Achieve Life Sciences Announces Participation at Upcoming Investor Conferences

SEATTLE and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 06, 2024 (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 Achieve management will be participating in the following upcoming investor conferences.

John Bencich, CEO of Achieve, will be presenting and participating in a live panel at the Life Sciences Investor Forum to be held March 7, 2024, at 1:00 pm ET. The discussion will be hosted by Biotechnology Analyst, John Vandermosten, of Zacks Small Cap Research. To learn more about the event, visit the Achieve website or visit www.virtualinvestorconferences.com.

Achieve also will be participating in meetings on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at the Leerink Partners Global Biopharma Conference 2024, being held in Miami, FL. To arrange one-on-one meetings and for more information about the conference, please contact your Leerink Partners representative directly.

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 2023, approximately 2.1 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.