Nicotine expert Markus Lindblad has explained why people who are taking part in Stoptober shouldn't go cold turkey when ...

As October comes to an end, many will be approaching an entire month without smoking and there are a lot of health benefits ...

A digital billboard is encouraging smokers to quit by coughing every time someone walks past with a lit cigarette. The advert, created by Swedish pharmacy Apotek Hjärtat, is embedded with smoke ...

Help is at hand for pregnant women, says Scotland's NHS A new campaign is being launched by the NHS in Scotland to help pregnant women stop smoking. Almost a quarter of mothers-to-be smoke while ...

However, the UK has tough restrictions on advertising these because it considers ... trying to quit as part of the NHS "swap ...

NHS Lanarkshire’s Quit Your Way team has joined forces with Public Health Scotland, NHS 24, and health boards across the country to launch a new social media campaign encouraging pregnant women to ...

As the UK Government presses ahead with laws to create a smoke-free generation, tens of thousands of smokers will now benefit from an improved version of a smoking cessation pill thanks to a roll-out ...

An anti-smoking pill is set to be offered by the NHS. The daily pill, called varenicline, is claimed to be a more effective aid than nicotine-replacement gum or patches. The drug works by "reducing ...

NHS Stop-Smoking Services are insufficient to deliver national smoking targets, and Government smoking targets are themselves insufficient for the poorest communities, says a study published online by ...