There isn’t much research on those of us who bum a cigarette every so often, but here’s what we do know: Cigarettes are still the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, ...

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This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. For the better part of the past century, the case against nicotine was simple: Smoking a cigarette might feel ...

We all know smoking is bad, no debate there. But if you spend some time online, especially in the darker corners of internet, you’ll realize there are plenty of other things people say feel just as ...