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People who smoke can become physically dependent on nicotine, which is the chemical in tobacco products that makes them addictive. Individuals who vape may also experience this physical dependency.

Smoking cigarettes isn’t as popular among Americans as it once was, but it’s still the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the US, and more than 16 million Americans live ...

Nicotine gum delivers a controlled amount of nicotine to help alleviate cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Smoking can be an extremely difficult habit to break, primarily due to the powerful physical ...

Quitting smoking is hard because the brain becomes hard-wired to the addiction. Hitting the right brain region with ...

Galit Blecher never wanted to start smoking, but during her service in the Israeli military, she succumbed. “Everyone in Israel smoked in the army,” she says. Having held out for more than one year, ...

Shocking study reveals smoking just two to five cigarettes daily doubles heart disease risk and increases death risk by 60%.

This article is part of a series from Medscape on vaping. Every day, Sonia Sharma, PA, meets people like Natalie H., who is trying to quit vaping. Natalie, a member of the nicotine addiction support ...

WASHINGTON — Of the roughly 15 million Americans who tried to quit smoking in 2022, 5 in 6 failed. It’s a jarring statistic — and an indictment of the treatment options for an addiction that kills 480 ...

Many people with alcohol or drug addiction also have a smoking habit. When they enter addiction treatment, they may rely on cigarettes to help them through the tough recovery process. Many addicts who ...

We spend 4 hours and 37 minutes on our phones each day, checking them around 58 times, on average. We like to tell ourselves it's to socialize, for work, or to read the news. But most of us are ...