Commercial tobacco use is often linked with mental health and substance use challenges. Addressing it as part of treatment ...

To stop smoking is always a top New Year's resolution. However, it's often hard to make it happen. Fox Chase Cancer Center's Tobacco Treatment program incorporates fresh approaches to reach more ...

As a clinician who treats veterans struggling with trauma, mental illness, and addiction, I’m careful about language. Words matter. They shape policy, treatment decisions, and public ...

IQWiG has now published its final benefit assessment of bupropion, cytisine, nicotine and varenicline for smoking cessation, also in combination with each other, compared with no drug therapy.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tobacco treatment reach and smoking cessation rates were collected before and after implementation of a point-of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A universal screening and opt-out referral strategy may reduce disparities in tobacco treatment access and ...

Integrating smoking cessation into a lung cancer screening program had the biggest benefit for patients who wanted to quit, a randomized trial showed. Self-reported tobacco abstinence was greater at ...

Around 25% of people with cancer in the U.S. are active smokers when they are diagnosed, and studies have found that many of them continue to smoke during treatment. This may be due in part to a ...

Smoking cessation in advanced-stage cancer patients can extend life by about one year, highlighting its importance in cancer care. Innovative models like point-of-care tobacco treatment are ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who smoke were less likely to receive tobacco dependence treatment (TDT) if they lived in rural areas or had longer travel times to care, ...