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TSET Executive Director Julie Bisbee provides details on getting eight weeks of free gum, patches or lozenges, and services through the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline.

The Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust, is offering Oklahomans thinking about quitting tobacco a boost this February. All month long, Oklahomans ...

VAPES are considered significantly less harmful than cigarettes. And they’re great tools for helping smokers desperate to ...

Cigarette smoke contains over 7,000 chemicals, and smoking can cause serious health problems including cancer, and heart and ...

“You just dropped your husband off at the hospital. They’re gonna cut open his neck, for God’s sake! He might have cancer!

The FDA has given marketing authorization to Zyn nicotine pouches. That doesn't necessarily mean they're safe to use, ...

There’s no denying it: quitting smoking is hard. But it’s not impossible. In fact, people use a variety of strategies and ...

Menthols have been heavily marketed to Black people for decades and even today, the vast majority of Black smokers use menthols.

One option is the NYS Quitline, which is free and confidential for New Yorkers. Smokers can speak to a live person for support, and get patches, lozenges or gum in the mail to help them to stop ...

Federal health officials authorize Zyn nicotine pouches, citing potential to help adult smokers cut back or quit WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials authorize Zyn nicotine pouches, citing ...