All Stories Tagged With: "tobacco"
Cigarette Butt in Liter of Water Can Kill a Fish in Just Four Days
Although a high amount of smoking bans are taking place nationwide to reduce smoke exposure indoors, the bans are having little impact on the number of cigarette butts thrown on the streets. With around 19.3% of adults 18 and older smoking cigarettes, it is no wonder that cigarette butts make up one third of America’s litter. Not only that, but they also account for about 28 percent of trash which washes up on beaches worldwide.
The True Cost of Smoking | Smoking Shortens Life and Empties Your Pocket
Smoking is not a cheap venture in any way, shape or form. But it seems that the price tag on a pack of cigarettes hardly deters anyone from partaking in the activity while at the same time economic complaints are being greatly voiced. Although the price tag of a single pack of cigarettes may not be intimidating enough for those experiencing the relaxing effects from smoking maybe a look at overall cost would make somewhat of an impact.
Study Says One in Four Look Down on Smokers
According to the results of a new Gallup poll, 25% of people respect a person less when he or she smokes. In the 1990s, the percentage was as low as 14%. Even among current smokers, 5% have less respect for their fellow tobacco users.
Smoking Less Prevalent But 1 in 5 Still Light Up
Good news – smoking is on the decline. Between 2005 and 2010, the number of adult smokers fell from 20.9 percent to 19.3 percent. Even though the number of smokers is going down, which is good news, a study shows that 1 in 5 people still light up.
Cigarette Makers Sue FDA over New Labeling Rules
New graphic labels warning individuals of the dangers of smoking have recently led to a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration.
15 Ways to Reduce this Bad Habit
Many people who smoke admit they don’t want to quit. They say that smoking brings a sense of relaxation, or maybe it’s an escape, or maybe it’s a catalyst for weight loss due to curbed appetite.
Dissolvable Tobacco Products Falsely Toted as ‘Safe’ Alternative to Smoking
Tobacco company rep David Howard waxes enthusiastic when he talks about a new product his employer, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., has developed: a pellet of finely cured tobacco, binders and flavoring that dissolves in the mouth in 10 minutes. Under test market in two U.S. cities — Denver and Charlotte, N.C. — Camel Orbs will join two dissolvable tobacco lozenges already on the market if it graduates to broader distribution. And Howard is optimistic it will.
Hearing Loss in Teens Linked to Secondhand Smoke
Smoke gets in your ears — if you’re a teen exposed to secondhand smoke — and is associated with hearing loss, a large study suggested. Exposed adolescents were 1.83 times more likely to experience low-frequency hearing loss than those who had no exposure, according to Dr. Anil K. Lalwani and colleagues from New York University in New York City. And the greatest risk for hearing loss — a 2.72-fold increase — was in those with the highest levels of exposure as determined by serum cotinine level.
FDA Unveils Graphic Images for Cigarette Packs
In a dramatic bid to get more Americans to quit smoking, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday released nine graphic warning labels that will appear on all packs of cigarettes by no later than September 2012. One image shows a man’s face and a lighted cigarette in his hand, with smoke escaping from a hole in his neck — the result of a tracheotomy. The caption reads “Cigarettes are addictive.”
Report: Smoking May Kill 8 Million per Year by 2030
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco will kill nearly 6 million people this year — including 600,000 non-smokers — due to the lack of governmental intervention in preventing both smoking and second-hand smoke exposure. The report goes on to theorize that by 2030, the total number of tobacco-related deaths will rise to a staggering 8 million. The United Nations has urged governments worldwide to sign up to and implement its tobacco control treaty in an attempt to curb tobacco use worldwide.
Exercise Helps Women Fight Smoking Cravings
For years researchers have found that exercise can curb nicotine cravings, but have struggled to show a practical benefit in trials. Newly published research suggests a reason: the effect is too ephemeral. The next step, funded by a 5-year grant, will be to see how frequently exercise might be needed to have a lasting therapeutic effect.
Court Rules Smokers May Sue Tobacco Industry Over Disease Such as Lung Cancer
Smokers may sue the tobacco industry once they develop a disease like lung cancer, even if they suffered different smoking-related ailments years earlier, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday. The decision is likely to keep lawsuits alive that might otherwise have been thrown out because of expired legal deadlines and allow new suits to be filed, lawyers who filed the suit said.
