Though newly approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), research has yet to determine if synthetic nicotine is less toxic than natural nicotine. Nicotine that’s made in a lab and that doesn’t ...

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open examines how salt-based nicotine formulations and menthol flavorings impact nicotine levels and the subjective experience of using e-cigarettes in young ...

Nicotine pouches, most notably Zyn, have become very popular lately. While they've been sold in the U.S. for about a decade, demand has soared recently as fans spread the word online. Here's what you ...

This one comes with the classic twist – a bad news along with good one. Smoking rates have generally declined since the 1960s, in 2022, approximately 11.6% of US adults were current cigarette smokers, ...

It's not a cigarette or vape, because there's no smoke. And it's not chewing tobacco, because there's no tobacco or spitting required. It's called Zyn, a brand of nicotine pouches that have gained ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Nearly 29 million Americans regularly smoke cigarettes, a drastic decline from 1964, when more than 40 percent of ...