“State of Tobacco Control” 2020
February 6, 2020
| Harold WimmerAs the American Lung Association works to create a tobacco-free future, we have both reason to celebrate progress and much work yet to do. Tobacco use continues to take a terrible toll on our families, killing more than 480,000 Americans a year.
The American Lung Association, Tobacco Cessation and the Surgeon General’s Report
January 23, 2020
| Harold WimmerTobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, and quitting is the single best thing tobacco users can do to improve their health.
Learning How to Quit for Good: Janise’s Story
December 17, 2019 | Editorial Staff
Janise Bankard was a smoker who turned to vaping before she realized that the only way to live was completely independent from nicotine.
2019 Highlights in Lung Health
December 11, 2019 | Editorial Staff
As the year comes to an end and we reflect on 2019, it’s clear that this was a record year for the American Lung Association and all who support our mission.
What It Means to Be "Nic-Sick"
October 2, 2019 | Editorial Staff
All nicotine is addictive but did you know high levels of nicotine can not only create a stronger addiction but also cause your body to overdose on the drug?
The Tobacco Control Vaccine: Lessons Learned from the 2019 National Conference on Tobacco or Health
September 18, 2019 | Jennifer Folkenroth, National Senior Director, Tobacco
As the new school year gets well underway, sports fans fill out their fantasy football season rosters (Go Eagles!) and northerners prepare for fall color tours and a potential "Snowpocalypse," the American Lung Association's work to eliminate tobacco use and tobacco-related diseases doesn't stop.
American Lung Association Offers Hope and Help to the Youth Vaping Epidemic
August 29, 2019 | Michelle Mercure
Summer is winding down and families are excitedly preparing for the upcoming school year. Stores are brimming with school supplies. Students are anticipating reuniting with friends. Teachers are drafting lesson plans. And the tobacco industry is lying in wait, ready to recruit the next generation of tobacco users, with fancy teen-friendly flavors, tech-savvy products, and enticing online messages that show teens demonstrating fancy vape tricks.
The number one thing you can do to improve your asthma symptoms
August 29, 2019 | Editorial Staff
It may not surprise you to learn that smoking and secondhand smoke are two of the leading causes of asthma symptoms. But that doesn’t mean that adults with asthma don’t smoke. In fact, about 17 percent of adults with asthma use tobacco products even though it may cause them to experience severe wheezing and shortness of breath. Unfortunately, smoking is highly addictive so even though it is the single best thing someone can do to help their asthma symptoms, it can still be very hard to quit.
HUD Celebrates One Year of Smokefree Apartment Living
July 30, 2019 | Editorial Staff
For more than a decade, the American Lung Association has been working hard to protect everyone in public housing from secondhand smoke exposure. This multi-faceted effort included years of advocating for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make all federally subsidized housing, including public housing, smokefree.
Another Gross Reason to Put Down the E-Cigarettes
June 27, 2019 | Editorial Staff
Scientists have been working hard to debunk the belief that e-cigarettes are less harmful than traditional cigarettes. A recent study published in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is giving the mounting concern against vaping some traction. The news adds to the growing list of health problems facing those who use e-cigarettes, including popcorn lung, wheezing and nicotine addiction.
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