Inmates in Florida’s prisons will have to wean themselves off of tobacco.The Department of Corrections plans to make all of Florida’s prisons tobacco-free this year.The department began initiating a Tobacco Cessation Initiative April 1 to phase out tobacco usage by September 30.“The decision to eliminate smoking and tobacco use was made to reduce the medical cost associated with exposure to tobacco, and eliminate second hand smoke exposure to non-smokers,” According to a Department of Corrections...

The electronic cigarette is an advanced form of cigarette that contains nicotine damped with water vapors. The electronic cigarette contains water vapors and low-level nicotine, which makes it possible for the smoker to smoke indoors. It is just like any ordinary cigarette, but with less nicotine concentration that makes it less harmful than ordinary cigarettes.“There’s a little red light on the end here that lights up so it looks like a cigarette,” said a smoker. The smoker further said, “It gives...

Menthol cigarettes are no harder to quit than nonmenthol cigarettes, and they may actually be less likely to cause lung cancer, according to a new study.The findings stand in sharp contrast to the FDA advisory committee report released last week that called menthol cigarettes a publicment cigarettes health threat.The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that menthol cigarettes are no more harmful to the health of smokers than regular cigarettes and comes...