Has nicotine addiction finally met its match? Smoking is one of the most harmful habits to adopt because it can cause lung cancer, heart disease and several other dire health problems. Nevertheless, ...

Nicotine withdrawal induces behavioral symptoms such as tremors and shaking. Suppressing striatal cholinergic interneurons or administering the muscarinic antagonist Procyclidine significantly reduces ...

Because unpleasant withdrawal symptoms fuel nicotine addiction's high relapse rate, targeting their underlying mechanisms with treatments may promote continued abstinence from the drug. In a new ...

Cannabis use did not reduce success in quitting nicotine vaping; varenicline helped young people quit regardless of use.

New research shows nicotine withdrawal heightens surgical pain and analgesic needs. Keep reading to learn how brain activity ...

Constipation after quitting smoking happens relatively often. It can occur as nicotine promotes fecal movement through the intestinal tract, withdrawal from it can result in difficulty with bowel ...

Rutgers Health research confirms confusion about the different mechanisms that make tobacco addictive and deadly.

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Key Takeaways You can get addicted to nicotine within days of starting to use it. Nicotine affects the brain by releasing dopamine, which makes you feel ...

A feeling of a lump in the throat may develop after someone quits smoking. In many cases, this may go away on its own, but a person may need treatment depending on the underlying condition. In rare ...