smoking

Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em? Not quite.

Beginning tomorrow, January 1, 2014, the state of Oregon has made it illegal to smoke in the car if there are any kids with you.  Fines will be given and many people think that this should be a nation wide law, do you?

Back in the day, cigarettes were openly smoked at most places of employment.  But now a days most places ban cigarettes.  But what about electronic cigarettes?  Should you be allowed to smoke these at your work?

I was surfing Youtube and I stumbled on this video that was titled "Indonesian baby on 40 cigarettes a day." WTH!

Most of us are aware by now that not only is smoking detrimental to the health who do it, but also to everyone in their vicinity, as secondhand smoke has been labeled a culprit in diseases like respiratory infections, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and lung cancer. Oops -- and we almost forgot memory loss.

3 days ago, Amanda Bynes was pulled over for driving without her headlights on.  As I read the story, all I could think is, "how could she forget her headlights?"  And now I know how she forgot.  The giggle weed, the green, the herbal, marijuana.  It causes short term memory loss.  When you spend everyday baking, as the cool kids call it, you're going to forget the little things, like tu

It appears as if some smokers have been forced to either kick the habit or go broke, as a new study recently found that a massive tobacco tax increase may be responsible for the decline in smokers in this country, specifically among teens, the lower class and those who receive welfare.

Smokers who have tried to quit in the past using patches, gum, voodoo witchdoctor magic and other addiction propaganda may just want to step outside for a run the next time they feel the need to smoke,.

If you’re sedentary, it’s time to get moving — a new study has revealed a lack of physical activity could be as harmful to your health as smoking.

Currently, movies depicting smoking are often rated PG-13, while smoking accompanied by other adult behaviors such as sex and violence results in a film being slapped with an R rating. But since a new study suggests teens are more likely to smoke after seeing it on-screen, some people now say all movies with smoking should be restricted to adult viewers only.

In the first study of its kind, scientists have used blood markers to determine that non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke could have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and obesity.

There is some good news being reported about the state of young people in America.