Smoking
CDC Warns of Increased Risk for HIV-Positive Smokers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s most recent ad campaign is a series of graphic TV ads called “Tips From Former Smokers” that outline—in […]
Bill Bans Smoking in Jersey Parks
The Star-Ledger reports from New Jersey: “The state Legislature today approved a bill that would ban people from smoking in county and municipal parks but […]
Expert Opinion: 3 Things a Philly Doc Thinks You Should Know About E-Cigs
You’ve probably heard the term “vaping” a lot recently. It’s used to describe the use of e-cigarettes and experiencing the inhalation of the “vapors” from […]
Mayor Nutter’s Public Park Smoking Ban Is Pointless Nanny-State Grandstanding
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter seems to be in the middle of an existential crisis. Now, normally this confrontation with life, the universe, and everything is […]
Philadelphia Bans Smoking in Public Parks
Thinking of lighting up a smoke in Rittenhouse Square? You can still do it, but you’ll be breaking the law. On Tuesday, Mayor Michael Nutter […]
Study: Smoking Screws Up Your Taste Buds
In today’s scary smoking-related news: Apparently, smoking doesn’t just give you wrinkles and an inhaler dependency, it also messes with your ability to taste. […]
Main Line Health Will No Longer Hire Smokers, Starting in May
Almost exactly one year after the University of Pennsylvania Health System announced a move to weed out tobacco users from its payroll, Main Line Health just released details […]
On Heels of CVS, Customers Call on Walgreens to Drop Tobacco, Too
Judging by your Facebook likes and shares on Wednesday, it seems a lot of you were as happy as I was to hear that CVS will […]
CVS To Stop Selling Cigarettes … But Is That Enough?
Wednesday, drugstore chain CVS announced that it will no longer sell tobacco products. (And now people want Walgreens to follow suit.) The move will cost […]
CVS Stores Will Stop Selling Tobacco Products by October
The powers-that-be at CVS Caremark announced this morning that they will stop selling all tobacco products at the company’s more than 7,600 stores by October […]
“You’ll Lose Your Teeth, Kid”: The FDA’s New Anti-Smoking Campaign for Teens
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just released its first ever anti-smoking campaign, NPR reports. It’s aimed at getting teens to quit—and to prevent them […]
Drastic New Pennsylvania Smoking Ban Proposed
Those of you who still like to smoke cigarettes in dives like McGlinchey’s and Locust Bar or light up cigars on the deck or […]
New Year’s Resolution: Quit Smoking … to Get a Job?
Last year, several hospitals in Pennsylvania began testing incoming employment candidates for nicotine, in addition to routine drug and alcohol screening. Apparently, if a candidate has been given […]
Let’s Ban Smoking at the Shore!
On a recent Sunday at the PATCO station at 9th-10th and Locust, five people were waiting for a train to New Jersey. At the same […]
Smokers Alone Can’t Save Philly Schools
Out of all the drug dealers in Philadelphia, Wawa has got to be my favorite. They’re always open, never find themselves in between re-ups, and […]