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Could it be the solution to the problem may be just as harmful as the problem it was supposed to solve? A new study is out concerning e-cigarettes and their use.

According to Yahoo! Health, the Food and Drug Administration has ordered the Reynolds tobacco company to stop selling 4 of its cigarette brands.

The recent .50 cents per pack tax increase on cigarettes has more Louisiana residents looking for help to kick the habit.

During a debate over marijuana use, Colorado Congressman Jared Polis engaged U.S. Rep. John Fleming of Louisiana into a rather entertaining - and bizarre - discussion about crawfish. Apparently, Rep. Polis thinks we all 'smoke fried crayfish' all the time.

The New Orleans smoking ban made national headlines. Could Lafayette be next?

The state legislature in 2013 passed a law requiring all public institutions of higher education to go smoke-free by Aug. 1, 2014.

I was at a red light near Youngsville this morning and recorded a video of a woman throwing a lit cigarette from her car.

Even though UL is attempting to establish a tobacco-free campus, there are a few exceptions.

This morning, Debbie and I were discussing the dad who kicked his son over the edge of a skateboard ramp, video footage of which has gone viral.

The Louisiana Senate has approved a bill to ban smoking within 200 feet of an elementary or secondary school. The vote was 36-0.

The author of the measure, Marrero Rep. Patrick Connick, said he wants to send a message that this behavior is a serious problem.

After spending years of watching my mother suffer from the effects of second-hand smoke, I am applauding CVS's decision to discontinue sales of tobacco products.

San Rafael, California isn’t blowing smoke – it has prohibited people from smoking in their own homes.

According to a news story posted by KATC TV3, the University of Louisiana system will go smoke-free in 2014.

We do not know anyone that believes it would be cool to eventually grow up to have heart disease, lung cancer or emphysema. Yet, a new study suggests that popular students are smoking more cigarettes than those less popular, putting the the "cool kids" at a higher risk for developing health problems.

Currently, movies depicting smoking are often rated PG-13, while smoking accompanied by other adult behaviors such as sex and violence results in a film being slapped with an R rating. But since a new study suggests teens are more likely to smoke after seeing it on-screen, some people now say all movies with smoking should be restricted to adult viewers only.

In the first study of its kind, scientists have used blood markers to determine that non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke could have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and obesity.

This is a Thai Health Promotion commercial to get people to think about quitting smoking.  I don't smoke and it moved me.

This is a commercial that airs on Australian television that tries to encourage people to quit smoking.   When I watched it, I felt that it could apply to any of the habits that we have that could lead to a shorter life with the ones we love.