This article reviews the efficacy of nortriptyline for smoking cessation based on a meta-analysis of the Cochrane Library. Six placebo-controlled trials have shown nortriptyline (75–100 mg) doubles ...

Tobacco use kills more than 7 million people worldwide each year, including 1.3 million who die from the effects of exposure to secondhand smoke.1 As a major contributor to cancer, cardiovascular ...

Current smoking was associated with greater risk for fracture (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.85; 95% CI, 1.35-2.54), and, in ...

The vascular endothelium represents a monolayer of endothelial cells that envelops the innermost surfaces of arteries, veins, cardiac lumina, and lymphatic vessels. These endothelial cells are ...

Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Vol. 3, No. 4 (November 2001), pp. 383-390 (8 pages) Previous studies have found that constituents in tobacco inhibit both forms of the enzyme monoamine oxidase (MAO-A and ...

Smoking is a leading cause of preventable death in the United States. However, smoking cessation can be difficult. That said, medications are available to help reduce cravings and make it easier for ...

Telephone counseling from certified counselors (RNs and registered respiratory therapists). Call (800) LUNG-USA (800-586-4872) and select option 2. American Lung Association Freedom from Smoking ...

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 ...

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 ...