The rate of smoking cigarettes has steadily declined since the 1960s – when Congress required warnings on cigarette boxes.

A global study finds quitting smoking helps preserve memory and cognitive health, even for adults who quit in their 50s or ...

Quitting smoking even later in life can slow dementia onset, scientists say - Kicking the habit leads to health improvements ...

From improvements to your skin to a lower risk of heart disease happens to your body in the hours, days, weeks and months ...

A large 4-country study finds “cessation fatigue” predicts cigarette smoking relapse at any quit length, even as overall risk ...

Smoking tobacco is so harmful to the body that it changes a person's immune system, leaving them vulnerable to more disease and infection even years after they've quit, a new study found.Video above: ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave talk about the brain benefits of quitting cigarettes, language development in premature babies, and a mysterious imprint in a Chicago sidewalk.

Nicotine withdrawal symptoms often include cravings, irritability, and weight gain. Certain medications and lifestyle changes ...

The trend in varenicline use has changed sharply since the treatment’s supply disruption in July 2021, say researchers, who found that its use had fallen by almost 70% per year to December 2022. This ...