Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet. People toss out an estimated 4.5 trillion cigarette butts each year, and that number may double by the end of 2025 as e-cigarette use grows.

NEW YORK, April 22 (UPI) --Vaping devices or e-cigarettes flavored with menthol, coffee and watermelon, among others, potentially drive addiction by making the products more appealing and increasing ...

Cigarette filters were widely introduced in the 1950s, ostensibly to make smoking less harmful. With growing public concern about lung cancer and other smoking-related diseases, the tobacco industry ...

Electronic vapor products (also known as e-cigarettes, vapes or vape pens) have remained the most commonly used tobacco product among high school-aged students over the past 10 years. The aerosol ...

Every type of smoking poses serious risks to heart health, from traditional cigarettes to modern alternatives like vaping. While many people recognize smoking’s connection to lung disease, its effects ...

This evidence challenges the popular belief that vaping is a safe way to quit smoking. While e-cigarettes produce vapour ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “I would encourage clinicians to make sure they are asking about and recommending home smoking bans for all ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Nearly 29 million Americans regularly smoke cigarettes, a drastic decline from 1964, when more than 40 percent of ...

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is moving to cut out addictive nicotine from cigarettes, according to a long-awaited proposed regulation released Wednesday. The rule aims to force the ...