Harm Reduction

There s good news for vapers for the most part.

Thinking about quitting smoking?

Seductive additive boosting addiction or harmless flavoring? ACSH examines the evidence on and complexities regarding menthol as an ingredient in tobacco products, an ingredient whose banning is often debated.

Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop didn t live long enough to see America turned into a smoke-free society but can we?

Vaping is catching on. The number of American smokers who have tried e-cigarettes doubled in just a year, from 10 percent in 2010 to about 21 percent in 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

At the American Council on Science and Health, we promote the benefits of Tobacco Harm Reduction in helping smokers quit.

Here s some good news for those promoting the use of e-cigarettes as a form of tobacco harm reduction.

Many more individuals with diagnosable mental disorders are smokers as compared to the rest of the population.

Taking bupropion (Zyban), a drug used to help people stop smoking by reducing cravings and other withdrawal effects, did not help smokers quit in the period after a heart attack, a

It s a grim, unwelcome milestone for gender equality.