CIGARETTE SMOKING

This study tested whether a daily supplement made from a type of mushroom could help reduce some of the harmful chemical effects of cigarette smoke in the body. For 8 weeks, 200 adults who were exposed to smoke took either the mushroom supplement or a placebo pill. Researchers me…

This small study tested whether giving free electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) to adult smokers with asthma would help them smoke fewer regular cigarettes. Seventeen participants were either given e-cigs or just monitored for 16 weeks. Researchers wanted to see if switching to e-cigs…

This study tested whether a text message program teaching mindfulness could help people quit smoking. 504 adult smokers in Atlanta were randomly assigned to receive the texts, virtual counseling, both, or just standard quitting aids. The goal was to see if adding mindfulness trai…

This study tested whether higher doses of nicotine patches and lozenges help people quit both cigarettes and e-cigarettes. Researchers worked with 46 adults in South Carolina who regularly used both products and wanted to quit. They compared three different dose levels to see whi…

This study tested whether using lemongrass in an inhaler or as a scented vapor could help adult smokers feel less dependent on nicotine. Researchers compared 200 young adult smokers who used lemongrass products to a group that did not. They checked if it changed cravings, stress …

This study tested if mailing free samples of quit-smoking medications directly to people helps them stop or cut down on smoking. Over 650 daily smokers were randomly chosen to receive either a sample of varenicline (Chantix), nicotine patches and lozenges, or no sample at all. Re…

This study looked at how four different tobacco tax proposals might change what products smokers purchase. Researchers observed 285 daily cigarette smokers in a simulated marketplace to see if higher taxes on some products would make people switch to lower-tax alternatives. The g…

This Yale University study aimed to understand if men and women experience the flavors in e-cigarettes differently and how that affects how much they like them. The researchers had 66 adult smokers try three different flavored e-cigarettes with nicotine in a lab setting. They mea…

This study aimed to understand how a brain chemical called glutamate differs between male and female cigarette smokers. Researchers used brain scans to measure glutamate levels in 58 adult smokers when they were abstinent and right after smoking. The goal was to see if men and wo…

This research aimed to understand what makes smokers buy tobacco from illegal sources. Researchers created a simulated marketplace to test how different policies, like penalties or low-nicotine cigarettes, affect the purchasing choices of 65 adult smokers and vapers. The goal was…

This study aimed to understand if providing smokers with different information about nicotine changes their beliefs and smoking behavior. For about a month, 74 daily smokers received either corrective facts about nicotine or standard information, while also smoking cigarettes wit…

This study tested different research methods to understand how cigarette prices affect what people buy. Researchers compared in-person and remote sessions, as well as hypothetical and real purchasing scenarios, with 87 adult smokers. The goal was to improve research tools for stu…