Harm Reduction

Yesterday, ACSH s Dr. Gilbert Ross presented ACSH s position on access to reduced-risk tobacco and nicotine products at the FDA s public meeting on nicotine replacement therapies and smoking-cessation products.

A new analysis of the Nurse s Health Study has quantified just how much smoking contributes to sudden cardiac death and ho

Although the legal age for purchasing tobacco products is 18, everyday more than 3,800 pre-teens and adolescents ages 12 to 17 smoke their first cigarette, among whom 1,000 go on to become addicted smokers.

According to a new report from several public health organizations, including the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association, and the American Cancer Society, in 20

Get ready to hear more about electronic cigarettes except about how they can possibly help people quit smoking.

The U.S.

Maybe public health researchers should have to apply for a permit before spouting bad ideas?

It s the American Cancer Society-sponsored 37th annual Great American Smokeout today an appropriate day to take a moment to spare a thought for the 44 million Americans in the grip of a deadly addiction, ACSH s Dr.

We re normally fans of New York Times science writer Jane Brody but her latest column on quitting smoking is incorrect and irresponsible.

As public health delegates from around the world begin meeting in Seoul, South Korea, for a meeting to discuss