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 ...

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The daunting challenge of quitting smoking just became a lot harder. On April 1, the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated in cuts ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

Michaela Nuttal, MS, explores the complex culture of smoking among nurses, highlighting challenges and motivations for quitting within health care settings. Nuttal is a cardiovascular nurse specialist ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For millions of Americans wondering about the best way to quit smoking, the journey can feel daunting. Nicotine changes the ...

Growing up in a chaotic, violent and abusive household, Ava lived in a state of constant anxiety. Since her mother had been unable to raise her, she lived with her aunt and uncle, who both smoked.

There are multiple smoking cessation products on the market. But there hasn't been a new approval of a pharmacotherapy without nicotine in nearly 20 years. This could change soon, as cytisinicline was ...

Training health professionals in stop-smoking techniques helps encourage health professionals to ask patients if they are smoking. If a patient is smoking, health professionals are then equipped with ...

For the last ten years, smoking is projected to have worsened the quality of life and life expectancy by significant amounts.

In Latin America, though overall smoking rates have declined, nondaily and low-intensity smoking are increasingly common, and tobacco-cessation resources remain underdeveloped in many countries.