Since March of last year, the Australian state of Victoria has been rocked by a series of arsons and firebombings. Some of the targets are victims of extortion; others are caught in an escalating turf ...

FDA introduces the “chain of risk” framework to regulate tobacco products by harm level, sparking global debate.

IQWiG has now published its final benefit assessment of bupropion, cytisine, nicotine and varenicline for smoking cessation, also in combination with each other, compared with no drug therapy.

Happy Labor Day weekend from the Yahoo News health team! This week we’ve been busy cleaning out our fridges and double-checking our charcuterie stashes in light of the ongoing listeria outbreak linked ...

New "landmark" research finds that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal drugs like marijuana or Ecstasy and should be classified as such in legal systems, according to a new ...

Tobacco and alcohol are still deadlier than illicit drugs, show global statistics. The team measured the health burden of substance use with a unit called Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY), which ...

It may seem counterintuitive that many US pharmacy chains, much of whose business involves the treatment of health problems, are also sellers of tobacco, whose detrimental health effects are ...

The use of legal drugs (tobacco and alcohol) may lead to the use of cannabis, a new study led by the University of Bristol and published in the journal Addiction has found. The study also found ...

Tobacco is the most abused drug by primary school pupils whereas alcohol is the most abused drug in Kenya, according to a report. The report by the National Authority for Campaign Against Alcohol and ...

An 18-week experimental study, published in Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research, examining the effects of the drug, topiramate, on tobacco smoking and alcohol use found no ...