A new study has found that both young middle-aged people that smoke pot have a slight increased risk for heart-related illness/complications. This study was published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. According to CBS News, 2 percent of...

It certainly isn’t breaking news that smoking is bad for your health. This has been shown over and over again to the point where both smokers and nonsmokers are tired of hearing about it. But here’s a little extra motivation in case you or a loved one...

Right now, smoking is allowed 10 feet away from buildings. The people behind a petition hope to change that. "Second-hand smoke is really dangerous," said Corey Kinnan. "Helping people live longer, healthy lives is something I’m passionate about." The...

Rolling coffee up into "caffeine sticks" and smoking it is a hot new trend, and it's turning America's teens into "bean-heads," according to one specious local news report. According to Las Vegas ABC affiliate KTNV and one unnamed, seemingly random old...

One of the last hangouts for smokers in Eastern Iowa — Tobacco Bowl in Iowa City — is closing after more than two decades in business. The popular tobacco cafe on Iowa City’s pedestrian mall withstood the 2008 passage of a statewide smoking ban, tax hikes...

Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes and the number is rising daily. Since 1980, the percentage of people under 45 with diabetes has increased by 167 percent. There are many risk factors for Type 2 diabetes. Many of these, like family history, can’t...

A West Monroe lawmaker is back again with his yearly attempt to ban smoking within 25 feet of the entrances to state-owned office buildings, as a way to lessen exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke. The House voted 78-11 Wednesday for the bill by Rep....

A recent journal article by a senior scientist with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“Secondhand smoke and smoking restrictions in casinos: a review of the evidence,” published online in Tobacco Control on March 7) should be a wake-up...

Organizers of Denver's annual April 20 marijuana festival on Wednesday announced that rapper B.o.B and singer Wyclef Jean will headline the event as they try to draw a big post-legalization crowd and shake the memory of last year's event, which was marred...

The Patrick Administration is moving to stamp out smoking in public housing. The Department of Housing and Community Development on Thursday issued guidelines to all 240 local housing authorities urging them to develop smoke-free housing policies within...