Variants in a nicotine receptor gene are associated with a lower likelihood of heavy smoking, according to a study published ...

Allowing nicotine products in prisons risks turning them into captive markets for addiction and money makers for industry ...

By Hugo Francisco de Souza Rare genetic variants in a little-studied nicotine receptor subunit are linked to markedly lower ...

“We have discovered that people carrying rare, naturally occurring mutations in a gene called CHRNB3 tend to smoke significantly fewer cigarettes per day,” explain the study’s lead authors, ...

Neuroscience research confirms that ultra-processed foods — especially engineered novelty products like Coca-Cola-flavored ...

Lawmakers in Oregon are pushing to close a loophole in state law that allows flavored nicotine pouches to be sold without the same restrictions as other tobacco ...

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that reinforce repeated use and make quitting extremely difficult. For decades, ...

A coalition of business owners and former law enforcement officers protested Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed 75% tax on ...

Experts are concerned that the pouches are another attempt by the tobacco industry to keep people addicted - Getty Last year, Jessica Kent, a doctor working in the department of emergency medicine at ...

Public health officials seek ban on flavored nicotine products to curb youth vaping, while business owners warn of potential ...

One of Governor Hochul's new proposals for a tax on nicotine pouches has some advocates and businesses saying it will do more harm than good.