The study, which has run for more than 15 years and was recently funded for another 5 years, is supported by the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health. The new work that will explore these relationships further in young people is being funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, also a part of the NIH.

Tips to help you quit smoking.

Make no mistake about it: high blood pressure is dangerous. It is the number one modifiable cause of stroke. The higher the blood pressure, the greater is the chance for heart attack, heart failure, stroke and kidney disease.

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Research conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found that nicotine addiction seems to be linked to increased craving for illegal drugs among drug abusers who also smoke tobacco.

It’s a list of the top 10 health reasons to quit smoking, it’s based in part on what Gay has observed in his years as a lung specialist at the University of Michigan Health System.

Three out of four smokers in the United States say they want to quit, but less than 5% of smokers who quit for at least a day are able to stay tobacco-free for three to 12 months.

Vice President for Campus Life, Princeton University, Janet S. Dickerson announced she has accepted recommendations from students to prohibit smoking in undergraduate dorms.

Encouraging quitting for women of all ages. Quitting results in immediate health benefits for both light and heavy smokers.

Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to heart attack, stroke, heart failure or kidney failure. This is why high blood pressure is often called the "silent killer." The only way to tell if you have high blood pressure is to have your blood pressure checked.

The government is to provide smoking cessation resources to the 46 million adults in the USA who smoke, we can make an enormous improvement in public health."

Coercive and critical approaches are rarely successful in convincing smokers to quit. These tactics tend to make smokers feel guilty, defensive, inadequate and afraid.

Does banning smoking in restaurants present any sort of economic risk? In areas where smoking bans are already in place do people eat out less often, and spend less money in restaurants?

Quitting the smoking habit will help your personal appearance, by reducing bad breath, yellowed teeth and fingernails, premature skin aging and early hair loss.

Smokers should not believe that the tar and nicotine levels listed on a pack of cigarettes are what they are actually inhaling. The take-home message of this report is that the only proven way to reduce the disease risks associated with smoking is to quit.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are initiating a new Tobacco-Free Sports public education program at the Paralympic and Olympic Winter Games

Millions of Americans smoke "low-tar," "mild," or "light" cigarettes, believing those cigarettes to be less harmful than other cigarettes. The evidence does not indicate a benefit to public health from changes in cigarette design and manufacturing over the last 50 years.