As a physician, I witness the subtle signs of nicotine use daily. I walk through clouds of sweet-smelling smoke from vape pens as I enter the grocery store. At traffic lights, I glance over to see ...

The nicotine found in tobacco stimulates the reward circuit, encouraging consumption and potentially leading to addiction. In a paper published in Neuron, scientists reveal how, in mice, a small ...

CLEVELAND -- Cool, Fresh, smooth, and soothing – these words describe the sensation people get consuming menthol-flavored tobacco. Menthol, derived from the peppermint plant, has long been associated ...

In a study with 18 adults who had never smoked, scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have demonstrated one of the earliest steps — nicotine "reinforcement" — in the process of addiction, and shown ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. For the better part of the past century, the case against nicotine was simple: Smoking a cigarette might feel ...

Laura Oyler’s syndicated column “The Truth About Nicotine” in the Oct. 7 Albuquerque Journal argued for loosening regulations on noncombustible nicotine (e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches) because ...

When I was in medical training in the 1970s, 40 percent of adults in the U.S. smoked cigarettes. There were cigarette vending machines everywhere, cigarettes cost a low 40 cents per pack, making teen ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Tiny pouch products, such as Swedish-based nicotine brand, Zyn, are gaining popularity among the youth. Hope Megerdichian of the Fresno County Department of Public Health says ...