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By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Cytisinicline, a drug to help people stop smoking, was found to be safe and effective when used at a higher concentration than is traditionally...
Kentucky Health News Twenty years ago, Lexington became the first city in the South of Midwest to make indoor smoking in public places illegal. It’s had a big impact there...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing new rules that are aimed at minimizing contamination of tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, and that would...
By Audrey Darville University of Kentucky Most people who smoke attempt to quit at least once a year, so it’s no surprise that quitting smoking is one of the most...
Adults who vape and smoke at the same time are likely to continue smoking in the long run, counter to the electronic-cigarette industry’s message that vaping can help current smokers...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Exposure to electronic-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias in mice — in both premature and skipped beats, according to a University of Louisville study. Published in...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said Friday at the University of Kentucky, “It’s fair to be critical of the FDA” regarding the...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey found that 2.5 million middle- and high-school students, or about 9 percent of the total, said they used electronic...
A new study shows that smoking increases the risk of viral infections and respiratory illnesses, including one type of the coronavirus, this supporting efforts to curb tobacco use as a...
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Except for cannabis use and vaping, substance use among American teens is going down, according to a recent study. Published in the peer-reviewed journal Substance...