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Smoking Cessation
Secondhand Smoke Is Still A Problem! Here’s Why…
Cigarette smoking rates in the United States are the lowest they’ve ever been. Although smoking rates have dropped by 67 percent since 1965, ... Read More
More Reported Deaths Tied to Lung Injury From Vaping
Although Blacks usually smoke fewer cigarettes and start smoking cigarettes at an older age, they are more likely to die from ... Read More
Smoking Creates Long-Lasting Risk for Clogged Leg Arteries
Tobacco use is a major contributor to the three leading causes of death among Blacks—heart disease, cancer, and stroke. However, a new study ... Read More
Why Smoking Around Expectant Moms Is Worse Than You Thought
Secondhand smoke cannot only be a deadly killer for others but for women's unborn children too. Researchers warn fathers-to-be and others ... Read More
Moms Who Smoked as Teens More Likely to Deliver Smaller Babies
After falling 8 percent from 2007 to 2014, the preterm rate has increased for the second year in a row according to new data from the CDC’s ... Read More
Living A Marijuana-Free Life Has Benefits: Marz Lovejoy Weighs In
Marijuana is and has been all the rave for decades. It’s become a staple in media, whether it’s the crux of the content or just an ... Read More
Lung Cancer One of Many Reasons Not to Smoke
About 189,910 new cancer cases were expected to be diagnosed among Blacks in 2016. One of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the black ... Read More
Fewer U.S. Kids Use Tobacco, But Numbers Still Too High Says Officials
Kids these days are the most impressionable bunch we’ve had yet. Anything you do, say, sing or rap about will light their eyes up and get ... Read More
I Survived: Lung Cancer Survivor Shares Story, Struggles, and Triumph
This week, May 7 - 13, isn’t just a week to celebrate mothers everywhere, but it's also National Women’s Lung Health Week. This is the ... Read More
Vaping: Healthy Alternative to Cigarettes or Dangerous Addiction?
Vaping has become an extremely popular trend among young adults and even teenagers. Seemingly a healthier alternative to smoking cigarettes, ... Read More
Smoking Tied To Increased Heart Failure Risk in African-Americans
African-American adults who smoke are at higher risk of being hospitalized with heart failure than those who used to smoke or have never ... Read More