Share on Pinterest A new study reports young adults who smoke could face more than double the risk of having an unexplained stroke. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Researchers report that ...

People who smoke cigarettes during childhood, then continue to do so, are more likely to develop echocardiographic markers of cardiac damage by the time they reach their mid-20s, an observational ...

People who smoke and vape are less able to break free of their nicotine addiction than folks who only have one of those habits, a new review concludes. Instead, these "dual users" are more likely to ...

Through a series of experiments supported by the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) researchers say ...

A new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, finds that people experiencing more economic disadvantages are more likely to smoke cigarettes, have higher levels of tobacco addiction, and find it ...

The Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking Cessation, released in January 2020, proved that smoking cessation is beneficial at any age. It reduces risks of premature death and can add as much as a decade ...

People who smoke can become physically dependent on nicotine, which is the chemical in tobacco products that makes them addictive. Individuals who vape may also experience this physical dependency.

E-cigarettes, commonly referred to as “vapes,” were invented in the early 2000s with the explicit goal of helping people quit smoking by transitioning them to something safer. But there are many ...

Smoking is an established risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). Smoking also worsens the course of disease for people who already have MS. MS is an inflammatory disease that involves the breakdown ...

Almost 70 percent of people with schizophrenia smoke cigarettes, which is two to three times higher than the general population. Why? Is it that people with schizophrenia feel a pull towards nicotine, ...

Through a series of experiments supported by the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) researchers say ...