Showing posts with label stop smoking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stop smoking. Show all posts
Friday, February 27, 2015

The Blunt Facts About Blunts

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Mixing tobacco with marijuana. People who smoke a combination of tobacco and marijuana, a common practice overseas for years, and incre...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Rotting from the Inside

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Smoking and the decline of the body.  We all know smoking is bad for your health. It causes lung cancer and emphysema and contribu...
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Cigarettes and Genetic Risk

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Evidence From a 4-Decade Study. Pediatricians have often remarked upon it: Give one adolescent his first cigarette, and he will coug...
Monday, November 24, 2014

Why Do Patients With Schizophrenia Smoke So Many Cigarettes?

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For sound neurological reasons, that's why. (Originally published May 2, 2012, by The Dana Foundation ) For mental health wo...
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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, September 22, 2014

The Genetics of Smoking

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Evidence from a 40-year study.    (First published March 28, 2013) Pediatricians have often remarked upon it: Give one adolescent his f...
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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Vitamin C and Pregnant Women Who Smoke

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Improving pulmonary function in newborns. 500 mg of daily vitamin C given to pregnant smoking women “decreased the effects of in-ute...
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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Why the CDC Director Hates E-Cigarettes

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The pros and cons of getting your vape on. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began a new era—regulating e-cigarettes. ...
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Friday, March 14, 2014

The Escalating Debate Over E-Cigarettes

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Follow the bouncing ping-pong ball. “E-cigarettes are likely to be gateway devices for nicotine addiction among youth, opening up a who...
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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Built-In Advantages Give Big Tobacco an Edge in E-Cigs

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The Big Three are now in it to win it.  If there was ever any doubt that major tobacco companies have designs on the emerging elect...
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Saturday, June 22, 2013

Smoking and Surgery Don’t Mix

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Even routine operations are riskier for smokers. Smokers who are scheduling a medical operation might want to think seriously about quit...
Sunday, June 16, 2013

A Weak Smoker’s Vaccine Might Be Worse Than None

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New PET scans show wide responses to antibodies. One of the brightest hopes of addiction science has been the idea of a vaccine—an anti...
Friday, May 31, 2013

Big Tobacco Hasn't Given Up On Smoking. Have You?

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World No Smoking Day.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Six Arguments For the Elimination of Cigarettes

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Prohibition and the “tobacco control endgame.” Despite all our efforts in recent years to reduce the percentage of Americans who smoke ...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Smokers’ Genes: Evidence From a 4-Decade Study

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How adolescent risk becomes adult addiction.  Pediatricians have often remarked upon it: Give one adolescent his first cigarette, and h...
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