Nearly one-in-ten teen girls in the United States are current smokers, but a majority of them want to quit, according to a new survey conducted by Legacy and Seventeen magazine. Researchers from Legacy – best known for the truth youth smoking prevention campaign – surveyed teen girls on their behavior, attitudes and opinions about quitting [ Read More ]
The European Commission (EC) and FC Barcelona (Barca) announce an unprecedented partnership. ‘Quit Smoking with Barça’ (quitsmokingwithbarca.eu) will harness the success of the European Commission’s “Ex-Smokers are Unstoppable” campaign and the support of Barça’s millions of fans to help 28 million European smokers kick the habit forever. Partnering one of the world’s most prestigious sports [ Read More ]
New results from a national survey show that one-in-ten smokers (13%) in the United States did not disclose their smoking status to their health care providers (HCP), who are among the most important resources that a smoker could have in quitting successfully. Furthermore, social stigma around smoking may contribute to why smokers sometimes keep their [ Read More ]
For 2012, 51% Plan to Exercise More; 35% Plan to Lose Weight Roughly one-third of Americans say they have made a New Year’s resolution to lose weight in the last five years and 42 percent of people who said they smoke regularly in that timeframe pledged to quit the habit, according to the Thomson Reuters-NPR [ Read More ]
Smoking causes more preventable deaths (from lung cancer, heart and lung disease, other cancers, and chronic illness) than any other single behavioral factor–an estimated 443,000 deaths each year. It is projected that more than 23,000 African-Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2011, with most of these cases caused by smoking. Lung cancer can [ Read More ]