Mad Men, AMC’s Emmy award–winning drama concerning the lives of ad men (and women) in the 1960s, has drawn heavy fire and heavy praise for its depiction of heavy smoking. Almost every... Read more >>

It’s January 4th, and I’ve already broken two of my resolutions: to quit smoking and to stay on Nutrisystem until I lose all the weight I need to lose. Quitting smoking is going to be the... Read more >>

I’m a smoker. Oh no! you say, Not one of those. It’s true. I started smoking in nursing school, of all places. Between the stress, and the fact that my best friends in nursing school... Read more >>

In America, the idea of individual responsibility is lauded almost as much as our freedom and personal choice. But although we are all responsible for our actions, we don’t make decisions in a... Read more >>

For some time now, television, newspapers, and magazines have been shouting out results of the latest studies ranging from the harmful effects of snoring to the benefits of eating blueberries. When... Read more >>

A year and a half ago, I, Shalagh Hogan, officially stopped smoking. That’s right, I did it. I ceased to light up on a daily basis. I quit. And let me tell you, I was the poster child for... Read more >>

On one hand, the fact that Americans are living longer—according to the National Center for Health Statistics, life expectancy recently surpassed seventy-eight years of age—is good news.... Read more >>

I recently started smoking again. That was a brilliant move on my part. It’s okay to congratulate me. Go ahead. I feel like a newcomer at an AA meeting admitting my dirty little secret. I used... Read more >>

When people think of hypnotism, they usually think of a doctor swinging his pocket watch back and forth as his unsuspecting patient falls into a deep, sleeplike fugue. The doctor then forces the... Read more >>