Indiana's recent tobacco tax increase creates an opportunity to address the combined challenge of tobacco and opioid addiction. People with substance use disorders, including those in treatment for ...

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: ...

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 ...

IQWiG has now published its final benefit assessment of bupropion, cytisine, nicotine and varenicline for smoking cessation, also in combination with each other, compared with no drug therapy.

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, ...

Has nicotine addiction finally met its match? Smoking is one of the most harmful habits to adopt because it can cause lung cancer, heart disease and several other dire health problems. Nevertheless, ...

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 ...

To stop smoking is always a top New Year's resolution. However, it's often hard to make it happen. Fox Chase Cancer Center's Tobacco Treatment program incorporates fresh approaches to reach more ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A universal screening and opt-out referral strategy may reduce disparities in tobacco treatment access and ...

As of July 1, the price of cigarettes and other tobacco products in Indiana just went up. Lawmakers approved an increase to the state’s tobacco tax — an important step toward reducing tobacco use ...