Around 11 percent of smokers who participated in a texting-based smoking cessation intervention program were able to abstain from using cigarettes six months after the start of the program, while only ...

If there’s one habit every doctor wishes you would break, it’s smoking. Quitting significantly improves health and reduces ...

Quitting cigarette smoking was associated with a 30% greater likelihood of recovery in individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) compared with continuing to smoke, a large cohort study showed.

The Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965 mandated that all cigarette packages carry a warning: "Caution: Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your Health." Nearly 20 years later, ...

Hospitalization for a cardiovascular event is a prime opportunity to counsel smokers about quitting and to start smoking-cessation treatment, but barriers such as lack of infrastructure and limited ...

A new study co-authored by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Jessica Burris, Ph.D., Timothy Mullett, M.D., and Graham Warren, M.D., Ph.D., shows that making smoking cessation ...

No Smoking Day encourages smokers to begin the journey toward quitting tobacco Stopping smoking improves health and reduces ...

Smoking among youngsters is a growing public health concern, driven by peer pressure, curiosity, stress, and social media ...