Nearly half of active smokers report quitting within a year after an acute MI, with longer hospital stays and participation in cardiac rehabilitation being independently linked to increased quitting.

But six years later, clear differences appeared: those who quit smoking declined more slowly in both memory and verbal ability. On average, ex-smokers’ memory declined about 0.05 standard deviations ...

Experts discussed how safer nicotine alternatives helped drive Sweden’s smoking rate down to nearly 5%. Quit Like ...

As a clinician who treats veterans struggling with trauma, mental illness, and addiction, I’m careful about language. Words ...

More adults receiving mobile-based behavioral support from ex-smokers achieved biochemically validated smoking abstinence at 6 months vs. a control group, but this difference did not reach ...

If cigarettes contained very little of the chemical that keeps people smoking, it could help smokers move away from these deadly products. That’s the rationale behind a new rule proposed on January 15 ...

A team of researchers believe they've worked out the impact down to the minute. This could be inspiration to squash the urge ...

Smokers who quit with the help of e-cigarettes often continue vaping, but it is not known whether this promotes or prevents ...

Amid cuts to national smoking programs, The 19th spoke with LGBTQ+ people about how their queer or trans identity is linked ...

Every smoker knows the benefits of quitting smoking. However, yet they are unable to do so. A doctor has shared smart ways ...

Approximately half of US adult smokers tried to quit in 2022, but fewer than 40% used counseling or medication, and half received assistance or advice about quitting from clinicians, based on a review ...

CNW/ - As Canada marks National Non-Smoking Week, Imperial Tobacco Canada (Imperial) is calling for a renewed focus on what actually helps adult smokers ...