Cigars and Health

Is smoking cigars safe? Like anything it probably has more to do with moderation than fear, uncertainty and doubt. In this section we provide links to information that can be found around the World Wide Web regarding cigars and health to help you decide if you want to continue enjoying the leaf. If you come across other articles that you think should be on this page or discover that one of the links herein is broken please contact webmaster@cigarweekly.com. Special thanks to CW member Alec Grandon (goldberg) for compiling the initial list of links.

Leisurely Cigar Puffs Have Hidden Risks

July 2003: The Academy of General Dentistry

Viewed as a glamourous luxury by men and women, cigars are promoted by everyone from sport superstars to top movie stars to upscale clothing stores and clubs. U.S. consumers lit up 4.4 billion cigars last year and sales continue to rise. As cigar connoisseurs are leisurely puffing, they fail to realize that their habit not only hurts their health and smiles, but also is addictive and may be more dangerous than cigarettes, say dental experts meeting at the Academy of General Dentistry's 45th annual meeting.

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Cigar Smoking: Growing Popularity Among Young Adults

November 2002: American Cancer Society

Cigar smoking is currently a popular trend in the United States, especially among young men and women. It is fueled in part by the efforts of the tobacco industry to glamorize cigars and the willingness of movie stars and athletes to be photographed smoking cigars.

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Cigars and Cancer - Some Important Papers

June 2002: Internet Cigar Group

Read Dr. Schneiderman's response to the 1998 National Cancer Instutute's monograph Cigars: Health Effects and Trends...

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Cigar smoking in men and risk of death from tobacco-related cancers.

December 2000: National Library of Medicine

Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, USA.

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Don't Have a Cigar

November 2000: HeartInfo.org

Cigars are sexy? Cigars taste good? If you think so, think about the fact that they're just as bad for you as cigarettes -- and maybe worse.

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Cigar Smoking is a Serious Risk to Public Health

August 2000: Center for the Advancement of Health

Smoking cigars instead of cigarettes does not decrease the risk of nicotine addiction and the health risks associated with tobacco

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The Tobacco Reference Guide

June 2000: The Tobacco Reference Guide by David Moyer, MD

This book is an updated edition of the 1998 book The Tobacco Almanac. These data have been compiled from medical and media sources.

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Background on Cigar Monograph: Cigars: Health Effects and Trends

April 1998: National Institutes of Health

The health risks associated with cigar smoking reported in this monograph are for daily cigar users (at least one cigar per day). The health risks associated with less than daily smoking (occasional smokers) are not known. About three-quarters of cigar smokers smoke only occasionally.

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