Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Pictogram illustration of a no-smoking sign. Stopping smoking is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. John Samuels is the Founder/CEO of Wellworth healthcare advisory firm. A cigarette lit on screen once symbolized noir, danger and ...

Growing up in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Aitana V. remembers being a young girl and not seeing anyone from her school or in her community smoke. If the topic of cigarettes even came up, “we talked ...

Smoking is a highly prevalent habit, but unlike its popularity, the consequences are far from desirable. Cigarettes contain a frightening cocktail of over 7,000 chemicals, including hundreds known to ...

You've likely heard that smoking cigarettes raises your risk for lung cancer, heart disease and stroke, but what about pipe smoking? Like cigarettes, smoking a pipe can have serious health ...

The sight of snuffed cigarette butts in an ashtray might feel jarringly anachronistic these days, given successful efforts to curtail the smelly act for decades. Nonetheless, we're edging toward a ...

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