Cigarette smoking may be declining worldwide, but tobacco use is still responsible for the deaths of about 6 million people globally each year, according to the World Health Organization. In the ...

Young people who have smoked hookahs and used powdered tobacco are more likely to start smoking cigarettes, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. The researchers found that people ...

Vaping may not be a gateway to long-term cigarette use for adolescents, a new study published in JAMA Network Open suggests. Many studies have found that youth who vape are more likely to take up ...

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has endorsed a federal policy that would make cigarettes far less ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- What healthy resolutions will you make this new year? For many, it's to quit smoking. Thirty-four million American adults, and a growing number of teens and adolescents, smoke.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resumed a national campaign that uses the stories of former smokers to warn Americans about the many health dangers of tobacco. Known as the ...