Cigarette butts on toilet seats. Clouds of smoke hovering above bathroom stalls. Teenagers coughing uncontrollably. This scene is all too familiar in school bathrooms across the country. To stop ...

The number of U.S. movies showing people smoking has declined since 2005, but cigarettes are featured in far too many films and could be influencing young people to take up the habit, according to a ...

The board's director, Adedayo Thomas revealed that the move follows evidence of the entertainment industry's influence in tobacco use and the impact on public health. NFVCB executive director, Adedayo ...

WASHINGTON — Movies and cigarettes have long gone together like Bogey and Bacall, but after years of pressure from advocacy groups, films will now get tougher ratings if their characters light up. The ...

Onscreen cigarettes aren’t just for the Don Drapers and Thomas Shelbys of the television and movie world anymore. In fact, it seems more contemporary characters than ever are blowing smoke. After ...

Newsflash: Kids don't like being preached to - especially when it's done hypocritically A recent study assessed the impact parents have over the decisions their teenagers make concerning whether or ...