It was euphoric. It was as if my soul touched the heavens.” That was the description Otto Muller gave in his recollection of his first time trying oxycodone, a highly addictive opioid.

Don’t take any more butts when it comes to smoking ... throughout the year. CDC estimates that from 2012 to 2018, more than 16.4 million people who smoke attempted to quit, and approximately ...

The cut stems from the Trump administration’s closure earlier this year of the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health ... support for individuals trying to quit tobacco. Scaled-back Tobacco ...

Today, ahead of World No Tobacco Day on May 31, the American Lung Association released a new report that examines the immediate impacts of the dramatic cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

When a person stops smoking, their body begins to heal almost instantly. Quitting smoking can lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of lung and heart cancer. The timeline for seeing the ...

Stanislaus County students are using art to take a stand against nicotine addiction in the second annual art competition ...

Building Blocks Day Centre in Washington is running its Swap to Stop programme to help people quit smoking. Warren Buffett Sells $168M in Davita Shares One Day Before Dialysis Provider Hit by ...

Many teens who vape want to quit. A recent clinical trial suggests that a drug used to stop smoking can help. In the last four weeks of a 12-week trial, 51 percent of the 88 teens and young adults ...

The season has not only been hard on children. CDC officials have described it as “ highly severe,” and estimate that so far there have been at least 47 million illnesses, 610,000 ...

While long-term effects of vaping are still being studied, it is not a safer alternative to smoking, as people believe. Experts say that if you want to quit smoking for good, go cold turkey (just ...