Harm Reduction

This morning's New York Times op-ed "A Two-Cigarette Society" by attorney David G. Adams made me think I was reading The Onion. Adams argued that we should have two types of cigarettes, one with and one without nicotine.

An article in Skeptic Volume 13, Number 3 by Sidney Zion quotes ACSH's Dr. Elizabeth Whelan on exaggerations about secondhand smoke's effects:

An October 9, 2007 article by Becky Bell on

That the tobacco industry is dead set on increasing its appeal to young people should by now be no news to anyone. What seems to surprise Newsweek columnist Anna Quindlen (Oct.

Yesterday's style section of the New York Times splashed an unappealing picture on its cover: two models backstage at the Prada fashion show

The drop in smoking rates is not to blame for the alarming obesity rates in the U.S., according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

An August 29, 2007 piece by Jack Hunter cites ACSH's Dr.

As they consider the new bill that would give the FDA the power to regulate cigarettes, Congress needs to take into account new information on nicotine dependence.

A July 19, 2007 piece on ScienceBlogs.com by the blogger Orac criticized attacks on the Helena, MT study that implausibly claimed smoking bans cause immediate heart