The Tragic Beauty of Life After Smoking

Recently I was at a barbecue of full-fledged actual adults and their spawn, and was thrilled when it took less than a half hour to find my people: People who used to smoke and still want to smoke. Fun bunch. Not that we were going to smoke. We were as pure as the non-carcinogenic driven snow, secretly full of…
The Best Places to Sneak a Cigarette at Disneyland Paris
Through Discovery Arcade, past Le Petit Train de Cirque, across pavement that wouldn't dare crumble stateside, is a small bench sandwiched between two slightly overgrown hedges. The ground is littered with ash. This is Disneyland Paris, and despite signs to the contrary, this is a popular spot for smoking.
The Right Way to Bum a Smoke Off a Stranger
Smokers: Gird your stash. Cigarette bumming by complete strangers is reportedly at an all-time high, plus it achieves peak frequency during the holidays with increased imbibing at parties and get-togethers. A note to bummers: Just because you're a terrible, fraudulent mooch doesn't mean you can't also show a little…
Direct gaze, squared shoulders, ever-so-slightly "undone" hair: Take a minute and get to know the bad-ass women of 1970s Winston cigarette ads.
Nope, Sorry, You Can't Smoke Anywhere

Smoking occasionally causes cancer in those who choose to do it and metastatic sanctimony in those who choose not to. To prevent both of these tragic social diseases, governments have jacked up the price of a pack and made it all but impossible to smoke indoors. Now, they're going after outdoor spaces, too, and soon…
So, You’re That One Friend Who's Still Trying To Quit Smoking. Me Too.
The amazing thing about nicotine addiction: It's an addiction! Like, you feel like you can't stop no matter how much you want to! The second amazing thing about nicotine addiction: People who have never been addicted to cigarettes (or smoked significantly less than you before they quit) cannot fundamentally understand…
Unemployment Can Be Deadly for Uneducated White Women
Previous studies have established a steep decline in the life expectancy of white women without a high school diploma. New research indicates that along with smoking, being unemployed is "strongly associated with higher death rates."
Bilbo Baggins, William H. Seward Contribute to Rising Rates of Onscreen Smoking in Movies
According to a new report by the Legacy of Health, movies are making smoking look cool again, especially to kids' malleable little play-doh brains. The list of movies with high levels of smoking includes The Hobbit, Lincoln, Taken 2, Skyfall, and Men in Black 3.
Smoking Really Does Make Your Hangover Worse
Science has finally proven what we've all known to be true through our own anecdotal evidence: smoking cigarettes during a night of drinking will take your hangover from "my head hurts" to "somebody kill me." Researchers at Brown University have found "at the same number of drinks, people who smoke more likely to have…
But Seriously, Quit Smoking Before You're 30 So You Can Live a Decade Longer
Hardly revelatory news that cigarettes are bad for you, but UK researchers have found new data after completing their One Million Women Study, published in The Lancet: quit before you're 30, or even 40, and you'll tack another 10 years onto your life. 1.2 million women aged 50 to 69 participated in the study, which…
More Teens Party for the First Time in June and July
Teenagers are more likely to smoke weed and cigarettes and drink alcohol for the first time in June and July, according to a new federal study. Around 5,000 teens aged 13-17 start lighting up cigarettes and 4,500 try pot each day for the first time during those months, as opposed to 3,000 to 4,000 a day during the…
