There are many approaches you can take to stop smoking, from nicotine replacement therapy to behavioral support to good ol' ...

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

Statistically, it takes multiple attempts to quit smoking before people succeed. (Getty Images) If so many people want to stop, why is it so difficult? The main culprit is nicotine, which is a highly ...

Smartphone apps—particularly those based on psychological theories—are three times as effective as no/minimal support at ...

Public health messages have told us for decades that if you smoke, you should quit. And if you don’t smoke, don’t start. But a new study suggests smoking may be even worse than we thought. The study, ...

Only 12% report having access to a dedicated tobacco treatment team, counselor, or program to counsel patients on quitting.

Quitting smoking often leads to weight gain due to a combination of decreased metabolism and increased eating. The metabolic boost from nicotine accounts for 31% of weight gain, while increased eating ...

When cancer patients stop smoking, they heal faster, experience fewer side effects from treatment and lower their chances of tumors returning. Now, top cancer hospitals are helping patients quit as ...

A two-year clinical trial found that one mild tweak transformed the rate of aging at the cellular level and reduced ...