Nicotine

The deadliest addiction: Israel is fighting a war against cigarettes and nicotine

If smoking is so harmful, why do people get hooked? Neuroscientists explain this phenomenon well.

 An illustrative image of smoking a cigarette
 Gen Z's 'fridge cigarette' trend turns Diet Coke into the new nicotine on TikTok. Illustration.

Gen Z's 'fridge cigarette' trend turns Diet Coke into the new nicotine on TikTok

If you need surgery, it may be time to quit smoking (illustrative)

On World No Smoking Day, advice on how to quit

If you need surgery, it may be time to quit smoking (illustrative)

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Israel, US don't restrict e-cig flavorings

Study reveals that most youngsters would stop vaping on electronic cigarettes if they lacked added sweet flavors, menthol synthetic cooling agents.

 The many colors and shapes of flavored e-cigs.

E-cigarettes are more dangerous than you can imagine. Here's why

Many smokers know that the vapor-liquid in electronic cigarettes has nicotine and flavoring agents, but many don't know about the toxic ingredients.

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US to propose rule to limit nicotine levels in cigarettes

The rule would be designed with the goal of making it easier for tobacco users to quit and help prevent youth from becoming regular smokers.

Deep breaths: Smoking pollution in Tel Aviv

COVID-19: Could vaping make the virus more infectious? - study

The study also found that male mice in particular experienced significantly increased harmful effects when nicotine was added to the vapor.

A woman exhales after vaping in Times Square, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in New York City, U.S., March 31, 2020

Tobacco firm Philip Morris dreams of 'smoke-free world,' says Israel CEO

Philip Morris Israel CEO Roi Amit says he's here to lead change.

PURSUING A ‘smoke-free future’: CEO Roi Amit.

Cigarettes sales to be phased out by Philip Morris Int within 15 years

The cigarette manufacturer has recently gained FDA approval to market its IQOS tobacco heating device.

Marlboro HeatSticks for iQOS are placed next to champagne bottles at a restaurant in Tokyo, Japan November 2, 2017.

Israeli study points to nicotine as a potential therapeutic for COVID-19

"The risk of infection by COVID-19 appears to be reduced by half among current smokers," researchers have found.

A woman smokes a cigarette as she sits on a bench in Liverpool, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Liverpool, Britain, May 26, 2020

Nicotine appears to protect against coronavirus, French researchers find

Researchers are giving nicotine patches to healthcare workers and COVID-19 patients to study the preventative and therapeutic effects of the drug on the virus.

Deep breaths: Smoking pollution in Tel Aviv

Survey logs big one-year jump in nicotine vaping among 8th-graders

"The (nicotine) increase is extensive and we see it in every single grade," Richard Miech of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor said.

A Juul e-cigarette and pods are seen in this picture illustration taken September 16, 2018