Doctors explain why people relapse into smoking after years of abstinence, and how brain reward memory, stress, identity-linked habit loops and triggers can reignite cravings long after quitting.

Cigarette smoking and cardiovascular risk increased even with 2 to 5 cigarettes daily, while smoking cessation delivered the ...

The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the past year. This is a non-exhaustive and ...

A WOMAN who started vaping aged 15 has begged others to kick the habit after being diagnosed with lung cancer at 21. Kayley Boda, now 22, was getting through one 600-puff vape a week when she ...

Quitting smoking ranks among the toughest health goals for 2026. Three former smokers share personal journeys, from cravings to triggers and the turning points that helped them quit.

When I see her name appear on my WhatsApp, I don’t even open the message. I archive it, to look at another time. In some ways, you could say she archived me 15 years ago, that I was no longer urgent ...

A 14-year-old boy’s suicide inside Lebanon’s juvenile detention system exposes widespread abuse, inadequate care, and severe judicial delays, prompting renewed scrutiny of conditions for detained ...

Smokers who use cigarettes and vape devices interchangeably might not be doing themselves as much of a disservice as once feared, a new study says. These "dual users" are more likely to eventually ...

New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine adds to existing evidence that smoking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk, and quitting entirely is the most effective strategy ...

Nicotine is toxic to the heart and blood vessels, regardless of whether it is consumed via a vape, a pouch, a shisha or a ...

President Shahabuddin says he plans to quit after vote Referendum on July Charter reform plan will run alongside BNP front-runner, Jamaat returns to electoral politics Awami League barred from ...

A disgraced CNN anchor who was ousted from the journalism industry after she used the N-word in a private exchange with a black source died at 62 last week after a battle with lung cancer. Valerie ...