OBJECTIVE To track trends in cigar smoking and assess perceptions of cigar related health risks among Massachusetts adults. DESIGN A random digit dial telephone survey conducted in 1993 and a subsequent monthly random digit dial survey conducted March 1995 to June 2000. PARTICIPANTS 4733 adults who completed the 1993 survey and 14 868 adults who completed the monthly survey between 1995 and...

introduction: smoking is the first preventable cause of death in the world. this problem is one of the most important difficulties of public health which has involved adolescents and young people. since smoking incidence pattern has changed and needed to be recognized ,getting involved the community and also health officials in this field is so essential and at the same time few researches have...

Cigar smoking is increasingly common among adolescents who perceive cigars as less harmful than cigarettes. This perception of reduced harm is especially true for cigars that are user-modified by removing the tobacco binder through a process called 'freaking'. Little is known about 'freaking' and this multi-study, mixed-methods analysis sought to understand better the rationale and prevailing b...

Since its first issue in 1992, few periodicals have enjoyed the rapid growth and international popularity of Cigar Aficionado. Although the magazine professes to simply celebrate "the good life and the joys of cigar smoking," we argue that it serves a more insidious function; specifically, the periodical supplies readers with 7 persuasive strategies aimed at rebuking dominant anti-smoking healt...

Tobacco use is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. Evidence highlights tobacco use’s prevalence among today’s youth. 25.6% of high school students reported using some type of tobacco products. Actually, 19% of high schools students in 2009 reported they are current cigarette users and 14% reported they were current cigar users. 3 According to the CDC, cigar smoking ...

The burden of death and disease from tobacco use in the United States has been caused overwhelmingly by cigarettes and other smoked tobacco products. In the United States, cigarette consumption declined during 2000-2011; however, consumption of cigars more than doubled during the same period. The cigar market includes diverse product types manufactured with a variety of shapes and sizes, filter...

TOBACCO USE IS INCREASING among young Americans. Cigarette smoking rates among adolescents increased by 32% between 1991 and 1997. Cigarette smoking by young adults (18-24 years) increased by 16% between 1995 and 1997, presumably reflecting the aging of the adolescent cohort. Young adults, who represent the youngest legal targets of tobacco industry marketing, may also be initiating tobacco use...