smoking

Smoking is one of the most common forms of recreational drug use. Tobacco smoking is today by far the most popular form of smoking and is practiced by over one billion people in the majority of all human societies. Smoking-related diseases are some of the biggest killers in the world today and are cited as one of the biggest causes of premature death in industrialized countries.



Articles Related to smoking

Study Finds Smoking More Psychological than Physical Addiction

A new study suggests that cravings for cigarettes have more to do with social and psychological cues than actually being deprived of an addictive substance. This finding could lead to better methods of treating nicotine addiction, as more focus needs to be placed on the psychology behind smoking. The...
July 11th, 2010 | Nicotine Addiction | Read More

Researchers Plan to Use Community to Help Reduce Smoking in Nottingham

In an attempt to help encourage people to quit smoking in an area that has one of the highest rates of smoking in the United Kingdom, researchers from the University of Nottingham are focusing on the power of the community.
June 29th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Drinking and Smoking Linked to Migraines in High-School Students

A new study finds that drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes were associated with migraines and tension headaches in high-school students. Coffee drinking and physical inactivity were also linked with migraines.
June 16th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Smoking and Alcohol Consumption Contribute to Increase Risk of Death

Four unhealthy behaviors–smoking, lack of physical activity, poor diet, and alcohol consumption–appear to be associated with a substantially increased risk of death when combined, according to a report in the April 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
April 27th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Young Britons See More Smoking in Movies than American Peers

Young Britons see significantly more on-screen smoking in movies than their US peers, finds research published ahead of print in the journal Tobacco Control. The UK film classification system, which rates more films as suitable for young people than its US counterpart, is to blame, say the authors.
March 16th, 2010 | Nicotine Addiction | Read More

Initial Attitude Predicts Smoking among Mexican-American Youth

Whether non-smoking Mexican-American adolescents go on to experiment with smoking depends largely on their initial attitude toward the habit, researchers at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the December issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, a journal of the American Association...
December 7th, 2009 | Nicotine Addiction | Read More

Smoking Tobacco through Waterpipe Just as Harmful as Cigarettes

Smoking tobacco through a waterpipe exposes the user to the same toxicants (carbon monoxide and nicotine) as smoking a cigarette, which could lead to nicotine addiction and heart disease, according to a study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) researcher published in the December issue of...
December 3rd, 2009 | Nicotine Addiction | Read More