Cigarette butts have long been considered an environmental hazard, but new research is revealing a more immediate health threat. A recent study found that the microplastics from cigarette filters ...

Do cigarette filters provide any benefits to the smoker, or were they simply created by the tobacco companies to make customers think they were addressing the health risks of smoking? Filters seem to ...

Anti Tar is a cigarette filter that claims to filter tar and improve airflow for cigarettes. Using the cigarette filter, you can purportedly protect your lungs from tar, reduce coughing, and relieve ...

The French don't mind if you smoke, but, s'il vous plaît, do not throw your cigarette butts on the charmingly cobblestoned streets of Montmartre. The city of Paris is installing thousands of ashtrays ...

Cigarette filters are the world’s most common form of litter. Researchers from the University of Gothenburg can now show that the filters leak thousands of toxins and plastic fibres that are toxic to ...

This is the "robot smoker" device which is designed to highlight the harmful effects of smoking. It works using a pump, a smoke collecting chamber, and a filter pad. As the cigarette burns, smoke ...

Around eight in 10 African American smokers consume menthol cigarettes, compared with three in 10 white smokers - Copyright AFP/File MOHAMMED ABED Around eight in 10 ...