After losing both of her parents due to health complications from smoking, Jane shared a firsthand experience with secondhand smoke with us to discourage others from continuing to smoke. “Growing up in the ‘50s and ‘60s, smoking was common, and even “stylish.” Card...
Dr. Roselyn Dean is a family medicine doctor in Okemah, Oklahoma. She is certified through the American Board of Family Medicine and prides herself in providing comprehensive care to patients in all stages of life. Recently, Tobacco Stops With Me had the opportunity...
As your children start back to school and form new friendships with their classmates, they may spend more time at their friends’ houses, which poses a potential problem: What if their new friends’ family members smoke in the house? Secondhand smoke contains more than...
The tobacco industry’s relentless targeting of minority groups and the LGBTQ+ community with menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars could soon come to an end. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed two rules that would, upon final approval,...
Cigar use has increased since the late 1990s, and in 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) broadened its regulatory authority to cigars, including premium cigars. A new report looks at the patterns of use, marketing and the health effects of premium cigars....
