We all remember the images of celebrities from back in the day who were avid cigar smokers, George Burns, Groucho Marks and even more recently Clint Eastwood and Jack Nicholson
The CDC reported that comprehensive smoke-free laws can benefit people from all socioeconomic, educational and racial/ethnic backgrounds equally by increasing places where people are protected from tobacco smoke. According to the CDC, secondhand smoke kills roughly 900 infants and 41,000 nonsmoking adults each year
Roughly four out of five doctors surveyed incorrectly linked nicotine to cardiovascular disease (83.2 percent), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (80.9 percent) and cancer (80.5 percent)
At a time when awareness of the impact of smoke on air quality is increasing, this device offers an innovative solution for monitoring and controlling smoke-free zones
The FDAs failure to act has emboldened the tobacco industry, which has become increasingly aggressive in seeking to delay or oppose proven policies, Wimmer said