Teens reacting to old cigarette ads and comparing them to current ad for e-cigarettes.

Click here to see teens reacting to old cigarette ads

Cigarette commercials have been banned from TV since the 1970's. While the first health reports of harm from smoking came in the early 1950's, it wasn't until 1964 with the Surgeon General's Report on Smoking that it became widely known that smoking caused lung cancer.

For many years there were no restrictions on tobacco advertising and the

why is marijuana illegal and alcohol is not

So why is marijuana illegal?





Why was it made illegal in the first place?..ok That is an excellent question. Now that many politicians and the public are taking a more objective look at marijuana, many are asking how it ended up in the category of drugs deemed most dangerous by the Federal government.



Mexican immigrants referred to this plant as “marihuana”. While Americans were very

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I quit smoking a month ago and I'm coughing up blood, do I have lung cancer?

It is not uncommon for smokers to have an increase in coughing for several weeks after they quit. Smoking inhibits the work of the cilia in the lungs whose job it is to "sweep out" debris that in inhaled. They are damaged and/or paralyzed from the tar and other harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke. Once you quit, they work over time to rid your lungs of the accumulation of the gunk in your lungs.

Ending your love affair with smoking

Many smokers will tell you that they "love" to
smoke and a decision to become smoke-free can be as traumatic as going through
a divorce.



There are three phases to any change in life: an ending of the
old, a transition period and a new beginning:



Before a marriage ends, there is turmoil trying to to make the
decision of whether to stay and try to make the marriage work or to end it.
There

A cigarette always helped with my stress, what do I do now that I've stopped smoking?

From my book, "How to Win at Quitting Smoking":



Stress is a major cause of
relapse because smokers lack other stress reducing options. Smoking has been an
easy low-effort coping behavior that you have used to deal with situational
stress and strong emotions. Smoking provides temporary relief from the physical
stress of nicotine withdrawal, which is the reason why smokers mistakenly
believe