Layla Amussen likes to smoke. She knows cigarettes are bad for her health, but says she’s not likely to quit anytime soon. With increased federal and state tobacco taxes raising the cost on some...

Employees at 13 of 66 retail locations checked sold alcoholic beverages or tobacco products to underage youth during a Monday compliance operation conducted by investigators from the METRICH...

Anyone who had tried will tell you, quitting smoking is one of the most difficult addictions to kick. Now there is research that shows it gets more difficult if we're under financial stress. This...

The Board of Aldermen approved a ban forbidding pharmacies from selling tobacco products in the city by a wide margin Monday night. The measure passed without discussion. In an 18-3 vote, members...

The study found that smoking one cigarette increases the stiffness of the arteries in 18 to 30 year olds by a whopping 25 percent. Arteries that are stiff or rigid increase resistance in the blood...

Tobacco Free Florida is the statewide youth prevention and adult cessation campaign launched in February 2008, created to educate the public about the dangers of all tobacco use and to help those...

Washington, DC (AHN) - The Food and Drug Administration began enforcing a new ban on selling certain flavored cigarettes last week, sending warning letters to companies it says that continue to...

Smokers who switch to a low-tar, light or mild brand of cigarette will not find it easier to quit and in fact may find it harder, researchers reported on Tuesday. They found that smokers who traded...

NORTH BEND — Alan Pape doesn’t like going into smokers’ apartments. But as the maintenance mechanic for the North Bend City/Coos-Curry Housing Authorities, it’s part of the job. “When you have to...

State officials have stopped distributions of tobacco grant money to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa after an audit revealed problems with the tribe’s accounting practices. The Montana...