LANSING, Mich. – If you've been meaning to quit smoking this might be the sign you've been waiting for. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is offering free nicotine patches, gum or ...

Distributing free nicotine patches increased participation in a Maryland smoking cessation program and helped 27 percent more people stop smoking during the first six months after quitting, according ...

Offering smokers free nicotine patches or intensive counselling via an NHS helpline does nothing to help them quit, according to a government-funded study. Giving people extra packages of support ...

For 13 years, the CDC's "Tips" ads shared real stories and free quitline support. With funding ending, experts worry fewer people may quit.

As of June 30, Iowa's helpline for quitting tobacco use will no longer offer callers free nicotine patches and gum. Faced with budget cuts, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has decided to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Smokers who wear a nicotine patch for two weeks before they quit smoking ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nicotine patches don't help pregnant women quit smoking, suggests a new study from the UK -- in part because so few women use them as prescribed. While there's evidence ...

The anti-smoking drug Chantix appears more effective than the nicotine patch in helping people stop smoking, European and U.S. researchers report. In a study of 746 smokers, the investigators found ...

HARRISBURG — To support Pennsylvanians who have made quitting smoking a personal goal for 2009, the Department of Health recently announced that a limited number of free nicotine replacement therapy ...