Researchers have examined how smoking affects life expectancy and how much a single cigarette may reduce it.

Lucas McClain started smoking cigarettes in high school but switched to vaping after he heard e-cigarettes were a safer alternative. His vape of choice became the Juul, the king of electronic ...

Social smoking—smoking sporadically and only in social settings—can be seen as a harmless vice. But does it carry the same ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. I pride myself on not being too health-conscious. But I am also not a fool. It is ...

Electronic cigarettes sounded like a good idea when they were developed in the early 2000s. Designed to heat and vaporize a solution of nicotine dissolved in propylene glycol or glycerol, electronic ...

To vape or not to vape? That is the question sparking a heated debate this week in Geneva where over 1,400 delegates have gathered to discuss the World Health Organization's tobacco control treaty and ...

The FDA is right - when it comes to disease culprits, cigarette smoking tops the list. While recognized as the number-one cause of preventable disease and death, it's an incredibly tough habit to ...

A new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that people experiencing more economic disadvantages are more likely to smoke cigarettes, have higher levels ...

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), electronic nicotine delivery systems, are battery-operated devices used to inhale an aerosol, which typically contains nicotine (though not always), flavorings, ...