Ardi Rizal, from Sumatra, Indonesia, was just two years old when he was pictured smoking a cigarette - he was said to have smoked 40 a day and was addicted to nicotine ...

“E-cigarettes are fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction,” said Etienne Krug, a departmental director at the WHO. “They ...

Melanie Griffith is a chain-smoker who continues to spark up, despite her not-so-distant bout with skin cancer. Now, loved ones are pleading with her to quit the habit before it compromises her health ...

Country music is increasingly starting to address difficult subject matter and Elvie Shane is at the forefront of that movement. Today, he drops the new song “Pill,” which dissects the fallout of the ...

Yes, research shows that vaping carries the same risks for nicotine addiction as cigarette smoking. The same tools used to help people stop smoking can also be used to help quit to reduce vape use.

People who smoke can become physically dependent on nicotine, which is the chemical in tobacco products that makes them addictive. Individuals who vape may also experience this physical dependency.

The world is smoking less, but the tobacco epidemic is far from over. A new WHO global report shows the number of tobacco users has dropped from 1.38 billion in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2024. Since 2010 ...