LA JOLLA, CA – Why do smokers have a five to ten times greater risk of developing alcohol dependence than nonsmokers? Do smokers have a greater tendency toward addiction in general or does nicotine somehow reinforce alcohol consumption? Now, a study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) helps provide insight into these […]
In a study with mice, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers have found that e-cigarettes compromise the immune system in the lungs and generate some of the same potentially dangerous chemicals found in traditional nicotine cigarettes. E-cigarettes are an emerging public health health concern, as they gain popularity among current and former smokers […]
TORONTO/PHILADELPHIA – In a first-of-its-kind randomized clinical trial, researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and collaborators have shown the benefits of a personalized approach to smoking treatment, based on how quickly smokers break down nicotine in their bodies. Nearly 70 percent of smokers who try to quit smoking relapse within one […]
On November 20, The Great American Smokeout will make its 39th annual drive to get America to quit. And yet smoking remains the number one cause of preventable deaths in the U.S., according to the World Health Organization. About 70% of the 47 million cigarette smokers in the U.S. would like to quit the habit and 42.7% have […]