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 ...

Cigarette smoking kills nearly half a million Americans each year, yet most people who smoke are unable to quit despite ...

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Most current smokers discharged from the emergency department who are reached by automated calls express interest in quitting smoking, but only about 1 in 5 accept a Quitline referral, a study finds.

While smoking rates in the United States have substantially declined over the past six decades, smoking remains high among people with low incomes, leading to health disparities. A smartphone app that ...

With $35 million in funding, Qnovia hopes its device will become the first new prescription nicotine replacement therapy in 20 years. Six years ago, in a townhouse in Santa Monica, Mario Danek, began ...

Light ex-smokers quickly reduce CVD risk to levels similar to never-smokers, while heavy ex-smokers take over 25 years to achieve comparable risk levels. The study used data from the Korean National ...

Smartphone telehealth profiling, combined with nurse-led telephone counseling, increased smoking cessation rates in users unwilling to quit. This intervention showed higher rates of tobacco abstinence ...

Reducing or quitting smoking significantly lowered the risk of lung cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who smoked less than 30 pack-years in a recent study. Smoking ...

By Marewa Glover Every year, smoking kills more than 68,000 South Koreans. Yet instead of making it easier for people to move ...

Quitting smoking improves lung health, but new research explains why former smokers may still face long-term risks and need ...