In ongoing efforts to pinpoint the best evidence-based ways to quit smoking, a University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has turned her attention to a tobacco-free product gaining ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There's additional help available for Wisconsin residents who want to give up smoking in 2024. Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line will quadruple the length of free medications starting Jan. 1.The Quit Line ...

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 ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - KDHE is rolling out a new offer for those who wish to quit smoking - 4-weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy with Quitline phone coaching. The Kansas Department of Health ...