Researchers at Virginia Tech are studying a new method to help people quit smoking, by testing the effectiveness of a program that prompts them to think of things they look forward to in their ...

As a clinician who treats veterans struggling with trauma, mental illness, and addiction, I’m careful about language. Words matter. They shape policy, treatment decisions, and public ...

Wednesday 1 October marks the start of Stoptober – an annual health campaign designed to help people quit smoking for good. Supported by the free NHS Quit Smoking app, people are challenged to go ...

Did you promise yourself that 2011 would be the year that you would quit smoking? Are you having trouble sticking to your new year’s resolution? Well maybe there’s an iOS app that will make it a ...

Earlier today, I gave a live demo of ChatGPT as it served enlightening words on a lifestyle without nicotine vices. Two of my heavy-smoker friends saw the chatbot in action and looked impressed. Less ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - If you need help quitting smoking, you might want to turn to those who know what it’s like -- that’s the message at the center of a new public health campaign launched Monday. The ...

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 ...

MHealthy launched the ‘Freedom From Smoking’ program, a free seven-week program to help the Michigan community quit tobacco.

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 ...

Quitting smoking is hard, but that statement isn't terribly exciting all on its own since most of our readers probably knew it already. Still, while we've talked about quitting smoking using nicotine ...

Smoking can cause lungs to look blackened, inflated, and inflamed, but some of the damage is reversible. Depending on the extent of the damage, it could take years for your lungs to regain a healthy, ...