Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD If you are quitting smoking, you may develop symptoms like coughing and fatigue, called "smoker's flu."Nicotine replacement therapy can ease smoker's flu and ...

Because unpleasant withdrawal symptoms fuel nicotine addiction's high relapse rate, targeting their underlying mechanisms with treatments may promote continued abstinence from the drug. In a new ...

And nicotine really is addictive. The dopamine it stimulates, particularly in a brain area called the nucleus accumbens, ...

It doesn't matter how long you've been smoking, quitting is the single biggest thing you can do to improve your health, say experts I’ve been an off and on smoker since I first pinched one of my dad’s ...

Alabama Barker, 19, daughter of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, was rushed to the hospital after experiencing severe nicotine withdrawal symptoms following her decision to quit vaping cold turkey.

Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — For over a decade, Amanda Calkins was addicted to vaping nicotine. In early 2013, the now 38-year-old was smoking cigarettes, but was growing uncomfortable with the ...

Ask any smoker who has tried to quit and they’ll tell you it isn’t easy. But a recent study offers a surprising glimmer of hope – one that may already be sitting on pharmacy shelves. A team of ...