With the rise of vaping, a big question has been whether drugs that help cigarette smokers quit will work for e-cigarette users. The first US trial using an existing drug to help vapers quit has shown ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new clinical study, published in the journal JAMA, has revealed a powerful tool in the fight against teen and young adult nicotine addiction: a twice-daily pill originally meant to help adults stop ...

The federal government's new advice to doctors for helping smokers quit recommends the drug Chantix, which has recently been linked with depression and suicidal behavior. The new guidelines mention ...

CHICAGO -- Why would a pleasure-blocking drug help women -- but not men -- quit smoking? That's one of the questions researchers at the University of Chicago are trying to answer in an ongoing ...

We all know smoking is bad for us, but the urge to light up can still feel overwhelming. Today, we dove into the compelling reasons why quitting smoking could be the most important decision you ever ...

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America’s fight against nicotine addiction may be waning under the Trump Administration. A three-decades-old ban on using federal funds to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products ...

Medications like dextromethorphan, used to treat coughs caused by cold and flu, could potentially be repurposed to help people quit smoking cigarettes, according to a study by Penn State College of ...

The introduction of a new prescription smoking-cessation aid, varenicline, in 2006 has had no significant impact on the rate at which Americans age 18 and older successfully quit smoking, according to ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Pfizer's stop-smoking drug Chantix does not raise risks of heart attack or depression, contrary to previous reports, and should be recommended to more smokers wanting to quit, ...