Despite substantial progress over the past 50 years, tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable mortality in the United States, causing more than 480,000 deaths annually. If current trends ...

Researchers found use of e-cigarettes was nearly twice as effective as nicotine-replacement therapy to help individuals quit smoking, according to a new study in New England Journal of Medicine. Use ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using a combination of nicotine replacement therapy and varenicline may be more effective as first-line therapy ...

Abstinent smokers experience increased pain sensitivity during withdrawal, to the point that they often require more pain ...

New research evidence, by the Cochrane Review, indicates that a combination of nicotine replacement therapies are most likely to help smokers quit versus just a single form of therapeutic. Nicotine ...

Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Key Takeaways Nicotine has a half-life of about two hours and can stay in the blood ...

Electronic cigarettes could increase the number of people who stop smoking compared to nicotine replacement therapy – such as chewing gum and patches – according to research involving the University ...

Qnovia has secured the funding to take its lead inhaled drug delivery candidate into the clinic, rounding up $17 million in series A funding to start testing its nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in ...

A new study shows that abstinent smokers experience heightened pain sensitivity linked to altered activity in specific brain ...

Consumer health care giant Haleon plans to sell its nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) business outside of the U.S. to Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories in a deal worth $633 million. A June 26 press release ...

For people who are ready to quit, those added steps can be the difference between acting on motivation in the moment and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults attempting to stop smoking were more likely to have sustained abstinence at 1 year when using ...