Low-income smokers have a harder time quitting, which helps explain why Kentucky leads the nation in smoking

Low-income smokers have a harder time quitting, which helps explain why Kentucky leads the nation in smoking

Unknown 4:22 PM cigarette tax, polls, poverty, smoking, smoking cessation, tobacco, tobacco prevention

Lower-income smokers have a harder time quitting than health-conscious middle- and upper-class Americans, Keith Humphreys reports for The W...

Holiday stress can make former smokers relapse; here are ways to keep that from happening

Holiday stress can make former smokers relapse; here are ways to keep that from happening

Unknown 9:12 AM smoking, smoking cessation

People often smoke when they are stressed, and despite the famous holiday song that claims "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Yea...

Kentucky 's spending of tobacco settlement on tobacco-prevention programs fall far short of what CDC recommends

Kentucky 's spending of tobacco settlement on tobacco-prevention programs fall far short of what CDC recommends

Unknown 6:53 AM Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, federal regulation, smoking cessation, teens, tobacco

Kentucky ranks 39th in the country in funding programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report ...

Study finds electronic cigarettes help people stop smoking

Study finds electronic cigarettes help people stop smoking

Unknown 8:51 AM electronic cigarettes, research, smoking, smoking cessation

A study has found that electronic cigarettes help people cut back on their use of tobacco, Christopher Ingraham reports  for The Washington ...

Lexington is considering whether to add electronic cigarettes to its anti-smoking ordinance

Lexington is considering whether to add electronic cigarettes to its anti-smoking ordinance

Unknown 10:14 AM county health departments, electronic cigarettes, local government, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, smoking cessation

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council will discuss whether to expand its smoking ban to include electronic cigarettes, possibly as earl...

Carroll County schools will make campuses tobacco-free in 2015, even including outdoor sporting events

Carroll County schools will make campuses tobacco-free in 2015, even including outdoor sporting events

Unknown 7:57 PM education, electronic cigarettes, schools, smoking, smoking bans, smoking cessation, tobacco

The schools in Carroll County, once one of Kentucky's tobacco strongholds, have begun preparing students, parents, teachers and football...

Study shows tailored advocacy for local smoking bans in rural Kentucky gets results

Study shows tailored advocacy for local smoking bans in rural Kentucky gets results

Unknown 6:38 PM health policy, research, smoking, smoking ban, smoking bans, smoking cessation, smoking ordinances, tobacco

Local smoking bans are only possible if the community is ready for this change, Ellen Hahn, director of the Kentucky Center for Smoke-free P...