Smoking is a habit and like all habits, it's hard to quit. Doctors share their personal experiences with quitting and what ...

Nicotine withdrawal symptoms often include cravings, irritability, and weight gain. Certain medications and lifestyle changes ...

The rate of smoking cigarettes has steadily declined since the 1960s – when Congress required warnings on cigarette boxes.

According to a recent study published in The Lancet, quitting smoking in your 40s, 50s, or even much later can slow memory ...

From improvements to your skin to a lower risk of heart disease happens to your body in the hours, days, weeks and months ...

A large 4-country study finds “cessation fatigue” predicts cigarette smoking relapse at any quit length, even as overall risk ...

“I remember thinking this is hokey and it’s not going to work,” Morgan recalled. — -- Yale graduate student Michelle Morgan started smoking at age 12. When the 35-year-old wanted to quit she ...

A global study finds quitting smoking helps preserve memory and cognitive health, even for adults who quit in their 50s or ...

Smoking is a major preventable cause of death. Quitting is challenging due to nicotine's effect on the brain. Ayurveda views ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave talk about the brain benefits of quitting cigarettes, language development in premature babies, and a mysterious imprint in a Chicago sidewalk.

A stop smoking service may need to offer new initiatives to reach some communities, a director of public health has said.