Nicotine gum, such as Nicorette (nicotine polacrilex), is a type of medicinal nicotine replacement therapy. It’s a smoking cessation aid, meaning that people chew it on a short-term basis—typically ...

It's official: Vaping beats nicotine gum when it comes to helping people quit smoking, new research shows. The health impact of a vaping addiction is a different matter, however. Marijan Murat/dpa ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Starting nicotine gum, while reducing the number of cigarettes smoked by half at 4 weeks before a target date for quitting smoking is no more effective than beginning ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a good friend who is almost 77 years old. He was a heavy smoker until about 14 years ago. He decided to quit smoking and used nicotine gum to help with this process. It’s my ...

Among adults motivated to quit smoking, electronic cigarettes are more effective than nicotine chewing gum and as effective as varenicline in achieving sustained abstinence at 6 months, a randomized ...

Decreased nicotine gum use both precedes and follows returns to smoking during cessation attempts. Implications: This research examined electronically monitored nicotine gum use collected in real time ...

Statistically, it takes multiple attempts to quit smoking before people succeed. (Getty Images) If so many people want to stop, why is it so difficult? The main culprit is nicotine, which is a highly ...

It is estimated that 49.2 million adults in the United States use tobacco products. Cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product, followed by electronic cigarettes. According to the Centers ...

Konkona Sen Sharma opens up about her smoking habit. Know five simple, effective ways to quit bidis and cigarettes and ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dr. Roach: I have a good friend who is almost 77 years old. He was a heavy smoker until about 14 years ago. He decided to quit ...