A new study suggests that going cold turkey may be the best way to quit smoking. Researchers followed 700 smokers throughout their quitting process. One group was given a single day to quit, the other ...

Most Iowans who smoke want to quit, according to a tobacco cessation specialist, and today is the day for them to give it try as part of the annual Great American Smokeout. Andy Link, associate ...

Quitting cigarettes is good for your health. But how do you do it? Smoking is one of the biggest killers, with around 14% of deaths worldwide attributed to smoking-related illnesses, according to ...

After smoking for nearly five decades, this 70-year-old parted ways with cigarettes for good after his diagnosis.

Years ago, Dr. Mark Eisenberg, a cardiologist at McGill University in Canada, recommended that one of his patients—a smoker who’d tried everything to quit but still couldn’t—try vaping instead. It ...

Vaping may appear to be a safer alternative to smoking, but experts say neither is really safe. And because both contain nicotine, the ingredient that makes tobacco products addictive, quitting either ...

Q. What do you think of this drug Chantix to stop smoking? A. Chantix (varenicline) is a prescription drug designed to help smokers quit by stimulating the release of small amounts of dopamine, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

DEAR ABBY: I often see ads about stopping smoking. I’d like to share my story of success in overcoming this filthy habit in the hope that it may help someone else. I smoked four packs of nonfiltered ...