Achieve Life Sciences Announces Participation at Upcoming Investor Conferences

SEATTLE and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACHV), a late-stage pharmaceutical company committed to the global development and commercialization of cytisinicline for smoking cessation and nicotine dependence, today announced that John Bencich, CEO of Achieve, will be participating at three upcoming conferences.

H.C. Wainwright 25th Annual Global Investment Conference
Date: Monday, September 11, 2023
Event: On-demand Presentation
Time: 7:00 AM EDT

Lake Street’s 7th Annual Best Ideas Growth Conference
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2023
Event: One-on-one meetings

2023 Cantor Global Healthcare Conference
Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023
Event: Fireside Chat
Time: 8:00 AM EDT

To arrange one-on-one meetings and for more information, please contact your banking representatives and refer to the Achieve Life Sciences IR website https://ir.achievelifesciences.com.

About Achieve and Cytisinicline 
Achieve’s focus is to address the global smoking health and nicotine addiction epidemic through the development and commercialization of cytisinicline. There are an estimated 28 million adults in the United States alone who smoke combustible cigarettes.¹ Tobacco use is currently the leading cause of preventable death that is responsible for more than eight million deaths worldwide and nearly half a million deaths in the United States annually.^2,3 More than 87% of lung cancer deaths, 61% of all pulmonary disease deaths, and 32% of all deaths from coronary heart disease are attributable to smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke.³

In addition, there are over 11 million adults in the United States who use e-cigarettes, also known as vaping.³  In 2022, approximately 2.5 million middle and high school students in the United States reported using e-cigarettes.⁴ Currently, there are no FDA-approved treatments indicated specifically as an aid to nicotine e-cigarette cessation. 

Cytisinicline is a plant-based alkaloid with a high binding affinity to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. It is believed to aid in treating nicotine addiction for smoking and e-cigarette cessation by interacting with nicotine receptors in the brain, reducing the severity of withdrawal symptoms, and reducing the reward and satisfaction associated with nicotine products. Cytisinicline is an investigational product candidate being developed for the treatment of nicotine addiction and has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for any indication in the United States. For more information on cytisinicline and Achieve visit www.achievelifesciences.com.