Cigarette Tax Hikes With Negative Consequences

Most states in the US are considering raising their cigarette tax in order to fill the empty spaces in their budgets. But several studies have found that there are several unintended yet severe consequences to such actions. This will most likely decrease the value of the money gained by tax hikes. The Michigan-based Mackinac Center for Public Policy, released a report, "Cigarette Taxes and Smuggling: A Statistical...

The Dangers of Drifting Smoke

Nevada has implemented a law banning smoking in eateries. But according to a new study, restaurants that are placed withing casinos contain levels of smoke that are unsafe, when looking at federal guidelines. Nancy York is a nursing professor at the University of Nevada, she conducted this study between November 2007 and March 2008, and she says, "It doesn't just stay on the casino floors. The smoke is drifting,...

"Third-Hand" Smoke – Another Dange...

Another study to scare parents who smoke has been recently conducted. It claims that even if parents smoke outside the home, and when their children are not around, they expose them to dangerous toxins. Pediatricians claim that even when the cigarette has been extinguished, the toxins from tobacco smoke remain, and this is called "third-hand" smoke. This is the first study to examine this phenomenon. Jonathan...

Another Good Reason to Quit

There are many reasons to never start smoking and a new study has offered another one. Current and former smokers run a greater risk of having heart, rhythm disorder and atrial fibrillation. This condition is also known as AF, it is a very common type of heart arrhythmia in the United States, and affects about 2 million people. Due to abnormal electric activity, the upper two chamber of the heart beat in a rapid,...

Born to Smoke

Most teenagers do experiment with tobacco smoke at some point in their lives, but only about one-third of them go on to smoke regularly. This makes a person wonder what the difference is between the ones who stop after their first puff and the ones who go on to smoke. There are some social factors like peer pressure, but researchers have found that some people are simply "born to smoke." Heavy smokers are more...

Teen Smoking on the Decline

Research released by the Monitoring the Future project, states that there are lower incidences of teenage smoking and that smoking among teens is at a record low. Students in grades 8, 10 and 12 were surveyed to test the "monthly prevalence" of smoking. Basically, they were asked whether they had smoked in 30 days. About 13.6% smoked in 2007 and this year the number was only 12.6. Only 7% of 8th graders had smoked...