That first cigarette can lead to a lifetime of dependency, as well as cancer, strokes, heart attacks … Here’s why smokers crave their nicotine hit – and how they can fight back ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I let being a smoker define my rebellious personality as a teenager. For 20 years, I quit off and on, struggling with the inherent ...

Graham Smith-Thompson is proof that you can beat an addiction to tobacco. Now aged 79, he smoked for 66 years until the end of 2025. Smith-Thompson used to smoke more than 20 roll-up cigarettes a day ...

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.

“The findings are deeply troubling,” said Moshe Bar-Haim, CEO of the Israel Cancer Association. “Smoking shortens life expectancy and causes numerous diseases and deaths. One-third of Israelis have ...

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

I’m hanging out with a couple of friends on their apartment balcony when one pal hands me a cigarette. Now, this may not seem like a big deal to some, especially for seasoned puffers, but I smoke only ...