Make this year the year you or someone close to you quits smoking. The following information may be helpful to your efforts. If you’re ... Read More
Smoking Cessation
Overview
Nicotine is one of the most heavily used addictive drugs in the United States. In 2003, 29.8 percent of the U.S. population 12 and ... Read More
Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking
The adverse health effects from cigarette smoking account for 440,000 deaths, or nearly 1 of every 5 deaths, each year in the United ... Read More
Cigars
Large cigars, cigarillos, and little cigars are the three major types of cigars sold in the United States. Following a steep decline over ... Read More
African Americans and Tobacco
African Americans continue to suffer disproportionately from chronic and preventable disease compared with white Americans. Of the three ... Read More
Cigarette Smoking and Cancer: Questions and Answers
Cigarette smoking causes 87 percent of lung cancer deaths and is responsible for most cancers of the larynx, oral cavity and pharynx, ... Read More