A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at the University of Copenhagen has revealed that a drug created to treat diabetes and obesity could also hold promise in helping individuals overcome ...

They recruited 443 smokers to receive five telephone counseling sessions and nicotine replacement therapy by mail for four weeks, and then randomly assigned patients to one of two treatment groups: ...

What Is a Nicotine Addiction? Nicotine addiction is characterized by a mental and physical dependence on nicotine. When you smoke cigarettes or chew tobacco, nicotine enters your system and makes its ...

When I was in medical training in the 1970s, 40 percent of adults in the U.S. smoked cigarettes. There were cigarette vending machines everywhere, cigarettes cost a low 40 cents per pack, making teen ...

Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. FDA for cytisinicline, which, if approved, would be the first new pharmacotherapy for nicotine dependence in 20 years ...

Since 2019, overall rates of nicotine vaping have declined among U.S. youth, but those who continue to vape are showing signs ...

The share of teen vapers who puff every day rose from 15% to nearly 29%, the study found. Teens who vape daily also found it ...

A study from Vanderbilt researchers has found that enhanced treatment support can help smokers who have more difficulty quitting because they are fast metabolizers of nicotine. The study published in ...

MOSCOW, January 1. /TASS/. The Russian Health Ministry has published clinical recommendations concerning the treatment of addiction to tobacco and nicotine-containing products. In particular, medics ...

Tobacco use remains a leading cause of death worldwide—including in Georgia, where more than 30% of the population uses tobacco. The high rate of tobacco use, particularly among adolescents, ...