When you decide to quit smoking, should you go “cold turkey” or “warm turkey?” In other words, should you quit suddenly or cut down gradually and then quit? Surprise! There was a recent study on just ...

The vast majority of smokers who quit succeed in doing so by themselves. This raises an interesting dilemma for planned treatments both drug-based and behavioral. It also exposes a more general issue ...

A new study suggests that going cold turkey may be the best way to quit smoking. Researchers followed 700 smokers throughout their quitting process. One group was given a single day to quit, the other ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This piece is part of a series of stories about nicotine's rebrand from a public health threat to a ...

DEAR ABBY: I often see ads about stopping smoking. I’d like to share my story of success in overcoming this filthy habit in the hope that it may help someone else. I smoked four packs of non-filtered ...

Dear Abby: I often see ads about stopping smoking. I’d like to share my story of success in overcoming this filthy habit in the hope that it may help someone else. I smoked four packs of non-filtered ...