The CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated by the HHS, which could limit access to valuable resources to help people quit smoking. MJimages/Getty Images Smoking and tobacco use in the ...

For 25 years, OSH directly helped millions of people quit smoking and prevented youth from starting through programs and state funding as part of the National and State Tobacco Control Program. OSH ...

The daunting challenge of quitting smoking just became a lot harder. On April 1, the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated in cuts ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Matt Wellington is the ...

LGBTQ+ adults smoke cigarettes at higher rates, according to the American Cancer Society, and fewer people are taking notice. One in 6 queer and 1 in 3 transgender U.S. adults smoke cigarettes. That’s ...

Cigarette-smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Smoking rates are particularly ...