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 ...

Nicotine addiction is going strong ...

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 ...

Nicotine from e-cigarettes can affect the brains of young people.

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. For the better part of the past century, the case against nicotine was simple: Smoking a cigarette might feel ...

Laura Oyler’s syndicated column “The Truth About Nicotine” in the Oct. 7 Albuquerque Journal argued for loosening regulations on noncombustible nicotine (e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches) because ...

In a study with 18 adults who had never smoked, scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have demonstrated one of the earliest steps — nicotine "reinforcement" — in the process of addiction, and shown ...

When we watch the determination of Olympic hockey players battling for gold, or see a freestyle skier land a near-impossible trick under pressure, it’s hard not to feel inspired. The gold medal ...

A new analysis of existing studies co-led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher finds that nicotine e-cigarettes consistently help adults quit smoking, a conclusion that ...