A new study, published in JAMA Network Open, reports the outcome of a clinical trial out of Johns Hopkins University assessing the effectiveness of psilocybin as a treatment for smokers attempting to ...

Health experts say the body can begin repairing itself within minutes after the last cigarette, even for people who have ...

A mural on a street corner in Grimsby will be featured in a TV campaign to help people stop smoking. Turn The Corner, which shows a "movement from dark to light", has been created over five days on ...

As I ascended the steps to London Bridge station to meet a friend, I wasn’t just out of breath – I couldn’t seem to inhale enough air. My breathing was shallow. I felt so weak I had to keep stopping.

Psilocybin, also known as “magic mushrooms,” may help smokers quit tobacco for the long term. Smokers who received psilocybin ...

The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking.

Psychedelic therapy is a promising approach for tackling tobacco addiction, early results of a pilot clinical trial show in which psilocybin outperformed nicotine patches in helping smokers quit.

Here are the 7 science-backed strategies from doctors to quit smoking successfully this No Smoking Day 2026 and take the first step toward a healthier life.

On No Smoking Day 2026, ex-smokers share powerful personal stories of fear, struggle and determination, revealing what ...

A grant is to be used to provide better health outcomes for mental health patients who smoke.

A proposal would halve the sin tax on heated cigarettes in an effort to reduce smoking in South Carolina. The amended bill also adds a tax to vapes.

A MILLION people managed to give up smoking last year, research has revealed. A university study estimates that a third of the UK’s ten million smokers tried to quit in 2025. Out of these, 29 per ...