Smoking already seemed to be making a comeback in pop culture. Now, with President Donald Trump's administration gutting the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and ...
“Sure, cigarettes are bad for you but they make you look good.” That’s the sentiment driving smoking’s recent surge in popularity, said The New York Times. Modern culture has re-romanticised the ...
Growing up in Manhattan's Upper East Side, Aitana V. remembers being a young girl and not seeing anyone from her school or in her community smoke. If the topic of cigarettes even came up, "we talked ...
The stars are lighting up again. “Need a cigarette to make me feel better,” crooned pop star Addison Rae on her 2025 single “Headphones On,” while Lorde sang “this is the best cigarette of my life” in ...
Gen Z — largely comprised of middle- and high-school students — reported the lowest smoking rates on record in 2024, according to CDC and FDA data, but that trend may be in jeopardy. "Overall, the ...
The sight of snuffed cigarette butts in an ashtray might feel jarringly anachronistic these days, given successful efforts to curtail the smelly act for decades. Nonetheless, we're edging toward a ...
Just about every teen tries cigarettes, vaping, chewing tobacco or snuff, so don’t despair! That’s because, alongside all the warnings and campaigns, there are subtle messages that smoking is edgy and ...
Gen Z — largely comprised of middle- and high-school students — reported the lowest smoking rates on record in 2024, according to CDC and FDA data, but that trend may be in jeopardy. “Overall, the ...