All Posts: smoking
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Smoking, Tobacco Use Among Teens Continues to Drop Even as Use of E-cigs Grows
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December 2, 2020
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Menthol Cigarette Ban in the U.S. May Lower Number of Smokers
WASHINGTON (July 8, 2020) — Extending the United States cigarette flavor ban to include menthol products could encourage existing smokers to quit and lower the rates of people…
July 8, 2020
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Adding Smoking Cessation to Lung Cancer Screening Can Reduce Mortality by 14%
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March 9, 2020
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Understanding the Link Between Nicotine Use and Misuse of “Benzos”
WASHINGTON (February 26, 2020) — Studies have correlated a relationship between smoking or vaping nicotine with misuse of other substances, such as alcohol and prescription…
February 26, 2020
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Georgetown Tobacco Control Expert Outlines Motivations of Altria-Juul Deal and Its Public Health Impact
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September 4, 2019
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As Vaping Increased in Popularity, Use of Cigarettes Declined
MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (November 20, 2018) — A comprehensive analysis examining the relationship between vaping and smoking among youth…
November 20, 2018
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Graphic Cigarette Warnings Trigger Brain Areas Key to Quitting Smoking
WASHINGTON — Viewing graphic anti-smoking images on cigarette packs triggers activity in brain areas involved in emotion, decision-making and memory as observed via brain…
February 16, 2016
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‘Not Just a Flavoring’: Menthol and Nicotine, Combined, Desensitize Airway Receptors
Menthol acts in combination with nicotine to desensitize receptors in lungs’ airways that are responsible for nicotine’s irritation, say neuroscientists at Georgetown…
November 16, 2014