Addiction is a complex and often deeply personal challenge that can start slowly, often unnoticed by the individual or their loved ones. Understanding the early warning signs can help detect ...

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Key Takeaways You can get addicted to nicotine within days of starting to use it. Nicotine affects the brain by releasing dopamine, which makes you feel ...

Youths with ADHD symptoms are at a higher risk of nicotine addiction, with e-cigarettes playing a major role in early tobacco use—raising concerns about long-term ...

Has nicotine addiction finally met its match? Smoking is one of the most harmful habits to adopt because it can cause lung cancer, heart disease and several other dire health problems. Nevertheless, ...

Zyn is a popular brand of nicotine pouches (other popular brands include On!, Sesh and Velo). A nicotine pouch is a small bag that contains nicotine and some other ingredients, including flavoring, ...

Tobacco use remains a leading cause of death worldwide—including in Georgia, where more than 30% of the population uses tobacco. The high rate of tobacco use, particularly among adolescents, ...

Because unpleasant withdrawal symptoms fuel nicotine addiction’s high relapse rate, targeting their underlying mechanisms with treatments may promote continued abstinence from the drug. In a new ...