Many surgeons recommend giving up smoking, alcohol, or drugs before surgery, but researchers have found this may also ...

Americans sent a clear message on Election Day that it is time to end the war on drugs. Every ballot measure to decriminalize or legalize drugs received overwhelming approval from voters. There was, ...

Dr. Nora Volkow, who leads the National Institutes of Drug Abuse, would like the public to know things are getting better. Mostly. By Matt Richtel Historically speaking, it’s not a bad time to be the ...

Adolescent and young adult nicotine vaping has become an urgent public health concern, as 2024 marked the first year that ...

Currently, 16.4% of adults in the U.S. use at least one tobacco or nicotine product such as cigarettes, e-cigarettes or nicotine pouches. Nicotine is extremely additive, so the American Lung ...

Study in rats may lead to treatment for nicotine addiction in humans UPTON, NY -- Nicotine is widely believed to trigger dependence by elevating certain brain chemicals associated with pleasure and ...

Nicotine dependence is a major public health problem. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications include nicotine-replacement therapies, bupropion and varenicline. Yet, only about 1 in 4 ...

Even as adolescent smoking rates have declined, more teens are becoming addicted to nicotine. That may surprise a lot of parents. In part, this increase is due to the popularity of vaping. According ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration handed down a consequential decision ...

New research shows that astrocytes play an active role in nicotine-induced brain changes, challenging the long-held ...

A groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at the University of Copenhagen has revealed that a drug created to treat diabetes and obesity could also hold promise in helping individuals overcome ...

Journalists give tobacco companies the same benefit of the doubt they do alleged baby-rapists, which is to say none. And who can blame them? For a century, the tobacco industry has lied and obfuscated ...