There isn’t much research on those of us who bum a cigarette every so often, but here’s what we do know: Cigarettes are still ...

Introduction: Cigarette smokers experience higher levels of depressive symptoms and are more likely to be diagnosed with depressive disorders than nonsmokers. To date, the nature of the ...

Patients whose brain injury coincidentally relieved their nicotine cravings may help unravel the neural underpinnings of addiction, a new study suggests. By Benjamin Mueller Taking a scan of an ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Scientists are reporting the first successful strategy to reduce smokers’ nicotine dependence while allowing them to continue smoking. The study provides strong support for proposals now being ...

I quit smoking on New Year’s Day 2024. Three days later, I buy a pack of cigarettes. The addict who’s lived inside me since I was 17 knew I would. She’s had an hour in the car to justify lighting up. ...

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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing a ban on menthol cigarettes, and although some people show support others say it’s a violation of people’s right to choose. In ...