Nicotine dependence has reached a 15-year high, with nearly 75 percent of people currently seeking tobacco-dependence treatment categorized as highly nicotine dependent.

Parents who smoke cigarettes around their kids in cars and homes beware – second-hand smoke may trigger symptoms of nicotine dependence in children. The findings are published in the September edition of the journal Addictive Behaviors in a joint study from nine Canadian institutions.

People with mental illness are not receiving the support they need to stop smoking, despite high rates of nicotine dependence and deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses.

One of the cornerstones of the Swedish drugstore monopoly can now be sold in ordinary stores. Nicotine replacements, such as chewing gum, can now be sold in stores and supermarkets in Sweden as of Saturday.

It is not a slumber party getting a good night’s sleep if you are a smoker.

A supplemental issue of Nicotine and Tobacco Research published today includes a variety of key findings on the smoking habits of college freshmen; nicotine dependence; the use of tobacco by individuals with attention- deficit/ hyperactivity disorder, depression and anxiety; and the challenges of so-called “reduced-exposure” tobacco products.

Cytos Biotechnology Enters Exclusive License Agreement With Novartis to Develop, Manufacture and Commercialize Novel Vaccine for Treatment of Nicotine Addiction.