Smoking traditional or non-combustible cigarettes while wearing a surgical mask results in a two-fold rise in exhaled carbon monoxide and impaired blood vessel function compared to non-mask periods.

Cigarette smoking hit an all-time low in the US in 2022, ... Like menthol, the different flavors mask the harsh taste of smoke, which allows users to take more puffs.

Last month the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. began test-marketing Chelsea, a cigarette billed as the first “that smells good” in the Lehigh Valley, other parts of eastern Pennsylvania, all … ...

Dr. Bromage suggests a cigarette analogy: If someone were smoking, would the smell and taste of cigarettes quickly fill the air? If yes, so would the virus. You’d be smart to wear a mask.

But unlike those safe products, menthol in cigarettes can mask more dangerous chemicals. Menthol makes the smoke feel smoother on the throat, opens the airways, and has mild anesthetic properties ...

Wearing a mask, for most Americans, is novel. So rebellion is natural – to a degree, experts say. But they urge Americans to think of the mask guidance not as forced conformity, but as a ...