Electronic cigarettes may produce an aerosol vapor instead of smoke, but two new studies raise burning questions about their uses and risks. E-cigs—as these battery-operated nicotine inhalers ...

Of note, between 2013 and 2016, rates of discontinuing cigarette smoking among U.S. adults were almost identical between those who used e-cigarettes, at 15.5%, and those who did not, at 15.6%.

Beginning July 1, smoking will be outlawed in outdoor public areas where children may gather. Skip to content. ... The country that made smoking sexy is breaking up with cigarettes ...

In the United States, smoking rates have generally declined since the 1960s. In 2022, approximately 11.6% of US adults were current cigarette smokers, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

A woman holds a cigarette during a break in Paris, Wednesday, May 28 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) After glamorizing tobacco for decades, France is preparing for its most sweeping smoking ban yet.

A woman holds a cigarette during a break in Paris, Wednesday, May 28 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) After glamorizing tobacco for decades, France is preparing for its most sweeping smoking ban yet.

PARIS — Brigitte Bardot lounged barefoot on a Saint-Tropez beach, drawing languorous puffs from her cigarette. Another actor, Jean-Paul Belmondo, swaggered down the Champs-Élysées with smoke ...