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March 9, 2020
“The idea that someone is protected from the effects of cigarette smoke becasue they’re not directly exposed to second-hand smoke is not the case.” Dr. Drew Gentner ...
January 17, 2020
Trestle Tree health coach helps Wenifer Diggs on her journey to quit smoking It started with one cigarette before bed more than 40 years ago. As is often the case, one turned...
November 18, 2019
The Great American Smokeout® held the third Thursday of November each year is an opportunity to celebrate our colleagues who have quit smoking and extend a hand to those who...
September 5, 2019
Investigation Notice from the CDC Posted August 30, 2019 at 5:15pm ET The CDC, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), state and local health departments, and other clinical...
May 10, 2019
Joanne Ursini, 65, a 23-year Yale Hospitality employee, quit smoking after enrolling in a workplace-based smoking cessation program at Yale’s Davenport College.  Read...
March 21, 2019
As the vaping epidemic continues, researchers point to well-known health risks associated with nicotine.  Read full article.
December 3, 2018
Margaret Carnright, assistant director, Yale Educational Travel, started smoking in the late 1970s, after a dare from her older sister. By 1984, she had tried to quit a few...