…education group in the prevalence of current or former smoking, each respiratory symptom, asthma and COPD, and lung function. Their analysis showed that income and education disparities in smoking behavior…
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…consequences. Offering smoking-cessation products at a reduced cost or offering financial incentives to stop smoking may be more effective ways to encourage older adults to change their smoking habits. The authors say…
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…of other students who reported smoking: On average, respondents estimated that 17% of friends were smokers; yet when those friends were interviewed, the self-reported smoking rate was 27%. Within the…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Cigarette smoking has declined among middle and high school students, dropping from 15.8 percent of high school students having reported smoking in the past month…
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…and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) in Public Places,” seeks to bridge this gap. Using data from Canada, the study examines the effects of smoking laws on smoking prevalence…
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…of Medicine, “Smoking Cessation Reduces Postoperative Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” examined six randomized trials and 15 observational studies to look at the effects of preoperative smoking cessation on…
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…their smoking only modestly when the cigarette tax is raised. A 2014 report released by the Office of the Surgeon General, “The Health Consequences of Smoking — 50 Years of…
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…QALYs lost for obesity more than doubled, increasing from 0.0204 in 1993 to 0.0464 in 2008, surpassing smoking. Smoking had a larger impact on mortality than disease, while obesity had…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Smoking just one cigarette a day puts people at a much higher risk of heart disease and stroke than those who abstain entirely. When it…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Minnesota implemented the first statewide smoking ban in 1975, and since then, 30 other states and more than 350 cities and towns have enacted restrictions….
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