Showing posts with label nicotine addiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nicotine addiction. Show all posts
Monday, October 20, 2014

The End of Combusted Tobacco?

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With E-cigarettes, a mixed bag of possible outcomes. E-cigarettes represent a controversial and uncertain future for nicotine addict...
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Monday, December 2, 2013

Addiction in the Spotlight at Neuroscience 2013

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Testing treatments for nicotine, heroin, and gambling addiction. Several addiction studies were among the highlights at last month’s an...
Monday, June 4, 2012

High-Risk Haplotypes in Smokers

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It’s getting harder to interpret genetics studies, and that’s a good thing. Reporting the results of published studies concerned with ge...
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Thursday, March 22, 2012

The Mysteries of the Blunt

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Why do so many smokers combine tobacco with marijuana? People who smoke a combination of tobacco and marijuana, a common practice oversea...
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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Teachable Moments in the Life of a Cigarette Smoker

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Child surgery makes smoking parents more likely to try quitting. Here’s a strange one: Doctors at Mayo Clinic wanted to find out whether ...
Monday, November 29, 2010

Challenging the Received Wisdom on Tobacco Addiction

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What does it take to get hooked on nicotine? --Smokers who smoke five or fewer cigarettes per day can still become addicted to tobacco. -...
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Germs in Tobacco

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Bacteria found in major cigarette brands. It’s not enough that smoking causes all manner of cardiopulmonary complications, or that more th...
Sunday, February 7, 2010

Rethinking the Patch

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Quitters do better on 6-month regimen. It may sound like dream propaganda for the makers of nicotine patches. And it is. Moreover, at leas...
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Friday, January 15, 2010

Leave E-Cigarettes Alone, Judge Tells FDA

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Ruling halts FDA confiscations. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lost its battle Thursday to keep electronic cigarette manufacturer...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Top 50 Smoking Awareness Blogs

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Addiction Inbox makes the cut. Addiction Inbox is pleased to find itself listed among the "Top 50 Smoking Health Awareness Blogs"...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009

FDA Bans Flavored Cigarettes

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An unintentional boost for cigar sales? When is a cigar more than just a cigar? When its appearance allows it to circumvent the intent of th...
Monday, September 14, 2009

Low-Nicotine Cigarettes: Deadlier Than Regular Brands?

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More tars, more cancer. Now that the U.S. Congress has passed legislation enabling the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to monitor the tob...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Obama Comes Clean

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Signs nicotine control act, admits he still lights up. The new anti-smoking legislation, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control A...
Monday, April 6, 2009

House Tobacco Bill Moves to Senate

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Bill would give FDA control over nicotine products. It is one of the most popular drugs in America, used and abused by millions. Yet it is n...
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Sunday, February 22, 2009

Tobacco Industry Loses Crucial Court Case

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Jury awards $8 million to widow of addicted smoker. In a court decision that attorneys for Philip Morris called “profoundly flawed,” a Flori...
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Friday, February 6, 2009

The Patch and How to Use It

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Take the Fagerstrom test. The U.K. Guardian , in partnership with the British Medical Journal , recently offered its readers a short version...
Sunday, November 16, 2008

E-Cigarettes and Health

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Smokeless nicotine comes under scrutiny. You may never have heard of it—but it’s the newest drug in town. It’s called an electronic cigarett...
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