Smoking cessation can lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by as much as 30–40%, according to a joint brief from the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), and the University of Newcastle.
Cigarette smoking prevalence in adults declined from 14% in 2019 to 12% in 2021, an estimated 5.7 million decline in the number of adults who currently smoke.
Many physicians incorrectly believe all tobacco products are equally harmful and thus are less likely to recommend e-cigarettes for people seeking to quit smoking or those being treated for a tobacco-caused disease.
Varenicline combined with nicotine patch therapy was not associated with greater tobacco smoking cessation than varencline monotherapy in adults who smoke cigarettes, according to research findings.
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Researchers from Rutgers University found that video conferencing with tobacco treatment specialists may help smokers incarcerated in rural prisons quit tobacco smoking.
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The National Institutes of Health has awarded Achieve Life Sciences a grant to evaluate the use of cytisinicline as a treatment for cessation of nicotine e-cigarette use.
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Federal drug regulators announced that they will temporarily allow manufacturers to distribute the anti-smoking drug varenicline with elevated levels of an impurity that may cause cancer, to maintain availability after Pfizer halted distribution of its Chantix branded varenicline.
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Smokers who arrive in certain emergency departments will be given free e-cigarettes in a trial designed to help people quit smoking traditional cigarettes.
Read MoreSmoking is the most common cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an often fatal respiratory condition that afflicts millions of Americans. But for many patients living with COPD, stopping smoking isn’t the end of the battle.
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Recently diagnosed cancer patients who smoke are significantly more likely to quit and remain tobacco-free if they receive frequent and sustained telephone counseling, according to a new study.
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More people are thinking about quitting smoking as a result of the pandemic, new research shows.
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Behavioral and nicotine replacement therapies offered together can help people who are incarcerated quit smoking, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Men’s Health.
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A program from New York State aims to help people stop smoking by offering free nicotine gum, according to local media.
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A new ATS clinical practice guideline on treatment for tobacco dependence in adults recommends the use of varenicline (aka Chantix, Champix) over nicotine patch or buproprion.
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New research suggests that cigarette smoke spurs the lungs to make more ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2), the protein that the coronavirus, responsible for COVID-19, grabs and uses to enter human cells.
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