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 ...

I always loved singing, but I quit due to difficulty in school and a tonsillectomy. I started smoking and drinking more. Then, I got sober, and quit smoking not long after. I got back in touch with my ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If so many people want to stop, why is it so difficult? The main culprit is nicotine, which is a highly addictive substance that ...

Quitting smoking cigarettes could enable a person with a substance abuse disorder to recover from their addiction to alcohol or drugs, a recent study stated. The findings highlighted that there was a ...

Vaping with nicotine has become commonplace. It can be used to stop smoking cigarettes, but it has several serious health risks. The long-term effects of vaping are unknown.

Menthol cigarette bans are effective at getting people to quit smoking, new research finds. The US Food and Drug Administration has said that a menthol ban is a “top priority,” but public health ...

Every smoker knows the benefits of quitting smoking. However, yet they are unable to do so. A doctor has shared smart ways ...

How could that be? A look at the changing cigarette business. Nov. 12, 2009 — -- Why would a cigarette company buy a firm that makes products to help smokers quit? It's a question that's left ...

If you still smoke cigarettes, you’re in increasingly small company. The number of smokers a few decades ago was about 30 percent of the US population. Compare that to only about 14 percent of adults ...