Trying just one cigarette can lead to an overwhelming craving to smoke, which could lie dormant for three years or more, according to research published today.
The study found that teenagers who smoked a cigarette at the age of 11 were twice as likely to take up smoking by 14 as those who did not try […]

Brits are spending more than ever on trying to quit smoking, reveal new figures.
Health campaigns seem to have hit home as sales of nicotine patches, gum and other quitting aids have soared 50 per cent in five years to £97 million a year, according to market analysts Mintel.
The research shows almost half (47 per cent) […]

Heather Crowe, known as the face of Canada’s anti-smoking movement, has succumbed to lung cancer in Ottawa at the age of 61.
The long-time waitress, who never smoked, is widely known for television ads in which she describes how she contracted cancer from second-hand smoke at the restaurant where she worked for 40 years. She was […]

There is a joke about Quebecers that says they smoke like it’s a cure for cancer.
Although the number of smokers in the province has dropped substantially over the past decade, the reputation persists and it’s with more than a little trepidation that Quebec counts down the days to a full-fledged ban on smoking in public […]

By United States Food and Drug Administration, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today the approval of Chantix (varenicline tartrate) tablets, to help cigarette smokers stop smoking. The active ingredient in Chantix, varenicline tartrate, is a new molecular entity that received a priority FDA review because of its significant potential benefit to public […]