When John,* 43, first heard about Zyn from a friend a couple years ago, it struck him as a “much better alternative to ...

For people recovering from substance use disorders, quitting smoking remains one of the most difficult—but most crucial—steps ...

Nicotine is a highly addictive stimulant that is found in tobacco products such as cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco.

For people recovering from substance use disorders, quitting smoking remains one of the most difficult-but most crucial-steps ...

Cannabis remains the most widely used illicit substance in Nigeria with over 3 million people suffering from drug use disorders, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in ...

The peer-reviewed study, "Sex differences in alcohol and tobacco use disorders among individuals with panic disorder: A cross-sectional analysis from the genomic psychiatry cohort," is available ...

The noteworthy study, published today in the journal Genomic Psychiatry, examined associations between panic disorder and both alcohol and tobacco use disorders in a demographically diverse sample ...

Compared with youths with asymptomatic ADHD or population controls, all subgroups with 3 or more ADHD symptoms (with or without pharmacotherapy) had significantly higher adjusted odds of adjusted ...

A study published in November found that people with alcohol-use disorder who took a GLP-1 receptor agonist medication were less likely to be hospitalized for alcohol-related issues.

Tobacco, which contains the highest levels of nicotine, is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., accounting for nearly 1 in 5 deaths each year.

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 ...

Nicotine gum in particular can cause mouth and throat soreness, mouth ulcers, and cough or hiccups. Compared to the many health concerns of smoking (heart disease, many cancers, lung disease), ...