Although DoD and the VA are promoting tobacco-free and tobacco-cessation efforts, substantial challenges in reducing the prevalence of tobacco use in their populations remain. The challenges range...

Another means of navigating challenge is to engage in a mental exercise or physical activity which occupies the conscious mind long enough to allow challenge to pass. Alphabet or counting...

As we navigated our day our subconscious recognized use cues and issued gentle commands letting us know it was again time for replenishment. Sometimes the urges were noticeable and sometimes not....

According to the Ward study, the feeling that our concentration is not as good or that our mind now lives in a fog is experienced, to one degree or another, by almost two-thirds of recovering...

How did you react to anti-smoking news stories or to stories about new tobacco health concerns? Did you instantly change the channel, turn the page, or otherwise tune out? The news stories that...

Where is the real neuro-chemical you? When life’s moment calls for deep relaxation is it normal to administer a stimulant that makes the heart pound faster? When a friend is hurt or a loved one...

I was surprised to learn that all nicotine comes from the tobacco plant, including nicotine in nicotine replacement products such as the patch, gum and lozenge. Nicotine is not created in the...

Article 11 of the FCTC states that health warnings on cigarette packages should cover at least 50 percent of the principal display areas (both the front and back) of the tobacco package, but at a...

Results from studies on demand for cigarettes have shown that the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes is less than one . Thus, cigarette tax increases would lead to an increase in total tax...

Small-scale commercial farmers are loosely defined as indigenous commercial farms. These holdings were first developed by the Government of Rhodesia between 1931 and 1961 in an effort to reduce...