Past studies on smoking cessation excluded people with depression to simplify the results. But common symptoms of depression can also overlap with nicotine withdrawal symptoms, which may make it ...

A single dose of the psychedelic compound psilocybin, when paired with behavioral counseling, helped smokers quit at ...

WASHINGTON — Of the roughly 15 million Americans who tried to quit smoking in 2022, 5 in 6 failed. It’s a jarring statistic — and an indictment of the treatment options for an addiction that kills 480 ...

A growing set of evidence suggests that using semaglutide could lead to decreased substance use, and a large new study shows a promising link between the medication and tobacco use. But experts ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Factors related to smoking (nicotine dependency, self-efficacy for quitting) impacted uptake of cessation ...

Smoking among people living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a major driver of cardiovascular morbidity and premature mortality, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Integrated care of nicotine replacement, pharmacotherapy and counseling proved most durable for smoking ...

In 2025, the state reported an all-time low for cigarette smoking, down to a rate of 15.7% of Louisiana adults. Louisiana ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If so many people want to stop, why is it so difficult? The main culprit is nicotine, which is a highly addictive substance that ...

The daunting challenge of quitting smoking just became a lot harder. On April 1, the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated in cuts ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

In a recent study published in the Emergency Medicine Journal, researchers discuss the outcomes of the Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (COSTED) study, which aimed to understand ...

The Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965 mandated that all cigarette packages carry a warning: "Caution: Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your Health." Nearly 20 years later, ...