(Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Pierre Suu/GC Images via Getty Images, Alena Zakirova/Getty Images, COBRA TEAM - Pino/BACKGRID) Smoking was supposed to be on its way out — not completely gone ...

On FX’s wildly popular series “Love Story,” Carolyn Bessette Kennedy looks incredibly chic in her ’90s minimalist outfits, taking casual drags from her cigarettes. Fast forward to a fictional world of ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. The cigarette smoking rate among U.S.

The percentage of American adults who smoke cigarettes has dropped to the lowest level ever recorded, according to a new study. About 9.9% of U.S. adults reported smoking cigarettes in 2024, a drop ...

The fight to stamp out cigarettes may be heading in a mind-bending new direction. Research published this week found that a single dose of a trendy psychedelic drug may be more effective than nicotine ...

A man who was shot dead in New Orleans East last week was identified by the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office Monday as 23-year-old Bobby Lavigne. Officers with the New Orleans Police Department said ...

Exactly 20 years ago, Scotland became the first part of the UK to ban smoking in enclosed public places - including pubs, restaurants and workplaces. To some, the legislation heralded dusk on the ...

In my early 20s, my favorite movie theater was a once-grand, crumbling landmark where you almost never had to search out a seat. After the previews, a young John Waters appeared onscreen, cigarette in ...

A new national analysis of NHIS data reveals a historic drop in cigarette smoking among U.S. adults while highlighting persistent tobacco use and widening disparities across demographic and ...

Some experts have mischaracterized smoking fentanyl as “safer” than injecting, seeking to reduce risks among users. Narrowly considered, the statement is accurate, as inhalation avoids needle-sharing, ...