Watching her father die of cancer didn't stop Diane Paight from taking up smoking at age 16 and continuing the habit for much of her life. But the 64-year-old Stratford woman said a series of graphic, ...

Shocking study reveals smoking just two to five cigarettes daily doubles heart disease risk and increases death risk by 60%.

In Tennessee, policy, culture and economics continue to drive higher than normal tobacco use, which claims over 11,000 ...

Introduction: Cigarette smokers experience higher levels of depressive symptoms and are more likely to be diagnosed with depressive disorders than nonsmokers. To date, the nature of the ...

Heavy drinking is typically linked to ailments like addiction, stroke, and liver damage. Now, scientists say the practice may also heighten the risk of cancer more often associated with smoking — lung ...

Young teens who vape and smoke cigarettes may be setting themselves up to be heavy smokers by the time they are older teens, a new study suggests. The researchers chalked it up to what they called the ...

Quitting smoking can reduce a heavy smoker’s risk of heart disease within 5 years. Smoking cessation in heavy cigarette smokers can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) by 39% within 5 ...

I quit smoking on New Year’s Day 2024. Three days later, I buy a pack of cigarettes. The addict who’s lived inside me since I was 17 knew I would. She’s had an hour in the car to justify lighting up. ...

Heavy cigarette smokers with at least a 20 pack-year smoking history can reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) by 39% within five years if they quit, according to a study published today ...