The daunting challenge of quitting smoking just became a lot harder. On April 1, the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated in cuts ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

In 2024, smoking among U.S. adults fell below 10 percent for the first time in recorded history—an achievement that should be ...

In Texas in 2007, 19.4 percent of adults over the age of 18 and 21 percent of teenagers smoked cigarettes. That’s about one out of every five Texans who are put at risk of life-threatening diseases — ...

Exercise may offer smokers a simple but effective additional tool when trying to quit, according to a new systematic review led by researchers from the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and ...

AMSTERDAM — At the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2025, respiratory experts lay out the pros and cons of using e-cigarettes in smoking cessation. While some clinicians champion the ...

High-intensity aerobic exercise is most effective at reducing cigarette cravings immediately and up to 30 minutes ...

A new meta-analysis suggests that well-designed smartphone apps can outperform minimal support and may strengthen standard smoking cessation treatments. Study: Efficacy of smartphone apps used alone ...

There are multiple smoking cessation products on the market. But there hasn't been a new approval of a pharmacotherapy without nicotine in nearly 20 years. This could change soon, as cytisinicline was ...

In the U.S., 68.8% of current adult smokers want to quit for good, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since 2002, the number of former smokers exceeds the number of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Quitting smoking within 6 months of cancer diagnosis reduced risk for all-cause mortality by nearly half. The ...