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, ...

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, ...

Researchers have shown, for the first time, that a person’s beliefs about nicotine influences brain activity, producing a dose-dependent effect that was only thought to occur with pharmaceutical ...

This project examines the effects exposure to inhaled nicotine, THC, or the combination in utero may have on behavior, brain function, and neurochemistry in adolescence and adulthood. Using a rat ...

Nicotine does not achieve a “high” in the same way psychoactive substances do. However, it does trigger an adrenaline release that may feel temporarily pleasurable. Nicotine is the substance in ...

It’s no surprise that smoking for years can change the way the brain processes nicotine, creating a well-worn pattern of craving and satisfaction that’s difficult to break. But how soon does this ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Many Americans take a dark view of nicotine ...

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] Sometimes I am amazed at how far medical ...

Galit Blecher never wanted to start smoking, but during her service in the Israeli military, she succumbed. “Everyone in Israel smoked in the army,” she says. Having held out for more than one year, ...

WASHINGTON — Of the roughly 15 million Americans who tried to quit smoking in 2022, 5 in 6 failed. It’s a jarring statistic — and an indictment of the treatment options for an addiction that kills 480 ...