MARY KILLEN had never smoked, so how did a casual drag on an e-cigarette two years ago spiral into a compulsive habit?

The 67-year-old admitted she picked up the habit in her 60s after trying a friend’s son’s Juul vape ‘a couple of years ago’ ...

Dr Zaheer Mangera discusses pharmacotherapy smoking cessation strategies, including e-cigarette effectiveness and how to guide patients.

Smoking cessation without subsequent weight gain is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality among smokers with type 2 diabetes. Weight gain after smoking cessation ...

Sam Scales smoked for 25 years and tried to quit numerous times before successfully giving up in March with the help of the smoking cessation service at the Ladywell Unit in Lewisham.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

Smoking cessation should be prioritised for reducing the burden of smoking-related ill-health since quitting at any age confers health benefits.36 Nevertheless, prevalence of former smokers varies ...

The daunting challenge of quitting smoking just became a lot harder. On April 1, the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was eliminated in cuts ordered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

Smoking cessation is beneficial in primary prevention of disease (prevention before health problems occur), secondary prevention (prevention after diagnosis but before damage) and tertiary ...

D espite ongoing efforts to reduce tobacco use, this demographic continues to exhibit substantial smoking rates, leading to preventable diseases and premature mortality. 1. This overview examines the ...

OBJECTIVES To assess general practitioners' and practice nurses' self reported behaviour, attitudes, and knowledge in relation to smoking cessation. DESIGN AND SETTING Two postal surveys of random ...