When you quit smoking tobacco, withdrawal symptoms like chest pain or tightness are fairly common. This happens due to nicotine cravings, and the pain can range from mild to severe. Since smoking can ...

Quitting won’t reverse damage from emphysema or stop it from progressing, but it can slow it down and greatly reduce your symptoms. If you quit smoking after finding out you have emphysema, you might ...

Nicotine stays in your system for only a few days or less, but withdrawal symptoms from nicotine can last up to weeks.

Deciding to quit smoking is a big step. While nearly two-thirds of adults who have smoked have managed to quit, it's rarely easy. As your body begins detoxing, you might experience what some call ...

If quitting smoking is on your list of New Year's resolutions, you may be in luck: scientists have found a way to reduce cravings and alleviate withdrawal symptoms. And it only takes 10 minutes.

If you are quitting smoking, you may develop symptoms like coughing and fatigue, called "smoker's flu." Nicotine replacement therapy can ease smoker's flu and other withdrawal symptoms. You can try ...

There are a thousand reasons to quit smoking, and if it's your New Year's resolution, you're on your way to better health.

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin recently spoke about his stroke recovery in the hope that it will inspire people to stop smoking. During an interview with The New York Times to discuss his latest project — ...

Smoking is one of the biggest preventable causes of stomach cancer. Oncologist explains how tobacco damages the stomach ...

January 31, 2008 — Cannabis withdrawal is clinically important and warrants inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), researchers argue in an article in the January 1 issue of Drug and ...