A Georgia House study committee led by Rep. Sharon Cooper is examining the economic and health impacts of smoking across the ...

Although smoking rates for adults in the US are at their lowest recorded levels, more must be done to stop children from using tobacco, according to a new set of policy statements from the ...

Prohibiting the sale of menthol-flavored cigarettes and cigars is a potent tool to reduce youth smoking. Last year, roughly 10% of high schoolers and 5% of middle school-aged children — kids as ...

Banning menthol cigarettes would save up to 654,000 lives in the US within 40 years, including the lives of 255,000 members of the Black community, a 2022 study found.

In October, the FDA sent final rules on banning menthol cigarettes to the White House for review. But things have stalled since it was submitted to the White House's Office of Management and Budget.

In a large, nationwide study led by the American Cancer Society (ACS), researchers found mortality risks for smoking menthol cigarettes were higher than non-menthol cigarettes for death from any ...

The percentage of children smoking cigarettes reached its lowest level since the survey began. Just 1.4% of students said they smoke them, the online survey, of nearly 30,000 students between ...

In a large, nationwide study led by the American Cancer Society (ACS), researchers found mortality risks for smoking menthol cigarettes were higher than non-menthol cigarettes for death from any ...

It’s no coincidence that 85% of African Americans, as well as 51% of Hispanics, smoke menthol cigarettes. The industry makes these products appear harmless, cool and refreshing.