Quitting smoking is tough, but hypnotherapy is helping many succeed. Hypnotherapy is gaining popularity as a way to stop ...

Think smoking is just a bad habit? Think again. A shocking study reveals that every single cigarette you smoke cuts 20 ...

Dr. Maya Vijayaraghavan, director of the UCSF Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, adds that all of this happens within 20 seconds, which is why it’s so easy to go back for another hit.Nicotine ...

It doesn't matter how long you've been smoking, quitting is the single biggest thing you can do to improve your health, say experts I’ve been an off and on smoker since I first pinched one of my ...

Even if you are a long-time smoker, there are some surprising, and even immediate, benefits to quitting. Every year, half a million Americans die from smoking-related causes, while an estimated 16 ...

Ask A.J. is Slate’s advice column on addiction, recovery, and how to hate yourself less. Submit a question here. It’s anonymous! Dear A.J., I started smoking in high school and successfully ...