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Children May Be More Affected By Second-Hand Smoke Than Adults
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 20 08

A study presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists provides evidence that the carbon monoxide levels of children exposed… Children May Be More Affected By Second-Hand Smoke Than Adults   

 
 

Smokers’ brain power declines faster with age
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 17 08

Smokers face a speedier decline in several measures of cognitive function by middle age compared with their non-smoking peers, new research shows.

“Our results… Smokers’ brain power declines faster with age   

 
 

New research shows that the smell of smoke does not trigger relapse in quitters
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 17 08

Research into tobacco dependence published online today (Friday 17 October 2008) in the November issue of Addiction, has shown that recent ex-smokers who find… New research shows that the smell of smoke does not trigger relapse in quitters   

 
 

Federal Anti-Drug Ad Campaign Didn’t Work
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 17 08

New research finds that a national campaign’s anti-drug TV ads failed to convince young children and teenagers to stay away from marijuana and… Federal Anti-Drug Ad Campaign Didn’t Work   

 
 

Smoking ups risk of aneurysm rupture in women
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 16 08

Women who smoke cigarettes are roughly four times more likely than their ex-smoking peers and nearly nine times more likely than women who never… Smoking ups risk of aneurysm rupture in women   

 
 

Hospital-based smoking cessation program after heart attack adds to success
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 13 08

Hospital-based smoking cessation programs, along with referrals to cardiac rehabilitation, appear to be associated with increased rates of quitting smoking following heart attack, according… Hospital-based smoking cessation program after heart attack adds to success   

 
 

Men Who Never Smoke Live Longer, Better Lives Than Heavy Smokers
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 13 08

Men Who Never Smoke Live Longer, Better Lives Than

Health-related quality of life appears to deteriorate as the number of cigarettes smoked per day increases, even in individuals who subsequently quit smoking, according… Men Who Never Smoke Live Longer, Better Lives Than Heavy Smokers   

 
 

Parental warning: second-hand smoke may trigger nicotine dependence symptoms in kids
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 30 08

Parents who smoke cigarettes around their kids in cars and homes beware – second-hand smoke may trigger symptoms of nicotine dependence in children. The… Parental warning: second-hand smoke may trigger nicotine dependence symptoms in kids   

 
 

Profit motivated cigarette placement in movies
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 25 08

Financially lucrative commercial collaborations between tobacco companies and major motion picture studios beginning in the late 1920s are responsible for the smoking imagery so… Profit motivated cigarette placement in movies   

 
 

‘Casual’ smokers have a greater risk of hazardous drinking and alcohol-use disorders
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 23 08

  *  Smokers are more likely to drink and drink heavily, and heavy smokers also tend to be heavy drinkers.
  * New… ‘Casual’ smokers have a greater risk of hazardous drinking and alcohol-use disorders   

 
 

Marijuana use in adults
• Addiction • • Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 22 08

“Marijuana” refers to the dried material (leaves, stems, seeds) of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa; this is the form used most commonly in the… Marijuana use in adults   

 
 

Researchers Profile Teens Who Seek Help to Quit Smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 19 08

Teen smokers who volunteer for programs to help them quit are more hooked on tobacco than other teens who smoke, new West Virginia University… Researchers Profile Teens Who Seek Help to Quit Smoking   

 
 

New brain imaging shows effects of withdrawal on smokers
• Brain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 18 08

New research highlighted at a symposium during an annual meeting for family physicians shows how nicotine withdrawal creates functional changes in the brains of… New brain imaging shows effects of withdrawal on smokers   

 
 

Nicotine nasal spray a no-go for teen smokers
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 11 08

Nicotine nasal spray won’t help teen smokers kick the habit, at least in its current formulation, new research published in Pediatrics suggests.

Adolescents who… Nicotine nasal spray a no-go for teen smokers   

 
 

College students continue to take up smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 08 08

An “unacceptably high” number of college students - roughly one in five in 2006 - continues to smoke cigarettes, according to an American Lung… College students continue to take up smoking   

 
 

Study examines use of opioids
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Cocaine Addiction • Aug 27 08

Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that in a given week, over 10 million Americans are taking opioids, and more than… Study examines use of opioids   

 
 

Spanish adolescents who play a sport do not smoke
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 26 08

Spanish adolescents who play a sport do not smoke

8 of every 10 Spanish adolescents who play a sport do not smoke, and more than 40% do not practice any physical activity

-… Spanish adolescents who play a sport do not smoke   

 
 

YOU: Four-Step Plan to Quit Smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 21 08

Why do 45 million Americans keep smoking, even though they know their addiction is killing them? The fact is, quitting cigarettes is just as… YOU: Four-Step Plan to Quit Smoking   

 
 

Smoking doubles stroke risk in younger women
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Aug 15 08

Smoking doubles stroke risk in younger women

Younger women who smoke have more than double the risk of stroke compared to nonsmokers, with the heaviest smokers among them having nine times… Smoking doubles stroke risk in younger women   

 
 

Young Smokers Have Quitting on Their Minds
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 23 08

Young Smokers Have Quitting on Their Minds

Quitting is on the minds of young smokers well before full-blown addiction sets in, according to a new study from Canada.

“Kids begin… Young Smokers Have Quitting on Their Minds   

 
 

Worry About All Blows to the Head
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 23 08

Sports-related concussions in young athletes frequently go unrecognized, and often do not receive proper respect for the potential seriousness that even a mild injury… Worry About All Blows to the Head   

 
 

Milestone for cannabinoid MS study
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 21 08

The CUPID (Cannabinoid Use in Progressive Inflammatory brain Disease) study at the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth has reached an important milestone with the… Milestone for cannabinoid MS study   

 
 

No Single Approach Keeps Tobacco Away From Minors
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 15 08

Tobacco addiction starts early, and public health experts agree that it is important to keep tobacco out of the hands of adolescents. Still,… No Single Approach Keeps Tobacco Away From Minors   

 
 

Perceived access to cigarettes predicts youth smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 14 08

Kids who see cigarettes as easily accessible are more likely to end up as regular smokers, particularly if they have friends who smoke, according… Perceived access to cigarettes predicts youth smoking   

 
 

Vision vitamins may be harmful for smokers
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 10 08

Based on new research, smokers may want to check the beta-carotene content of any multivitamin supplements they are taking, especially if these supplements… Vision vitamins may be harmful for smokers   

 
 
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