Smoking

Ralph Federle, who had throat cancer, has one message to young people who want to start smoking or vaping: don’t do it.

WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with Kyndra Minchew and Angie Bailey of Southern Illinois Healthcare about the Southern Illinois Tobacco Disparities Partnership

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.Between 80 and 90 percent of lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking. The American Cancer Society helps provide…

The Little Egypt Tobacco-Free Coalition, the Illinois Tobacco Free Alliance and the Wabash Valley Tobacco Control Coalition are sponsoring the 2020…

Several anti-smoking groups say they hope to teach health providers about new ways to get people to quit using tobacco in all its forms. The Southeastern…

The federal government recently raised the smoking age to 21 to help curb teen vaping. Some are applauding the decision as a win for public health....

Just a few weeks ago, some Midwest state legislatures were aiming to raise the legal age for smoking. But Congress moved first, setting a new national...

The age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products in Illinois remains at 18, for now. The Illinois House of Representatives failed to override...

SIU is hosting a campaign this week to help smokers quit.Brianna Sinche, the school's wellness coordinator and tobacco cessation educator, says the…

Public health advocates and some state lawmakers spurned Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s decision to veto a bill that would have raised the legal...