The health benefits of quitting smoking outweigh the adverse effects of putting on weight as a result of quitting, says the American Heart Association (AHA).

A new study suggests people with melanoma are 40 percent less likely to survive the disease if they’ve been a smoker within the past 10 years or so.

When it comes to smoking cessation, gender matters quite a bit, according to a study showing women smoke in response to stress more than men.

About 58 million non-smokers in the United States are exposed to dangerous secondhand smoke each year, according to a report from the CDC.

Dramatically reducing nicotine levels in cigarettes all at once would provide more health benefits overall than a gradual reduction, say researchers.

From 2012 - 2016, sales of electronic cigarettes and vaping products in the U.S. increased, while prices of these products dropped, according to the CDC.

More than twice as many colleges and universities in the United States were smoke- or tobacco-free in 2017 than in 2012, according to the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Research from Japan shows that exposure to tobacco smoke both prenatally and postnatally may raise the risk of hearing problems in children.

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Many smokers believe that menthol cigarettes are safer. But research suggests that their health risks are even greater than regular cigarettes.