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  1. 'Ruby' Today: Reality Star Dishes on Show's Failure

    Fri, 4 Jan 2013

    addiction is not only real - it can be even worse than alcohol and drugs. "[With] alcoholism, drug addiction, nicotine addiction ... [y] ou could live the rest of your life and not drink alcohol, take drugs or smoke nicotine," she said

  2. Surgeon General: 1 in 4 High School Seniors Smokes

    Thu, 8 Mar 2012

    few cigarettes here and there can lead to addiction," said Dr. Richard Hurt, director of the Mayo Clinic's Nicotine Dependence Center in Rochester, Minn. "All it takes is a bit of experimenting, and that's what teens do." Part of

  3. FDA Appeals Block on Cigarette Warning Labels

    Wed, 30 Nov 2011

    images, O'Sullivan said. "One of the problems our society faces is that we don't have an illness idea about nicotine addiction ," said Dr. Mary O'Sullivan, director of the smoking-cessation program at St. Luke's-Roosevelt in

  4. Cancer Risk Rises With Early Morning Smoke, Study Finds

    Mon, 8 Aug 2011

    smoking boosts cancer risks, an early start in the day might be particularly risky because it signals stronger nicotine dependence , the researchers suggested. Thus, "smokers who smoke soon after waking may require special efforts to make

  5. FDA Cigarette Warning Labels Include Tracheotomy Hole and Rotting Teeth

    Mon, 20 Jun 2011

    gruesome images, O'Sullivan said. "One of the problems our society is that we don't have an illness idea about nicotine addiction ," Dr. Mary O'Sullivan, director of the smoking cessation program at St. Luke's-Roosevelt in New York

  6. How Safe Are E-Cigarettes?

    Fri, 28 Jan 2011

    young people, critics warn, offering an easy gateway to nicotine addiction . But those criticisms clash with equally strong arguments the FDA. "Nicotine itself is not safe for children. Nicotine addiction is one of the hardest addictions to break." New York's

News

  1. Here's a New Reason for Quitting Smoking

    Tue, 7 Dec 2010

    smoking is a lot of work and requires a lot of persistence to get through some craving and some negative moods, and nicotine withdrawal ," Kahler said "That said, those people who succeeded in quitting were less depressed than they were when they

  2. Electronic Cigarettes: A Safer 'Smoke' or Another Bad Habit?

    Wed, 11 Aug 2010

    This has been the only thing that has worked." Of course those who switch to electronic are still feeding their nicotine addiction , but the new habit is considerably healthier, doctors say. "It appears that e-cigarettes are much safer

  3. FDA Cracks Down on E-Cigarettes

    Wed, 11 Aug 2010

    that its drug can treat or mitigate a disease, such as nicotine addiction , unless the drug's safety and effectiveness have been those who switch to electronic are still feeding their nicotine addiction , but the new habit is considerably healthier, doctors

  4. Addicted to Love? It's Not You, It's Your Brain

    Wed, 7 Jul 2010

    the participants' brains. The parts of the brain that lit up were the same ones associated with cocaine and nicotine addiction , physical pain and distress and attachment, Fisher said. "You just crave this person. You're willing to

  5. Water Pipes No Safer Than Cigarettes

    Fri, 4 Dec 2009

    nicotine, which puts them at risk for heart disease and nicotine addiction . The study included 31 volunteers, aged 18 to 50, who pipe tobacco smokers that they risk tobacco-induced nicotine addiction and cardiovascular disease," he added. More information

  6. Buying Cigarettes and Quit-Smoking Aids From the Same Company?

    Wed, 11 Nov 2009

    Fagerström, who the company's Web site trumpets as "one of the world's leading experts on smoking cessation and nicotine dependence ." Purchasing the company "runs totally counter to the mission statement of (Reynolds American subsidiary

  7. Cigarette Maker Buys Quit-Smoking Company

    Wed, 11 Nov 2009

    Fagerström, who the company's Web site trumpets as "one of the world's leading experts on smoking cessation and nicotine dependence ." Purchasing the company "runs totally counter to the mission statement of (Reynolds American subsidiary

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Videos

  1. Nicotine Addiction May Start in the Womb

    Thu, 25 Jan 2007

    Smoking while pregnant could make your baby more prone to nicotine addiction .

  2. Genes May Affect Nicotine Addiction

    Fri, 11 Jul 2008

    Study indicates that genetics may be reason some people can't quit smoking.

  3. The Quitting Drug for Smokers

    Thu, 19 Nov 2009

    could be the first major breakthrough in the treatment of nicotine addiction and almost a decade. Here's ABC's John McKenzie with And that's enough to prevent some of the discomfort of nicotine withdrawal . What makes this so unique is that it also prevents much

    Nicotine Withdrawal found at 1:06

    would do. And that's enough to prevent some of the discomfort of nicotine withdrawal . What makes this -- so unique is that it also prevents much of the pleasure of smoking again should someone relapse and
  4. Ruby: Confessions of a Reality-Show Star

    Fri, 4 Jan 2013

    at us. Reporter: Compare food addiction to other addictions we all know about. Alcoholism, drug addiction, nicotine addiction , you can live the rest of your life and never have to use the substance again. Reporter: Food is everywhere

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    food addiction to other addictions we all know about. Alcoholism, drug addiction, nicotine addiction , you can live the rest of your life and never have to use the substance again. Reporter: Food is everywhere, and you
  5. Regulating Tobacco Products

    Wed, 18 Jul 2007

    consumers believe that cigarettes are safer joining us for a closer look is doctor Richard hurt. Director of the nicotine dependence center at the Mayo Clinic welcome doctor. Good morning. How are you. So let's just getting well you fine

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    us for a closer look is doctor Richard hurt. Director of the nicotine dependence center at the Mayo Clinic welcome doctor. Good morning. How are you. So let's just getting well -- you fine thank you.
  6. Treating Addiction

    Tue, 16 Nov 2010

    medications there's a vaccine for cocaine. That's being developed and there are there's medication now for nicotine addiction that targets these nicotine receptors that wipes out your craving for nicotine. very exciting it would have a

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    cocaine. That's being developed and there are there's -- medication now for nicotine addiction that targets these nicotine receptors that wipes out your craving for nicotine. -- -- very exciting it would have a lot of
  7. Healthy Resolution: Quit Smoking

    Mon, 3 Jan 2011

    stop. There's so the process of actually getting the nicotine out of the system and overcoming the effects. Nicotine addiction . And so generally people who get help either in the form of counseling. Or nicotine replacement preferably both

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    actually getting the nicotine out of the system and overcoming the effects. Nicotine addiction . And so generally people who get help either in the form of counseling. Or nicotine replacement preferably both. Actually improve their odds
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Photos

  1. PHOTO: Tobacco educator Debi Austin, a woman who smoked a cigarette through a hole in her throat to illustrate her struggle of nicotine addiction in a California public service advertisement, has ...

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