General Practitioners Aotearoa opposes the Government’s recent decision to fund specific smoking cessation products, namely vaping kits.

Rewards and financial incentives are successful methods to help people quit smoking, according to a new Cochrane review ...

As physicians our goal should be to reduce death, disease and disability, not to tell other people how to live their lives.

Implementing bans on the advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco products is linked to 20% lower odds of smoking, ...

It’s no surprise that quitting smoking is one of the most popular resolutions out there, but it’s often one that people will ...

You can become addicted to nicotine within days of starting to use it, even if you only vape occasionally. Here's how to tell ...

Footnote 10 Smoking cessation programs in the workplace may also achieve substantial cost savings, as well as productivity benefits. Workers who have stopped smoking for at least one year lose ...

Similarly, the Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI) guidelines mandate compliance from all educational institutions. Recently, the government has further instructed all medical and dental ...

The study also concludes that smoking deprives individuals of their prime, healthier years in their middle age. This research, commissioned by the UK’s Department for Health and Social Care ...

These include apps for smoking cessation like quitSTART and behavioral counseling. Smoker's flu symptoms are often manageable at home with self-care and support. If your symptoms feel severe ...

“There are many tools available to help people quit, and getting support from your free local stop smoking service will give you the best chance of stopping successfully. To help create a smokefree ...