Psilocybin works by increasing "mental flexibility," allowing patients to reframe their relationship with addiction, ...

The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking.

Health experts say the body can begin repairing itself within minutes after the last cigarette, even for people who have ...

A new study, published in JAMA Network Open, reports the outcome of a clinical trial out of Johns Hopkins University assessing the effectiveness of psilocybin as a treatment for smokers attempting to ...

Wednesday 1 October marks the start of Stoptober – an annual health campaign designed to help people quit smoking for good. Supported by the free NHS Quit Smoking app, people are challenged to go ...

Nicotine lozenges can help reduce cravings and support people trying to quit smoking. Doctors explain how they work, possible side effects and the safe daily limit.

Read more about how GLP-1RAs can help people quit smoking through dampening nicotine-seeking behaviours and activity in the brain’s reward pathway.

Smoking tobacco is so harmful to the body that it changes a person's immune system, leaving them vulnerable to more disease and infection even years after they've quit, a new study found.Video above: ...

The trend in varenicline use has changed sharply since the treatment’s supply disruption in July 2021, say researchers, who found that its use had fallen by almost 70% per year to December 2022. This ...

That first cigarette can lead to a lifetime of dependency, as well as cancer, strokes, heart attacks … Here’s why smokers crave their nicotine hit – and how they can fight back ...