A recent study has revealed that the link between smoking and depression is no longer limited to well-known physical harms, ...

Sold behind counters in corner shops and petrol stations, nicotine pouches appeal to teens thanks to their affordability, cool graphic design, and tempting range of flavours, from cherry to papaya, ...

Offering tobacco users a vaccination to help ease, or potentially cure, their nicotine addiction is showing promise in clinical trials. Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A new Marshall University study is revealing that certain vape flavors alone are increasing the likelihood of smoking in adolescents even without the presence of nicotine. A new ...

LOS ANGELES - What makes nicotine so addictive? The answer to that question could help researchers develop a drug that would help smokers give up cigarettes for good. A study published online this ...

In a study with 18 adults who had never smoked, scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have demonstrated one of the earliest steps — nicotine "reinforcement" — in the process of addiction, and shown ...

On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the sale of Zyn nicotine pouch products, citing potential health benefits for adult smokers. Nicotine, rather than tobacco, ...

Although pain, memory and nicotine addiction may not seem to be related, they actually share a common player: the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. That's why Texas A&M researchers are working to ...

"Nicotine hiccups" sound made up. But experts say they're a real phenomenon. Recent data on drug side effects found that nicotine was associated with the hiccups, according to a 2021 study looking at ...

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 ...