Smoking significantly reduces life expectancy and quality, with men losing 17 minutes and women 22 minutes per cigarette.

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Georgia is spending 4% of what the feds suggest it should on anti-tobacco efforts, a new report says. Why it matters: Cigarette smoking remains the country's leading cause of ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Massachusetts is spending one-fifth of what the feds suggest it should on anti-tobacco efforts, a new report says. Why it matters: Cigarette smoking remains the country's ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Ohio has budgeted about $8 million toward tobacco control programs in fiscal year 2025. Why it matters: That's a tiny fraction of the $132 million that the Centers for Disease ...

The legislature’s failure to invest in prevention and cessation programs has dire consequences. For example, Pennsylvania’s current smoking rate stands at 14.9% of the adult population ...