It’s a number to celebrate: 3.9 million. That’s the likely number of Americans saved from lung cancer since 1970 with efforts ...

Despite substantial progress over the past 50 years, tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable mortality in the United States, causing more than 480,000 deaths annually. If current trends ...

Researchers found use of e-cigarettes was nearly twice as effective as nicotine-replacement therapy to help individuals quit smoking, according to a new study in New England Journal of Medicine. Use ...

Smokers who do not want to quit right now, but are prepared to try to reduce their smoking are twice as likely to stop smoking in the long-term if they use nicotine replacement therapy to help them ...

A new major study from Queen Mary University of London has found that smokers who use both cigarettes and e-cigarettes at the ...

Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Key Takeaways Nicotine has a half-life of about two hours and can stay in the blood for about one to three days. Cotinine, a byproduct of nicotine, has a ...

Smokers who use cigarettes and vape devices interchangeably might not be doing themselves as much of a disservice as once ...

A new study shows that abstinent smokers experience heightened pain sensitivity linked to altered activity in specific brain ...

Electronic cigarettes could increase the number of people who stop smoking compared to nicotine replacement therapy – such as chewing gum and patches – according to research involving the University ...

Nicola Lindson has received funding from the UK's National Institute for Health Research to carry out research into nicotine preloading. The study completed in 2016. Jamie Hartmann-Boyce does not work ...

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Key Takeaways You can get addicted to nicotine within days of starting to use it.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults attempting to stop smoking were more likely to have sustained abstinence at 1 year when using ...