Quitting smoking isn't the tough part. Not starting again is the real challenge. Because cigarettes are silly addictive - bear traps in tube form - and because the habit demands the hour-by-hour ...

Quitting smoking isn’t easy. I started smoking when I was 18 years old – legal at the time – and continued for the better part of two decades. For the last five of those, I was actively trying to quit ...

Are you ready to be tobacco-free? Quitting smoking is no easy task. As a former smoker, I understand the difficulties of quitting smoking and the addictiveness of nicotine. However, quitting is one of ...

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 ...

I quit smoking almost 40 years ago, when it seemed I still could afford to puff away with medical and monetary abandon. Though I still was relatively new in my job, smoking was financially affordable.

A recent study of 2.9 million participants found a link between quitting smoking before the age of 50 and a significant ...

For people recovering from substance use disorders, quitting smoking remains one of the most difficult-but most crucial-steps toward long-term health. New research from Flinders University reveals ...

I’ve always found effort to be pretty unbecoming. I mean, working hard at something totally increases the worry lines in your face, making you look all old and ugly. No thanks! I’m staying pretty for ...

New research published online in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that people with cancer who quit smoking had a much lower risk of dying within two years compared to ...

Amid cuts to national smoking programs, The 19th spoke with LGBTQ+ people about how their queer or trans identity is linked ...