New research released by the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) has revealed shocking level of nicotine usage and dependence among Australian teenagers, with experts warning many young people ...

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 ...

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 ...

The percentage of those teens who made unsuccessful efforts to quit also doubled THURSDAY, Nov. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tweens and teens who vape are becoming hopelessly hooked on nicotine, a new ...

Because unpleasant withdrawal symptoms fuel nicotine addiction's high relapse rate, targeting their underlying mechanisms with treatments may promote continued abstinence from the drug. In a new ...

One in ten Aussie teenagers show signs of nicotine dependence, the Royal Children’s Hospital has revealed, as concern grows ...

First, using an addictive substance causes the release of a chemical messenger called dopamine in the reward network, which ...

Experts are concerned that the pouches are another attempt by the tobacco industry to keep people addicted - Getty Last year, Jessica Kent, a doctor working in the department of emergency medicine at ...

Lily Ford was in high school when she was first introduced to the source of a years-long addiction that's gripping Australian ...

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the marketing of ZYN nicotine pouch products earlier this year. The agency found that the pouches provide potential health benefits which are “sufficient to ...