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Seven Hundred Dollars in Your Wallet

Are you a smoker? Quitting smoking means an extra seven hundred dollars — or more — in your wallet in the next year. The average American smoker spends more than seven hundred dollars each year on tobacco products according to a study from Ohio State University. That same study looked at smoking and wealth in people born between 1957 and 1964. Why? That is the first generation that was warned against smoking and tobacco use by the U.S. Surgeon General. Non-smokers had a much higher net worth — almost fifty percent higher — than people who smoke less than a … Continue reading →

Great American Smokeout 2009: November 19

It’s Smokeout season again: the American Cancer Society celebrates the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November each year. On a smaller scale, Smokeouts began in the 1970s. In 1971, a guidance counselor in Massachusetts asked people to give up smoking for a day — and donate the money they would have spent on cigarettes to a high school scholarship fund. A Minnesota newspaper editor organized the first D-Day (Don’t Smoke Day) in 1974. Just two years after Minnesota’s D-Day, the American Cancer Society in California got close to one million smokers to commit to not smoking for … Continue reading →

Should Menthol Flavoring in Cigarettes be Banned?

There is a bill before Congress right now that would ban some flavor additives in cigarettes: mint, clove, and vanilla. These flavorings are under fire because they’re seen as appealing to young people. One flavor that isn’t on the list? Menthol. According to government estimates, menthol is a pretty popular cigarette flavoring among certain groups of smokers. More than seventy-five percent of black smokers choose menthol cigarettes. That translates into nearly thirty percent of the entire cigarette market. Some members of the American Medical Association — including some who served as government health secretaries under several administrations — are opposing … Continue reading →

The Great American Smokeout: November 15th

One week to go. Mark your calendar for the third Thursday of November. The Great American Smokeout is coming! Since the 1970s, the American Cancer Society has encouraged people to take part in the Great American Smokeout. Sure, quitting entirely would be great for your health. But if you aren’t ready to take that step, maybe you can commit to not smoking for just one day? Show yourself that you can stop for just one day… maybe that will be the first step to a new, smoke-free life. The idea for the Great American Smokeout started in Minnesota. A newspaper … Continue reading →