Objectives Despite the aggressive marketing of electronic nicotine device systems (ENDS) as smoking cessation tools, the evidence of their effectiveness is mixed. We conducted a systematic review of ...

Differences in the effectiveness of individual-level smoking cessation interventions by socioeconomic status. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2025, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD015120. DOI: ...

I wake the next morning with ashtray mouth, but I have 15 cigarettes left. At $13 a pack, I’m smoking them. My addict jumps in, “It’s OK, you’ll quit tonight. No one will ever know.” Except now I’ve ...

A Turkish man, Ibrahim Yucel, made headlines for his unique and extreme method of trying to quit smoking. In a bid to break his 26-year-long smoking habit, Yucel went to extraordinary lengths.

MORE adults in England are smoking and vaping, with experts warning the combination is highly harmful. UK scientists say "dual use" is often a step smokers take when trying to quit or cut down.

That doesn't necessarily mean they're safe to use, especially for young people, and experts say there's little evidence that they help adults quit smoking. When you purchase through links on our ...

(Shutterstock) A study published in Cochrane Review, however, shed light on an intervention that has shown promise in helping people quit smoking: financial incentives. Smoking during pregnancy ...

prompting quit attempts encouraging people to use support. A systematic approach works best – following the ‘ABC approach’ for smoking cessation. Ask all patients over 15 years about their smoking ...

Some people have reported that hypnosis helped them quit smoking. However, more research is necessary to determine how effective it may be. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the ...

Objective: A network meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials was conducted to investigate the effects of pharmacological interventions on smoking cessation. Methods: English databases were ...

Conclusions Staff across metropolitan regional and rural hospitals experience similar views and identified shared barriers in implementing smoking cessation care. Responding to staff concerns and ...