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 ...

Experts are concerned that the pouches are another attempt by the tobacco industry to keep people addicted - Getty Last year, Jessica Kent, a doctor working in the department of emergency medicine at ...

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 ...

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 ...

The percentage of those teens who made unsuccessful efforts to quit also doubled THURSDAY, Nov. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tweens and teens who vape are becoming hopelessly hooked on nicotine, a new ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It's a nicotine addiction that probably doesn't register on many parents' radar. Researchers at the University of Southern California found the popularity of tiny, little ...

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the marketing of ZYN nicotine pouch products earlier this year. The agency found that the pouches provide potential health benefits which are “sufficient to ...

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 ...