As the calendar turns toward 2026, nearly one in seven Pennsylvania adults remains dependent on tobacco or nicotine products, ...

Data show 67% of young adults currently using nicotine plan to quit for the new year, even as bigger, cheaper, and more potent illegal vaping products fuel deeper dependence WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2025 ...

One in eight teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17 has tried nicotine pouches, amid a growing demand for smokeless nicotine ...

Thomas Münzel, from Johannes Gutenberg University in Germany, and colleagues developed an expert consensus paper to address nicotine itself as a direct cardiovascular toxin, independent of combustion ...

Nicotine is toxic to the heart and blood vessels, regardless of whether it is consumed via a vape, a pouch, a shisha or a ...

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that reinforce repeated use and make quitting extremely difficult. For decades, ...

The emergence of a new generation of people addicted to nicotine — many of them now in middle school — keeps me up at night. A few years ago, I and many of my colleagues who have cared for people with ...

Zyn is a popular brand of nicotine pouches (other popular brands include On!, Sesh and Velo). A nicotine pouch is a small bag that contains nicotine and some other ingredients, including flavoring, ...

There’s been lots of debate over the years on whether vaping or nicotine pouches are a healthier option than cigarettes.

Lucas McClain started smoking cigarettes in high school but switched to vaping after he heard e-cigarettes were a safer alternative. His vape of choice became Juul, the king of electronic cigarettes — ...

A single molecule may be partly to blame for nicotine’s addictive allure, a finding that researchers say could lead to potential therapies to help millions of smokers quit a life-threatening habit.