Smoking cessation in advanced-stage cancer patients can extend life by about one year, highlighting its importance in cancer care. Innovative models like point-of-care tobacco treatment are ...
What really happens if you quit smoking after 30 years? Is the damage already done, or can your body still recover? In this video, we break down the real science behind quitting smoking — from the ...
Quitting smoking, even in your 70s, can add precious years to your life, according to a new study from the University of Michigan. While many assume the damage is done after decades of smoking, this ...
Stimulating the brain's self-control center via rTMS reduces smoking by 11 cigarettes a day, outperforming reward-suppression ...
Ask A.J. is Slate’s advice column on addiction, recovery, and how to hate yourself less. Submit a question here. It’s anonymous! Dear A.J., I started smoking in high school and successfully quit in ...
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2022, the majority of the 28.8 million U.S. adults who smoked cigarettes wanted to quit; approximately half had tried to quit ...
Dirty habits die hard. Slightly less dirty habits don’t go any easier. A new, worldwide review of smoking cessation from 2014 to 2023 found the best way to quit cigarettes is to swap in ...
Sarah Tonkin, an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas, is leading a study to discover how having depression ...
In the U.S., 68.8% of current adult smokers want to quit for good, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since 2002, the number of former smokers exceeds the number of ...
Smoking can cause lungs to look blackened, inflated, and inflamed, but some of the damage is reversible. Depending on the extent of the damage, it could take years for your lungs to regain a healthy, ...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) thickens and stiffens the left ventricle of your heart, which can limit blood pumping. HCM can also worsen atrial fibrillation risk and related blood clots. Smoking ...