Topic AddictionAdvertisingAdvertisingCancerCancerChewing TobaccoCigarettesCigarsCostCostDeathDeathDiseaseDiseaseE-cigarettesEnvironmentEpidemicFashionFlavors/MentholFlavors/MentholGamingHealth RisksHealth RisksHealth RisksHeroinHookahIngredientsIngredientsJuulLegal AgeLegal AgeMarketingMarketingMoviesMusicOpioidsOverdosePainkillersPetsPop CulturePop CulturePrescriptionsProductsProfilingProfilingQuittingQuittingRecoveryRetailRetailSmoke-Free PlacesSmoke-Free PlacesSmokingSocial MediaStreamingTobacco SalesTobacco SnuffTVVaping ShowClose Filters Filter by Tags Subtags Search Change Issue SmokingVapingOpioids Showing 162 of 549 results. Fact Fact Fact Hookah smoke has been associated with oral, lung and bladder cancer, not to mention clogged arteries and heart disease. 2 Reactions Source: Cobb, Caroline, et al."Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: An Emerging Health Crisis in the United States." American Journal of Health Behavior. 34(3). May-June 2010: 275–285. Web. See all +less − Cancer, Disease, Hookah Fact Fact Fact People with any mental health issues or substance abuse disorders account for 40% of the cigarettes smoked in the U.S. 2 Reactions Source: Source: 2009 to 2011 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs). NSDUH is an annual survey sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). See all +less − Disease Fact Fact Fact Advertising products at the point-of-sale at convenience stores increases "impulse buys" and makes tobacco seem like a part of everyday life. Which is probably why Big Tobacco spends 95% of its $9.1 billion yearly budget here. 1 Reactions Source: Center for Public Health Systems Science. Point-of-Sale Report to the Nation: The Tobacco Retail and Policy Landscape. St. Louis, MO: Center for Public Health Systems Science at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and the National Cancer Institute, State and Community Tobacco Control Research Initative, 2014. http://publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default /files/resources/WaU-guide-POS-policy-report-2015.pdf See all +less − Advertising, Retail, Products Fact Fact Fact Flavored cigs were banned in 2009 because they appealed to kids. Since, the # of “flavored cigars” on the market has more than doubled. Coincidence? 3 Reactions Source: "Flavored Tobacco Products Attract Kids." Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, 20 April 2017. See all +less − Advertising Fact Fact Fact Over half of young adults who misused prescription opioids got them from a friend or family member. 2 Reactions Source: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2017). 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. See all +less − Addiction, Painkillers Fact Fact Fact In 2010, for every woman that died of a prescription painkiller overdose, 30 went to the ER for misuse or abuse. 11 Reactions Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs Among Women — United States, 1999–2010. MMWR 2013;62:537-542. See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Health Risks, Heroin, Overdose, Painkillers, Prescriptions, Recovery Fact Fact Fact In the U.S., smoking results in 5.4 million years of potential life lost each year. 13 Reactions Source: "The Health Consequences of Smoking." CDC. Respiratory Diseases. 2004. 43, 47. Report. See all +less − Death Fact Fact Fact Of current smokers in the U.S., 1,273,000 have emphysema from smoking. 2 Reactions Source: "Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000." CDC. 04 Sept. 2003; 52(35) 842-844. Table. See all +less − Health Risks Fact Fact Fact In 2008, 48.8% of people for whom their high school diploma was their highest level of educational attainment who have ever smoked reported that they had successfully quit. 1 Reactions Source: "Cigarette Smoking Among Adults and Trends in Smoking Cessation --- United States, 2008." CDC. Atlanta, GA. 58(44). 13 Nov. 2009: 1227-1232. Web. See all +less − Quitting Pagination First page« First Previous page‹ Previous … Page14 Page15 Page16 Page17 Current page18 Page19 Page20 Page21 Page22 … Next pageNext › Last pageLast »
Fact Fact Fact Hookah smoke has been associated with oral, lung and bladder cancer, not to mention clogged arteries and heart disease. 2 Reactions Source: Cobb, Caroline, et al."Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: An Emerging Health Crisis in the United States." American Journal of Health Behavior. 34(3). May-June 2010: 275–285. Web. See all +less − Cancer, Disease, Hookah
Fact Fact Fact People with any mental health issues or substance abuse disorders account for 40% of the cigarettes smoked in the U.S. 2 Reactions Source: Source: 2009 to 2011 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs). NSDUH is an annual survey sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). See all +less − Disease
Fact Fact Fact Advertising products at the point-of-sale at convenience stores increases "impulse buys" and makes tobacco seem like a part of everyday life. Which is probably why Big Tobacco spends 95% of its $9.1 billion yearly budget here. 1 Reactions Source: Center for Public Health Systems Science. Point-of-Sale Report to the Nation: The Tobacco Retail and Policy Landscape. St. Louis, MO: Center for Public Health Systems Science at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and the National Cancer Institute, State and Community Tobacco Control Research Initative, 2014. http://publichealthlawcenter.org/sites/default /files/resources/WaU-guide-POS-policy-report-2015.pdf See all +less − Advertising, Retail, Products
Fact Fact Fact Flavored cigs were banned in 2009 because they appealed to kids. Since, the # of “flavored cigars” on the market has more than doubled. Coincidence? 3 Reactions Source: "Flavored Tobacco Products Attract Kids." Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, 20 April 2017. See all +less − Advertising
Fact Fact Fact Over half of young adults who misused prescription opioids got them from a friend or family member. 2 Reactions Source: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2017). 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. See all +less − Addiction, Painkillers
Fact Fact Fact In 2010, for every woman that died of a prescription painkiller overdose, 30 went to the ER for misuse or abuse. 11 Reactions Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs Among Women — United States, 1999–2010. MMWR 2013;62:537-542. See all +less − Addiction, Epidemic, Health Risks, Heroin, Overdose, Painkillers, Prescriptions, Recovery
Fact Fact Fact In the U.S., smoking results in 5.4 million years of potential life lost each year. 13 Reactions Source: "The Health Consequences of Smoking." CDC. Respiratory Diseases. 2004. 43, 47. Report. See all +less − Death
Fact Fact Fact Of current smokers in the U.S., 1,273,000 have emphysema from smoking. 2 Reactions Source: "Cigarette Smoking Attributable Morbidity - United States, 2000." CDC. 04 Sept. 2003; 52(35) 842-844. Table. See all +less − Health Risks
Fact Fact Fact In 2008, 48.8% of people for whom their high school diploma was their highest level of educational attainment who have ever smoked reported that they had successfully quit. 1 Reactions Source: "Cigarette Smoking Among Adults and Trends in Smoking Cessation --- United States, 2008." CDC. Atlanta, GA. 58(44). 13 Nov. 2009: 1227-1232. Web. See all +less − Quitting