Illness caused by cigarette smoking incurs heavy costs to the U.S. healthcare system. According to a recent Reuters study, 8.7 percent of all healthcare spending — or $170 billion annually ...

The popularity of e-cigarettes could reverse the decline in cigarette smoking among U.S. young adults, the researchers pointed out. E-cigarette use among high school seniors grew from 39% to 47% ...

The prevalence of people smoking fell from about 14% in 2019 to 11% in 2023, according to the report published Wednesday in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Smoking is losing its fire among teenagers nationwide, according to a recently released study on cigarette use by eighth to 12th graders. Paul Wong A Nursing student stubs out her cigarette in an ...

This represents an increase given the statistics indicate that over 6.4 billion sticks of cigarettes smoked in 2013 in the country despite sustained anti smoking campaign by civil groups.

The latest state tax statistics provide a window into people’s behavior as they navigate a changing world. While some are driving less, people appear to be drinking and smoking just as much as ever.

Over 8 billion sticks of cigarettes are smoked in Kenya every year, according to recent statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO).