The harder question is what it will take to reach the people who are still smoking, and whether we’re ready for that.

Dirty habits die hard. Slightly less dirty habits don’t go any easier. A new, worldwide review of smoking cessation from 2014 to 2023 found the best way to quit cigarettes is to swap in ...

The review indicates nicotine e-cigarettes could surpass traditional quit aids in effectiveness, but lingering safety ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Apps are 3x more successful in helping you conquer one bad habit There are many approaches you can take to stop smoking, from nicotine replacement therapy to behavioral support to good ol' quitting ...

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 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 ...

There was a time when the public health movement took the moral high ground in the fight against smoking. It took on powerful ...

The use of smoking cessation medications during the first trimester of pregnancy posed no greater risk for major congenital malformations (MCMs) in infants than smoking, based on a meta-analysis of ...