Topic: smoking

Smoking In Movies: Is It Making Cigarettes Cool Again?

When I first started watching Mad Men, one of most disconcerting elements of the show to me was initially its inclusion of cigarettes. These constant, steady cigarette smoke streams throughout each episode — in the office, at home, in restaurants, by and around pregnant women. It was completely different than how things are presently, and it was considerably different than so many shows and movies that have been produced in the last fifteen years that don’t use cigarettes.

Now, however, smoking in movies appears to be increasing. Again. More »

Do We Need Another Anti-Smoking Campaign Centered Around Fear?

“Record your voice for your loved ones while you still can.”

“Secondhand smoke causes asthma attacks.”

“If you smoke with diabetes, plan for amputation, kidney failure, heart surgery … or all three.”

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Clean Smoking? Researchers Test “Healthier Cigarettes” With Less Toxic Smoke

Researchers at British American Tobacco (BAT) have been working hard to create a “healthier cigarette” prototype. The flavor and experience should be the same as a traditional Camel or Virginia Slim. The difference? Less toxins. More »

Smoking Pot Could Lead To Smoking Cigarettes, Says New Study

A new study found that smoking pot could actually lead to nicotine addiction. No need to put your medical marijuana away yet, Californians, but this information could shed additional light on how addiction works within our boides. More »

Social Smoking Is Like Social Farting, Says This Great PSA

The Canadians have come up with a pretty ingenius new PSA against social smoking. More »

You’ve Got To See These Arresting Photos Of Kids Smoking

Chill, though, because they’re not actually smoking: the photos are digitally enhanced and the cigarettes are made from cheese, candles and incense. But what reactions do you have to this photo series by Belgian photographer Frieke Jannsen? More »

The Reasons Women Give Up Smoking Versus Men

Obviously, quitting smoking is an incredibly healthy thing to do for your body. It lowers your blood pressures, restores oxygen to your blood stream, increases lifespan, decreases risk of respiratory illness and clears up skin, not to mention the social … More »

Too Far? Calif. Bill Would Outlaw Smoking In Apartments, Condos

A new proposed bill in California will outlaw smoking indoors in all attached dwellings. That means apartments, townhomes, condos, duplexes and other attached buildings. A full third of all Californians live in attached dwellings, so a law like this could have a huge direct effect on the lives of many people. More »

Carine Roitfeld Said She’d Never Again Feature Cigarettes In A Fashion Editorial…But Then She Did. Oops?

About a year and a half ago, the former editor of French Vogue, Carine Roitfeld, said she would never again feature a cigarette in a fashion editorial. Never’s a pretty short time, then, as the latest edition of her CR Fashion Book features no less than three appearances of the oh-so-stylish cancer sticks. More »

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Russia Bans Smoking In Public Places, A Good Way To Curb Smoking Rates Overall

Russian President Vladimir Putin (a man I’ve been strangely fascinated with since I saw him singing “Blueberry Hill” for a room full of celebrities) has signed a bill into law that will gradually ban smoking in public places in Russia. Russia currently has one of the highest rates of smokers in the developed world. More »

Smoke? Don’t Try To Get A Job With Penn Health System

The University of Pennsylvania Health System is taking a bold step: in July of this year, they will no longer be hiring people who smoke. The system says this new policy will improve the health of employees, as well as save the system itself money.
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Australian TV Star Chrissie Swan (Shamefully) Shamed For Smoking While Pregnant

Australian TV and radio personality Chrissie Swan is pregnant with her third child—and she was recently photographed smoking. Since then, there’s been a bidding war for the pictures, with Swan herself desperate to keep them from being seen, and several Australian magazine editors rabidly eager to publish them. More »

Why People Smoke: Mental Illness Is A Big Factor, Says New CDC Report

You barely have to look at smoking statistics to know that it’s terrible for your health, and with so many anti smoking campaigns educating Americans about why they should quit smoking (and never start), it’s hard to imagine why people smoke at all. But a new CDC report says that it isn’t just because of advertising that covertly appeals to teens, or movies that still make it look cool: Mental illness could be a big factor, too. More »

Turkey Bans Hookah Smoking In Public Because It’s Worse Than Smoking Cigarettes

The Turkish government is now cracking down on hookahs, an ancient Turkish tradition, because of their health-damaging potential. More »

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