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 ...

For decades, nicotine has been demonized as a harmful, addictive substance and one of the reasons why cigarette smoking is so ...

Nicotine gum delivers a controlled amount of nicotine to help alleviate cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Smoking can be an extremely difficult habit to break, primarily due to the powerful physical ...

After a few vigorous puffs of a burning cigarette, a smoker’s lungs will be filled with a toxic cloud of more than 5,000 different substances. Their combined effects on health are well known: cancer, ...

As a clinician who treats veterans struggling with trauma, mental illness, and addiction, I’m careful about language. Words matter. They shape policy, treatment decisions, and public ...