“This highlights how profoundly difficult it can be to break the smoking addiction.” Most adult cigarette smokers want to stop, and many can and do quit for good: since 2002 there have been ...

A pioneering study explores the genetic factors influencing the efficacy of varenicline in aiding smoking cessation. Researchers identify gene variants linked to successful quitting, offering insights ...

Researchers, including those from the University of Leicester, UK, said that the drug does not work for everyone ...

But if they've tried and failed with conventional smoking cessation approaches -- whether it's the use of nicotine gum, counseling, or behavior modification -- they often look outside the ...

Pregnancy: not recommended (attempt nondrug treatment first). Nursing mothers. Smoking cessation potentiates theophylline, insulin, β-blockers, pentazocine, oxazepam, tricyclic antidepressants ...