HERSHEY, Pa. -- Even people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may be addicted, according to current diagnostic criteria. Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Duke ...

HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) — Penn State College of Medicine found people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may actually be addicted. Researchers found that many light smokers, those who ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Roswell Park study published last week in JAMA Network Open shows that adult smokers with no plans to quit are more likely to give up the habit if they switch to daily vaping. There ...

Even people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may be addicted, according to current diagnostic criteria. Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Duke University found ...

Doctors warn that both regular and social smoking can severely damage lungs, increase cancer risks, and harm overall health.

One of the more challenging New Year’s resolutions is to quit smoking, and because of recent research, to give up vaping. Although e-cigarettes became a popular method to help people quit smoking, ...

Smokers with a serious nicotine addiction are more likely to gain weight than folks who are less addicted when they try to quit, even if they use nicotine replacement therapy, according to a new study ...

The more time a child is exposed to a parent addicted to smoking, the more likely the youth will not only take up cigarettes but also become a heavy smoker, according to a new study published May 12 ...

Think your 'light' smoking habit isn't really all that dangerous? A new study finds that people who are casual cigarette smokers can also be addicted to nicotine. Those who smoke one to four ...

You're at a party and all of a sudden, the unmistakable whiff of cigarette smoke hits you from the direction of one of your friends, who's just stepped out for some "fresh air." "I didn't know you ...

It's a common enough scenario. We all know smokers who "don't smoke." Are these people in denial, lying, or just too embarrassed to admit to what a habit that society is finding increasingly ...

Maria Hynes doesn’t think of herself as a smoker, even though she often lights up with friends. Real smokers are people who can’t make it through a day without their cigarettes, Hynes says. “I don’t ...