“Smoking was my first love,” says Laura Marie, who lit her first cigarette at age 15. Despite seeing the effects of smoking up close — her grandmother died of emphysema, and her sister died of lung ...

Cigarette smokers across New York vow to quit every new year. One Latham man overcame his addiction with the help of a state ...

For teens who want to stop vaping nicotine, an interactive text message program was found to be effective at helping them quit. The anonymous program begins with this message: “Ready to quit? Text the ...

“I started smoking at the age of 12, hanging out with friends over the summer. By the time I turned 13 in October, I was smoking every day. I became a die-hard, “got-to-quit, must-quit, never-going-to ...

Cigarette smoking remains one of the most destructive habits a person can maintain, despite decades of public health warnings and overwhelming scientific evidence documenting its dangers. Each year, ...

During her residency, Dr. Lena van der List encountered a young girl struggling to breathe with no signs of a typical respiratory illness. After several tests and examinations, the patient admitted ...

My go-to breakfast was a small cappuccino, a bowl or two of weed and a generous number of vape hits. At the time, it felt like the perfect start to the day. It got me energized, motivated and wired-in ...

Tobacco use remains a leading cause of death worldwide—including in Georgia, where more than 30% of the population uses tobacco. The high rate of tobacco use, particularly among adolescents, ...

When was the last time you had an overwhelming craving for an addictive substance? Do cravings drive you to use drugs? Would you consider yourself addicted to: alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, ...