A team of behavioral scientists at University College London has found that for long-term smokers, just one cigarette reduces lifespan by approximately 20 minutes. They have published an editorial ...

It's little wonder that street vendors tend to sell cigarettes one at a time. “Sometimes, my friends and I pool our money together and buy a single cigarette to share,” said Abu Al-Ayeesh.

cigarette smoking causes one in every five deaths per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency also says the life expectancy of a smoker compared to that of a ...

In 2000, data published in The BMJ estimated one cigarette would only cost a person 11 minutes of their life. Since this estimate, daily cigarette consumption in Britain has dropped significantly ...

The nicotine content in cigarettes varies significantly from brand to brand, but on average, a person absorbs 1–1.5 milligrams (mg) of nicotine from a cigarette stick. The above information ...