NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Starting nicotine gum, while reducing the number of cigarettes smoked by half at 4 weeks before a target date for quitting smoking is no more effective than beginning ...

It's official: Vaping beats nicotine gum when it comes to helping people quit smoking, new research shows. The health impact of a vaping addiction is a different matter, however. Marijan Murat/dpa ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a good friend who is almost 77 years old. He was a heavy smoker until about 14 years ago. He decided to quit smoking and used nicotine gum to help with this process. It’s my ...

Statistically, it takes multiple attempts to quit smoking before people succeed. (Getty Images) If so many people want to stop, why is it so difficult? The main culprit is nicotine, which is a highly ...

Among adults motivated to quit smoking, electronic cigarettes are more effective than nicotine chewing gum and as effective as varenicline in achieving sustained abstinence at 6 months, a randomized ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have a good friend who is almost 77 years old. He was a heavy smoker until about 14 years ago. He decided to quit smoking and used nicotine gum to help with this process. It’s my ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . About 28% of those receiving vaporized nicotine products achieved 6-month abstinence vs. 9.6% of those receiving ...

In a major clinical trial, researchers have discovered that vaporized nicotine products, or VNPs, are significantly more effective at helping people quit smoking than traditional nicotine replacement ...

Only 12% report having access to a dedicated tobacco treatment team, counselor, or program to counsel patients on quitting.