Psilocybin, also known as “magic mushrooms,” may help smokers quit tobacco for the long term. Smokers who received psilocybin ...

I quit smoking on New Year’s Day 2024. Three days later, I buy a pack of cigarettes. The addict who’s lived inside me since I was 17 knew I would. She’s had an hour in the car to justify lighting up.

Quitting cigarettes can trigger surprising changes in the body, but recovery does not always follow the path many former ...

As I ascended the steps to London Bridge station to meet a friend, I wasn’t just out of breath – I couldn’t seem to inhale enough air. My breathing was shallow. I felt so weak I had to keep stopping.

A new study, published in JAMA Network Open, reports the outcome of a clinical trial out of Johns Hopkins University assessing the effectiveness of psilocybin as a treatment for smokers attempting to ...

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 ...

Apps are 3x more successful in helping you conquer one bad habit There are many approaches you can take to stop smoking, from nicotine replacement therapy to behavioral support to good ol' quitting ...

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's "Tips From Former Smokers" ads are set to stop at the end of September. For 13 years, these tough and honest commercials told real stories about the ...

If cigarettes contained very little of the chemical that keeps people smoking, it could help smokers move away from these deadly products. That’s the rationale behind a new rule proposed on January 15 ...

Most Iowans who smoke want to quit, according to a tobacco cessation specialist, and today is the day for them to give it try as part of the annual Great American Smokeout. Andy Link, associate ...