Pot Is Edging Out Alcohol and Cigarettes as the Teenage Drug of Choice. Is That a Good Thing?
By many measures, pot is far safer than alcohol. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's good for you, some public-health experts say.
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FDA Wants to Lower Amount of Nicotine in Cigarettes
The FDA is taking a side in a hot debate in public health right now over what to do about new tobacco products.
How E-Cigarettes Could Do More Good Than Harm
Do e-cigarettes help or hinder public health? One mathematical model offers a very preliminary answer. By Francie Diep…
How Tobacco Companies Target the Developing World
Cigarette manufacturers have set their sights on countries where tobacco-control laws aren't as robust.
How to Cut Teens’ Desire for Cigarettes: Hide Them
Experiments in a convenience store laboratory suggest the influence of the "tobacco power wall."
Smoking Raises Grandkids’ Asthma Risks Long Before They’re Born
A new study finds a link between grandmothers' smoking and their grandchildren developing asthma and wheezing.
Those Gruesome Photos on Cigarette Packs Probably Work
Seventy-seven countries require them, but not the United States.
Where the Impulse to Suck Smoke Remains Strong
Where are college students and the mentally ill most likely to pick up a cigarette habit?
Yes, Smoking Will Probably Kill You
An independent Australian study adds even more evidence of smoking's deadly consequences.