The proposed product standard by the FDA aims to reduce the number of youth and young adult smokers, while improving the health of those who do smoke. Do you believe this proposal will make an impact? ...
In this “Test Your Knowledge” quiz series, Melissa V. Cabellon, MD, PhD, asks you about electronic cigarette use among children and adolescents in middle school and high school.
The authors of the 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease recommend that health care providers assess their patients for tobacco use. Do you know how often that...
A few states around the country have raised the nicotine sales age to 21 years. Do you think this is appropriate? Should be it be adopted everywhere? Let us know by taking our poll.
Mark is a very active man in his mid-40s who fractured his tibia while playing racquetball with his 19-year-old son. He has been smoking since he was a teenager, and he has not been receptive to cessation...
Marge, a 62-year-old woman, 2 weeks ago received a diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer. She has been a lifelong smoker (60 pack-year history), and you see a pack of cigarettes in her purse at today’s...
