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USA Today reports that Electronic cigarettes are opening a new front in the tobacco wars as state and local lawmakers try to restrict the product, which may allow users to circumvent smoking bans.

People looking to kick their smoking habit are more likely to succeed if they use a combination of long-acting, immediate delivery nicotine replacement products.

In an October 27, 2009 press release, 22nd Century summarized some clinical trial results of using very low nicotine cigarettes for smoking cessation, including one study led by Dr.

Significantly More Smokers With Mild-To-Moderate COPD Quit Smoking Using CHANTIX/CHAMPIX Compared With Placebo Main Category: Smoking / Quit Smoking Also Included In: Respiratory / Asthma ; COPD Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 - 13:00 PST New study results showed that 42.3 percent of smokers with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Combining a nicotine patch with an 'as you need it' nicotine lozenge or gum could be the best way to help smokers give up the habit, a new study has found.

Editor's Choice Main Category: Smoking / Quit Smoking Article Date: 04 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST Research published ahead of print in Tobacco Control reports that smokers who switched to a low tar, "lite" or "mild" brand of cigarette have about a 50 percent lower chance of giving up smoking in general.

Experts have long known that "low-tar" and "light" cigarettes aren't any healthier than regular cigarettes, and new research suggests they have another drawback: People who switch to them are less likely to quit, even those who switch specifically because they want to stop smoking.

Many smokers desire to quit, yet they are not only physically addicted, but mentally and emotionally as well.

The first head-to-head comparison of different quit-smoking products finds that a nicotine patch combined with a nicotine lozenge had the most success.

Nov. 2, 2009 -- Smokers who want to kick the habit are more likely to succeed when they use a combination of long-acting and immediate-delivery nicotine-replacement products, a study shows.

COLLEYVILLE, TX, November 01, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- What started as a noble cause with lobbying groups like the American Cancer Society, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights and Mother's Against Drunk Driving, is now morphing into a multi headed monster as they became a victim of their own success.

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals announced that it is participating in an investigator initiated Phase IIb study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of NicVAX when co-administered with varenicline as an aid to smoking cessation and relapse prevention.

Hooked on cocaine or cigarettes? The U.S. government wants drug companies to make a vaccine for that.

That was one costly nicotine hit. Jarry K. Ratliff, 27, an employee at the McDonald's on Jefferson Avenue in Denbigh, lit a cigarette in the restaurant at about 11 p.m. Monday.

Main Category: Smoking / Quit Smoking Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 28 Oct 2009 22nd Century Limited, LLC is pleased to announce that it is continuing development of a very low nicotine cigarette for use in smoking cessation.

WASHINGTON : Battling one's cigarette demons in a virtual world may prove to be an effective way to help people quit smoking, a research team has found in a preliminary study.

Smoking-cessation programs typically target frequent smokers with fairly hefty habits.

Smokers who crushed computer-simulated cigarettes as part of a psychosocial treatment program in a virtual reality environment had significantly reduced nicotine dependence and higher rates of tobacco abstinence than smokers participating in the same program who grasped a computer-simulated ball, according to a study described in the current issue ...

The Saskatchewan government plans to broaden anti-tobacco laws in the province and that may include a ban on smoking in cars with children.

Electronic cigarettes are opening a new front in the tobacco wars as state and local lawmakers try to restrict the product, which may allow users to circumvent smoking bans.