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5 unexpected ways smoking affects your body

Smoking cigarettes can cause lung cancer and heart disease, but did you know that it may also dull your taste buds or impair your hearing?

Tobacco use in Ohio 2021

An up-to-date look at tobacco use rates, tobacco control funding, tobacco laws, cessation statistics, and tobacco tax in Ohio.

Depression Stick! is fake but vaping’s contribution to the youth mental health crisis is real

“It’s Messing with Our Heads” reveals important information about nicotine’s impact on mental wellbeing and more.

Most JUUL-related Instagram posts appeal to youth culture and lifestyles, study finds

A study published in the journal Tobacco Control found that more than half of Instagram posts about JUUL are youth- and lifestyle-focused.

Nicotine and the young brain

Nicotine is harmful to developing brains and its use during adolescence can disrupt the formation of brain circuits that control attention, learning, and sus

Stop the Influence: Reject Big Tobacco and Vape Money

Truth Initiative and the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, Black Women’s Health Imperative, and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids are calling on organizations to reject funding and partnership from tobacco and vaping companies. Sign the pledge!

Youth vaping, smoking & nicotine use

New report shows that e-cigarettes can both harm and help the smoking epidemic

A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report outlines the evidence-based consensus on the health consequences of e-cigarettes.

4 foods and drinks that could help smokers quit

Certain foods and drinks can be a potential benefit—or burden—when trying to quit smoking.

CDC Report Shows Rise in E-Cigarette Use Does Not Result in Decreases in Adult Smoking

The data tell an obvious and troubling story. E-cigarettes as currently marketed in the US serve primarily to grow the overall tobacco category.

Incoming FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf must stand up to the tobacco industry and protect youth from nicotine addiction

The FDA now has the strong, science-driven leadership needed to take a stand on the risks of commercial nicotine and dangers of youth vaping.

#NoMentholMondays: The targeted marketing of menthols and African-American history

In July 2014, the Smithsonian announced that Altria Group, owner of Philip Morris and one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, had contributed $1 millio