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 ...

Folks struggling to quit smoking might need a bump up on the dose of medication they're using to help them stop, according to new clinical trial results. Patients are more likely to successfully quit ...

A new randomised controlled trial has found evidence that the smoking cessation medication varenicline can help people who ...

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.

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

The use of smoking cessation medications during the first trimester of pregnancy posed no greater risk for major congenital malformations (MCMs) in infants than smoking, based on a meta-analysis of ...

Vaping with nicotine has become commonplace. It can be used to stop smoking cigarettes, but it has several serious health risks. The long-term effects of vaping are unknown.

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy that contain the active ingredient semaglutide may also help people quit smoking, a new study says. The research, published in the journal Annals of Internal ...

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable and premature death globally. In the digital age there are now more than 500 English language smoking cessation apps on the market, and with them, new ...

In A Nutshell Men saw real results: Male participants taking varenicline (Chantix) cut their cannabis use from 12 sessions ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A recent report from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows five different ways to quit smoking with medication assistance. These ways can help set up a person ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Semaglutide drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, have helped millions of Americans lose weight, reduce cravings and better manage their ...