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Links Between Impulsivity and Smoking in Teens and Young Adults
Impulsivity is a term that psychologists and psychiatrists use to describe a tendency to act without thinking or regard for the consequences of one’s behavior. All humans naturally have impulses, but...
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Smoking in Movies May Encourage Teen Tobacco Use
Parents concerned about the movies their kids watch tend to watch for sexually explicit scenes or the use of profane language. Even the disrespectful tone of a young character may lead parents to limit...
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Sweet-Flavored Little Cigar Sales Booming Among Youth
They taste like candy, the sweet and fruit-flavored little cigars, they look like cigarettes, and are as addicting as cigarettes – and young people are flocking to them in droves. A study from the...
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Can Smoking Lead to Psychological Distress?
Psychological distress is a term mental health professionals use to describe the negative mental/emotional effects of day-to-day encounters with stressful events or situations. People affected by...
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Turnabout in Teen Behavior: Smoking Less, Texting While Driving More
Parents worried about the cloud of smoke hanging over their teens’ heads can breathe a little easier. Teen smoking is at its lowest level in years, according to a new report from the Centers for...
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Teen Cigarette Smoking Declines, But Tobacco Use Remains High, CDC Reports
Overall tobacco use among high school students remains high, with one in five currently using tobacco and nearly half reporting they have ever used a tobacco product, the Centers for Disease Control...
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Could Your Period Affect Your Ability to Quit Smoking?
A small new study has found that women crave nicotine more or less depending on their menstrual cycles. The study is only preliminary, but it opens the door to the possibility that a woman’s period...
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You Caught Your Teen Smoking, Now What?
People still smoke, which is hard to believe given everything we know about the health hazards. Among American adults, 18 percent of the population, or 42 million people, still smoke. Still, the rate...
View ArticleHigh Concentration of Tobacco Retailers Found in LGBT Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods where higher concentrations of same-sex couples reside also have higher concentrations of tobacco retailers, according to a study from the University of North Carolina Gillings School of...
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