Health
Digitally aged photos encourage young smokers to quit
Showing young people computer-generated images illustrating the effects of smoking on their appearance later in life may encourage them to quit, a new study has found.
Apr 9, 2013
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Study finds that smokers who try e-cigarettes to quit are younger and more motivated to quit
University of Hawaii Cancer Center Prevention and Control Program researchers Pallav Pokhrel, PhD and Thaddeus Herzog, PhD have found that smokers who use e-cigarettes as a tool to stop smoking tend to be younger and more ...
Jul 23, 2013
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Medications
Need help to quit smoking? A known drug might help reduce nicotine cravings
A drug that was originally developed to treat diabetes and severe overweight might also help people with nicotine dependence, concludes new research from the University of Copenhagen.
May 31, 2023
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Addiction
Non-invasive brain stimulation may reduce smoking
A new systematic review of randomized controlled trials has found evidence that non-invasive brain stimulation may reduce smoking frequency (number of cigarettes per day) in nicotine-dependent smokers.
Aug 4, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Genetics might determine which smokers get hooked, research says
Researchers have identified genetic risk factors that may accelerate a teen's progression to becoming a lifelong heavy smoker.
Mar 27, 2013
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Addiction
Mobile technology helps explore nicotine addiction
(Medical Xpress) -- Some people quit smoking on the first try while others have to quit repeatedly. Using such mobile technology as hand-held computers and smartphones, a team of researchers from Penn State and the University ...
Apr 4, 2012
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Health
Poorest smokers face toughest odds for kicking the habit
Quitting smoking is never easy. However, when you're poor and uneducated, kicking the habit for good is doubly hard, according to a new study by a tobacco dependence researcher at The City College of New York (CCNY).
Jan 20, 2012
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Cigarette smoking may cause physical changes in brains of young smokers, study shows
(Medical Xpress)—The young, it turns out, smoke more than any other age group in America. Unfortunately, the period of life ranging from late adolescence to early adulthood is also a time when the brain is still developing.
Mar 4, 2014
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Health
Comparing alcohol use and other disorders between the United States and South Korea
Hazardous alcohol use and depression are among the 10 leading causes of disability and premature death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Many low- to middle-income countries have begun to see a steady ...
Jan 16, 2012
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Medications
Animal study suggests common diabetes drug may also help with nicotine withdrawal
In a mouse study, a drug that has helped millions of people around the world manage their diabetes might also help people ready to kick their nicotine habits.
Apr 5, 2018
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