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, ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

New data collected by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers demonstrate a clear connection between nicotine withdrawal and poor eating habits. Their findings point to the opioid system, ...

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 ...