Feds say drop in cash spent on tobacco promotion

Are electronic cigarettes dangerous and potentially hazardous to health or an important tool that can help people quit smoking? It depends on whom you ask. Many Canadian health organizations once viewed e-cigarettes, which are battery-powered and turn a

The Issue: The Supreme Court lets stand a ruling requiring graphic images on cigarette packaging and advertising. Our Opinion: That's a good thing, but the matter likely will come up for review again. When the Food and Drug Administration announced in Ma

COLUMBUS (AP) — Patrons wanting to use electronic cigarettes as an alternative to smoking tobacco, which is prohibited in most public places by state law, are out of luck at three casinos in Ohio. But three other casinos in the state allow use of the ele

Rico Foz’s story is a cautionary tale for any smoker. Rico, now 47, began smoking when he 14 years old in the Philippines. He became a heavy smoker by college, smoking two packs a day. Flash forward to 2011. Rico, now a father of two, is living in the Un

At the Mad Men Q&A at the Paley Center earlier this week, the cast discussed smoking on the show, noting they smoke herbal cigarettes made of "rose petals, marshmallow... no nicotine or tar." It's always been known they aren't puffing down real Lucky Str

At a recent art opening near New York’s High Line, the air was practically opaque on the sidewalk, thanks to an assemblage of gallery sylphs, cigarettes dangling from their manicured fingers. At another event, at the Lever House on Park Avenue, it seemed