Tag Archives: smoking dangers

Cigarette smoke hurts more than just humans...what's it doing to your pet?

You may have heard about the FDA's threat to Big Tobacco forcing them to publish corrective statements. Here's what a few of them say...

Stereotypical and a bit judge-mental, here are some things that your cigarette may say about you if you are a 15 year old girl.

The dangers of smoking and birth control are very real but often overlooked--risk of heart attack or stroke for even young women is much greater when combined

A new study suggests that adults who smoke around children can raise their blood pressure and maybe even effect their health permanently.

For some, stern looks and warnings from their own doctors to stop smoking aren’t enough. Heaven forbid, warnings for the health of children wouldn’t be enough--but often these warnings go unheeded. For some people, no matter how the warnings are phrased and what consequences could be at hand, smokers don’t have the motivation that they need to quit. Now another theory in motivation has been found, and it could come from our pets. Unfortunately, the number of pets who live with a smoker and die from diseases like cancer are extremely high when compared to other animals who do not, and animal rights groups are working to raise awareness on the issue. Continue Reading

No matter if you live on the midwest plains, or the tropical sandy beaches of Hawaii, the challenge of trying to quit smoking is hard to say the least.  Joining the ranks of other states like Alabama who have reaped the benefits of top-notch smoking cessation programs, Hawaii is stepping up its game.  Health officials of the Aloha state are taking smoking cessation to center stage--in anticipation of the Great American Smokeout which is scheduled for November 18th.  Continue Reading

Despite lower overall adult smoking rates for the state, Wisconsin ranks 2nd in the nation in secondhand smoke exposure for children.

The dangers from smoking may be more serious for women than originally thought.

The dangers from second hand smoke can effect everyone around you in dangerous and suprising ways.