CITYWIDE — The prevalence of smoking among adults decreased 12.8 percent in California between 2005 and 2008 to 11.6 percent of the population, with tobacco use less common in Los Angeles County than ...

The American Lung Association has released its annual "State of Tobacco Control" report. It's like a report card for the U.S. and each state. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death ...

Smoking drops to 30% and 5.6% in Japan and Sweden respectively; while India lacks independent scientific evaluation and continues to restrict consumer choice.

ATLANTA — U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, frustrated health officials reported Tuesday. About 21 percent of U.S. adults were smokers in ...

A city's effort to stamp out smoking has made "significant progress" after recording its lowest-ever smoking rate, a council has said. Sunderland's smoking rate fell from 11.6% in 2023 to 9.4% in 2024 ...

The global tobacco control treaty has increased the adoption of tobacco reduction measures around the world, which has led to a 2.5% reduction in global smoking rates, according to a study published ...