted or potentially harmed, ...
Read More »Another View: The Pros of Electronic Cigarettes
By Bill Godshall (Editor’s Note: The Journal of the American Medical Association recently published two articles stating various potential hazards of electronic cigarettes, particularly to youths. ...
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