Nearly 70 percent of people with schizophrenia disorders smoke. A new research review explains why their brains may be ...

A new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that people experiencing more economic disadvantages are more likely to smoke cigarettes, have higher levels ...

Growing up in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Aitana V. remembers being a young girl and not seeing anyone from her school or in her community smoke. If the topic of cigarettes even came up, “we talked ...

A Bengaluru techie has built an AI-powered device to deter public smoking by detecting smokers in real time and playing audio ...

Quitting smoking cigarettes could enable a person with a substance abuse disorder to recover from their addiction to alcohol or drugs, a recent study stated. The findings highlighted that there was a ...

Tobacco smoking is the number one cause of preventable disease and death in Canada; it is highly addictive and hard to stop. Recognizing these challenges, a new guideline from the Canadian Task Force ...

Smoke-free law could see use drop below 5% in young people - Smoking is responsible for more than a quarter of cancer deaths ...

As a clinician who treats veterans struggling with trauma, mental illness, and addiction, I’m careful about language. Words matter. They shape policy, treatment decisions, and public ...

A techie created a device that deters smokers by playing a baby's cough and a grandmother's scolding when it detects smoking ...

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From classrooms to cockpits, lighting up was once as common as breathing. For anyone under 40, it’s hard to fathom just how thoroughly tobacco smoke permeated everyday life from the 1950s through the ...