When they first came out saying there were health effects of secondhand smoke years ago, they were treated with similar skepticism.

This is the most careful analysis of the data up to the most current time frame that exists anywhere. It has gone substantially further than anything else I’ve seen and is carefully vetted through a...

We know how difficult it is and we don’t blame the smoker, but we do want to have messages out there that are motivational and get people sort of going on the track of try...

It is intended to be a wake-up call to America about the fact that 500,000 people die prematurely a year due to tobacco use in America — 50,000 of those die from the tobacco use...

Only a handful of states have used this money for its intended purpose.

Tobacco use kills 1200 Americans every day and 450,000 every year. More people die from tobacco-related diseases than from AIDS, alcohol use, drugs, fires, car accidents, murders and suicides combined. It is the nation’s leading...

That was treated with similar skepticism.

Smoking in and of itself does not control weight, but there’s no question that when people quit smoking, they often gain a few pounds, … And for some industries, that can be a horrible thought.

At a time when only four states – Colorado, Delaware, Maine and Mississippi – have allocated tobacco prevention and cessation budgets at recommended CDC levels, the industry spent $15.4 billion in 2003, according to the...

It’s a stressful job to be in. You’re always looking for work, … Once you’re a superstar, if you started smoking when you were a struggling actor, it’s very hard to quit. It’s a highly...

The Master Settlement Agreement placed significant restrictions on the advertising and marketing practices of the tobacco companies, and also provided funding for an effective anti-smoking public education campaign targeted directly at youth. These new numbers...

Corporate citizen notwithstanding, … a heck of a lot of Americans are dying prematurely due to this product.

Tobacco use is the single most important preventable cause of death and disability in the United States. On some level, this foundation is the World Series of public health,