In the U.S., 68.8% of current adult smokers want to quit for good, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since 2002, the number of former smokers exceeds the number of ...

Despite several safe drug therapies available to help smokers quit, three-quarters report relapsing within six months of a quit attempt. University of Pennsylvania researchers Rebecca Ashare and Heath ...

So, you have been trying to quit cigarettes using sheer willpower alone, and it's not working. What do you do? Kicking the life-shortening habit can be daunting, but there are smoking-cessation ...

Smokers who use cigarettes and vape devices interchangeably are more likely to permanently quit smoking than smokers who only ...

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 ...

In short, this study shows that quitting smoking before surgery can make people feel more pain and need more pain medicine, ...