For the last ten years, smoking is projected to have worsened the quality of life and life expectancy by significant amounts.

4. "I've been smoke-free for over five years now. I started smoking at age 15 and was on and off for the next 35+ years. I smoked anywhere from half a pack a day to a full pack each day. Hypnosis was ...

March 13 is "No Smoking Day" — the perfect excuse to say goodbye to cigarettes once and for all! Whether you’ve tried before or are just getting started, today’s the day to kick those bad habits to ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2022, the majority of the 28.8 million U.S. adults who smoked cigarettes wanted to quit; approximately half had tried to quit ...

A new analysis of existing studies co-led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher finds that nicotine e-cigarettes consistently help adults quit smoking, a conclusion that ...

If you still smoke cigarettes, you’re in increasingly small company. The number of smokers a few decades ago was about 30 percent of the US population. Compare that to only about 14 percent of adults ...

You probably know nixing cigarettes is good for your body. But it's also good for your brain. Did you know that besides causing cancer, heart disease, and lung diseases, smoking can also harm your ...

Share on Pinterest New research found that people who vape and smoke cigarettes are less likely to quit than people who only smoke cigarettes. Lucy Lambriex/Getty Images Vaping does not help most ...

Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, even as rates of cigarette smoking have fallen to an all-time low of approximately 10% in 2024. Some studies suggest ...

The C.D.C.’s tobacco control office has been shut for more than a year. After its most prominent antismoking campaign went ...