Growing up in a chaotic, violent and abusive household, Ava lived in a state of constant anxiety. Since her mother had been unable to raise her, she lived with her aunt and uncle, who both smoked.

In today’s fast-paced world, the battle against smoking addiction poses a significant challenge for many individuals. Despite a plethora of smoking cessation products available on the market, finding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After just an hour of quitting smoking, your pulse rate and blood pressure will start to reduce. (Getty Images) (Javier Zayas ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – A new study led by UMass Amherst researcher Jamie Hartmann-Boyce has reviewed the potential of oral nicotine pouches as a tool to quit smoking, marking the first Cochrane ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — As vaping gains popularity as a method to quit smoking, health researchers are expressing concerns about its long-term effects. Dr. Loren Wold from The Ohio State University Wexner ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If so many people want to stop, why is it so difficult? The main culprit is nicotine, which is a highly addictive substance that ...

Training health professionals in stop-smoking techniques helps encourage health professionals to ask patients if they are smoking. If a patient is smoking, health professionals are then equipped with ...

Mobile apps that offer smoking cessation support can be effective alternatives to conventional clinical treatment for people who want to stop smoking—but user engagement is key to this success. A ...

People who smoke often desire to quit. Yet smoking can be a hard habit to break, even knowing the clear link between smoking and cancer. While there are smoking cessation programs that can help, many ...

Gamification in digital health interventions could be a game changer for smoking cessation, increasing quit rates through enhanced engagement and motivation. A recent systematic review and ...

Ottawa, ON, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During National Non-Smoking Week, the Canadian Vaping Association is calling on policymakers, public health leaders, and Canadians to recognize vaping as ...

New research published online in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that people with cancer who quit smoking had a much lower risk of dying within two years compared to ...