Public Health & Safety

Smoking is a very difficult addiction to break. Several expensive commercial products claim to aid in the process, but there are many ways to find the motivation to quit smoking without spending...

The nicotine in cigarettes is addictive and has proven to be a hard habit to break. The body starts to crave nicotine and there are physical withdrawal symptoms. However, the hardest barrier to...

According to the American Lung Association, 1 in 5 college students is a regular smoker (see Reference 1). A significant challenge for anyone, quitting smoking can be especially difficult on a...

Quitting smoking can be very difficult. Nicotine patches are a great way to give your body the nicotine it craves and allow you to slowly wean yourself off cigarettes. Nicotine patches are not...

A hookah is a water pipe used to inhale tobacco. A growing trend in today's youth culture, they are considered to be a healthier alternative to cigarette smoking. The truth is they are just as...

The most effective way to reduce the dangers of smoking is by quitting and avoiding second-hand smoke. Because the nicotine contained in cigarettes is highly addictive, smokers often must make...

It is often said that smokers never really quit; we just stop smoking for extended periods of time. There are many smoking cessation programs and aids available, and each has their own positive...

Quit smoking now and you will likely live longer. British doctors were studied over a period of 50 years with the goal of determining information about their smoking habits. According to the...

Quitting smoking is a difficult challenge for many people. The health benefits of quitting smoking are well known, but that does not make it any easier. A number of techniques have been developed...

I want to tell my story. I am 31, I have smoked cigarettes for over 13years. There are millions of different opinions on the best way to stop smoking. Some argue cold turkey. While others endorse...

The Great American Smokeout is held the 3rd Thursday of November every year. This wonderful event helps smokers to quick smoking for a day and possibly longer! It's an chance to join with...

Everyone knows that smoking is bad for your health. It makes you look older, but it can also lead to a variety of deadly and painful cancers. Though that is now a well known fact, many who have...

We all know that smoking is a bad habit that wastes money, isolates people from nearly all public places, makes everything the smoke touches stink, and has the potential to kill. Fortunately, you...

Herbal cigarettes are regarded as safe alternatives to traditional chemical-laden tobacco cigarettes. Various medical authorities, however, insist that there is no such thing as a safe cigarette....

Electronic cigarettes are an alternative source of nicotine for nicotine addicts. Electronic cigarettes work by vaporizing pure liquid nicotine using a lithium ion battery. The user inhales the...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that in 2007, more than 43 million adults in the United States smoked cigarettes and more than 33 million smoked daily. When you buy a pack...

When searching this site for Electronic Cigarette information, I found a lot of excellent, well-intended, informational articles. But it was obvious that they are just “reviews” of the electronic...

Smoking has been idolized in the past, presented as "cool" or "classy" or "sophisticated" behavior in film and television. In recent years, however, the public has discovered how life-threatening...

Since the data on the dangers of smoking is no longer in dispute, finding ways to quit has become a priority for more and more smokers. The habitual act of lighting a cigarette can sometimes be as...

Tobacco is highly addictive. Many people would like to quit, but are unsure of how to go about it. Or they may be able to quit for a while, but then go back to smoking. Quitting cigarettes...

The price of a pack of cigarettes has greatly increased over the years, as has the tax on cigarettes. It might be surprising to some smokers how much money goes up in smoke with their habit each...

Quitting smoking can be one of the most difficult things to accomplish in life. Even with the help of patches, gums and other quit-smoking aids, it is easy to fail and fall back into the smoking...

According to medicinenet.com, "Smoking is an addiction. Tobacco contains nicotine, a drug that is addictive. More than 430,000 deaths occur in the U.S. each year from smoking-related illnesses."...

Almost all smokers are aware of the devastating side effects of a cigarette, but they are not able to quit this tobacco intake habit. Therefore, companies have come up with an innovative...

It has been observed by many researchers that it takes a lot of effort in quitting the habit of smoking. It is also true that if there is a lack of determination then one can fail in their goal....

Although much attention focuses on the known health risks of smoking, cigarette use is also responsible for a variety of accidents each year. Fire is one of the major accidents attributed to...

Cigarettes cause a number of fire deaths each year. If smokers don't handle their cigarettes properly, or if they allow their children to gain access to matches, there is a great risk of a home...

Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do to improve your health. There are many products on the market that can aide in smoking cessation, such as nicotine gum, patches and even...

Nicotine replacement therapy is one way to help you quit smoking. One therapeutic option is nicotine gum, which, when used properly, has proven to be effective. Although not an instant cure, it...

No organ of the human body goes untouched by regular inhaling of cigarette smoke. Chief among pollutants introduced into the body and lungs by smoking cigarettes is tar, a substance related to...

There's no denying that it's healthy to quit smoking, but, like all bad habits, it can be hard to kick. The good news is that even a short time after you quit smoking, your body starts to heal...

Electronic, or "smokeless," cigarettes, are marketed as an alternative to traditional tobacco-based cigarettes. An e-cigarette is essentially a nicotine-delivery device that, according to...

Since cigarettes were created in 1832, cigarette smoking has run rampant throughout developed nations. The American Cancer Society reports that as many as 43 million American adults currently...

Fires in the home are a major problem. They can occur suddenly without warning, and can often completely destroy a house in a very short period of time. Understanding fire hazards and how to avoid...

Even with all of the ill health effects associated with smoking, it is a hard habit to break. Ecigs or electronic cigarettes provide the nicotine that smokers need, without all of the harmful...

Here I introduce main guidelines for buying cigarettes online. Things that are important to be taken into account before placing an order are discussed here.

About 5.5 million people worldwide will die this year from causes related to tobacco products, according to the American Cancer Society. If you still need motivation to kick the tobacco habit,...

Whether you smoke two cigarettes a day or two packs, the dangers of cigarette smoke are cumulative and many. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, smoking is the number one...

There is a brand new invention that every smoker should know about. This is the tobacco and tar free smoking alternative known as the e cigarette. Now you can smoke a cigarette without harming...

The human brain controls thinking, emotional feelings, mood, conscious thoughts and unconscious body processes such as breathing and food digestion. Tobacco contains a powerful drug identified as...

I once smoked three packs of cigarettes a day, but I haven’t had a cigarette in many years and I'm confident, I never will again. This is how I did it. It worked for me and it can work for you.

Humans have been smoking for thousands of years. Historical evidence shows that people used to smoke as part of ancient religious rituals as far back as 5000 BC. Many different types of smoking...

With cigarettes prices and taxes continuing to rise, there has never been a better time to quit smoking. So here's a plan to break the habit quickly. The addiction to smoking is both physical and...

Among other effects, smoking cigarettes can negatively impact many areas of your life, including your short- and long-term health, family relationships, personal appearance and finances. Each area...

The Quit-Smoking-Stop website states that each year hundreds of thousands of individuals around the globe die from illnesses caused from smoking cigarettes. According to the American Cancer...

According to the Center for Disease Control, "Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causing many diseases and affecting the health of smokers in general." While smoking tobacco...

Smoking causes a number of diseases and is harmful to nearly every organ in your body. Effects of smoking cause almost one in five deaths in the United States each year, while 20 more smokers for...

Statistics gathered by the American Heart Association show that more than 46 million people in the United States smoke. A report done by the U.S. Surgeon General shows that smoking is the leading...

Cigars, like cigarettes, can cause headaches by smoking and by secondhand smoke. Cigars are bigger than cigarettes, which means a large amount of tobacco leaves in a single cigar. Combined with...