Teenagers who currently vape are as likely to start smoking as their wider peers in the 1970s, a study suggests. The likelihood of taking up the habit is just 1.5 per cent among non-vapers but this ...

Children exposed to maternal smoking before birth are more likely to experience behavioral and mental health challenges, according to a large study funded by the National Institutes of Health's ...

A man sits outside and holds a slim menthol cigarette between his fingers. Close-up with focus on the cigarette. The study provided a comprehensive examination of how lifestyle and environmental ...

Experimenting with smoking represents a form of risk-taking for some teens while it can serve as the onset of long-term chronic cigarette smoking for others. Deciding which group a given teenager is a ...

Smoking during pregnancy may increase children's mental health issues, with implications for internalizing and externalizing ...