I am not ashamed to be a smoker. According to the American Lung Association, an estimated 20 percent of the U.S. population smokes, and the Center for Advancement of Health says that 70 percent of ...

Cigarettes were once unavoidable in the U.S., in restaurants, airplanes, your mom's living room — until health warnings and cultural pressure put out the hype. The big picture: Something's shifted.

Gen Z — largely comprised of middle- and high-school students — reported the lowest smoking rates on record in 2024, according to CDC and FDA data, but that trend may be in jeopardy. "Overall, the ...

Just about every teen tries cigarettes, vaping, chewing tobacco or snuff, so don’t despair! That’s because, alongside all the warnings and campaigns, there are subtle messages that smoking is edgy and ...

Quitting smoking ranks among the toughest health goals for 2026. Three former smokers share personal journeys, from cravings ...

Smoking already seemed to be making a comeback in pop culture. Now, with President Donald Trump's administration gutting the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and ...

An endless supply of trendy takes in recent years claim that among young adults, smoking is cool again. But though they may be hanging from the lips of major influencers and starlets, cigarettes have ...

My boyfriend’s college roommate recently moved to Austin and because we have an extra room, I agreed to let him stay with us. I realized almost immediately this was a huge mistake because the minute ...

So you think smoking is cool? What's cool about breath that smells like the bottom of a bird cage? What's cool about holes in your clothing because the ash from your cigarette fell on them? What's ...