Smoking Cessation

Menthol Cigarette Study

Menthol cigarette ban would push people toward therapies to quit smoking, study suggests

To help curtail smoking on subways, SEPTA is handing out flyers with information on how to quit

SEPTA City Hall

LGBTQ people smoke cigarettes at higher rates, and they face barriers to quitting

LGBTQ Tobacco Use

Vaping increases risk of heart failure by nearly 20%, study suggests

Vaping Heart Failure

Secondhand smoke can cause deadly health issues, but Pennsylvania casinos can still permit smoking

Pennsylvania Smoking Casinos

To reduce tobacco use, Pennsylvania and New Jersey need to do much more, report says

Tobacco Use Report

Nearly 60 years ago, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released report linking smoking to cancer

1964 Smoking Study

Smokers who quit before age 45 nearly eliminate risk of dying from lung cancer

Quit Smoking Cancer Risk

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it tougher to quit smoking

Smoking during pandemic

Wawa to begin selling Nicorette products for smoking cessation

Wawa Nicorette

Smokers should begin cessation drugs, then decide when to quit

Smoking cessation guidelines

Some smokers credit e-cigarettes with saving their lives – does that matter?

UPenn's double-edged smoking cessation treatment plan proves preliminarily successful

Carroll - Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center.

Plan for these common withdrawal symptoms when you quit smoking

Chantix Quit Smoking 06202019

Temple University to ban smoking and vaping in fall

Stock_Carroll - Temple University students walking to class

Here's what doctors want you to know about vaping

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Study: Prohibiting smoking in PHA properties drastically reduced secondhand smoke exposure

Second Hand Smoke

Pennsylvania flunks annual tobacco reduction progress report

Psilocybin Cancer Depression

For cancer patients with depression, psilocybin may provide lasting relief

Philadelphia Addiction Crisis

Fatal overdoses are falling, but 4 in 10 Philly residents believe the addiction crisis is worsening

Tampons Philly Schools

Free period products to be available to Philly school district students

mamava lactation

App helps nursing parents find lactation rooms in City Center municipal buildings

Purdue Pharma settlement

Purdue Pharma's $7.4 billion opioid settlement will pay $200 million to Pa. and $125 million to N.J.

Travis Barker Running

Celebrity-led running clubs are trendy — and hold the power to spark a new health movement

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