The most fatal, addictive drugs in the world are nicotine and tobacco. Worldwide, nicotine deaths are double the totals from ...

When I was in medical training in the 1970s, 40 percent of adults in the U.S. smoked cigarettes. There were cigarette vending machines everywhere, cigarettes cost a low 40 cents per pack, making teen ...

Not all nicotine products are equally harmful. An addiction medicine physician explains how to parse the science.

Using e-cigarettes may be an effective way to stop smoking, but there are still risks to consider when swapping one addiction ...

The FDA is right - when it comes to disease culprits, cigarette smoking tops the list. While recognized as the number-one cause of preventable disease and death, it's an incredibly tough habit to ...

“Influential media like yours should not glamorize a product that remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States,” the letter read. “With nearly 90% of adult daily smokers using ...

As smoking rates in the United States fall to their lowest recorded levels, a new form of nicotine consumption is leaving ...

If cigarettes contained very little of the chemical that keeps people smoking, it could help smokers move away from these deadly products. That’s the rationale behind a new rule proposed on January 15 ...

Nicotine products like pouches and patches are being promoted for cognitive enhancement, stress reduction and improved ...

BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s e-cigarette use among young people is rising sharply, with health experts warning that ...

October 2026It is sometimes said that "e-cigarettes are better than paper cigarettes." But is this really true when ...