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Nicotine patch and group support may be the best combination for helping women in public housing to
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 20 06
Former smokers from the community, a nicotine patch and group support may be the best combination for helping women in public housing to stop…
Second-hand smoke levels still worryingly high throughout all areas of pubs
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 14 06
UK scientists have questioned the use of partial smoking bans in pubs and clubs, following alarming new figures about how much non-smokers actually breathe…
More girls than boys trying drugs for first time
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 10 06
More girls than boys are becoming first-time users of alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana, reversing previous trends, the U.S. drug czar said in a report…
Quit Smoking for Surgery—Best Chance to Quit for Good
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 07 06
Patients who stop smoking before surgery not only optimize their fitness for a successful operation and recovery, but here’s an added benefit: it could…
Can Islam Help Muslim Smokers to Quit?
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 02 06
Muslim leaders should rule that smoking is prohibited under Islamic law to encourage Muslim smokers to quit, say doctors in this week’s BMJ.
Smoking…
Does Alcohol Labelling Encourage Sensible Drinking?
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 02 06
Clear labelling on shop-bought alcohol, showing the alcohol units contained and health advice, may not be effective in promoting sensible drinking, says a letter…
Unplanned Quit Attempts More Likely to Succeed
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 27 06
Unplanned attempts to stop smoking are more likely to succeed than planned ones, concludes a study published online by the BMJ today.
The process…
Racial and ethnic differences in nicotine metabolism exist among adolescent smokers
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 23 06
New research by scientists with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, suggests that some of the…
Blacks, whites affected differently by smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 20 06
Black U.S. teenagers get a much bigger hit of addictive nicotine from a cigarette than do their white classmates, researchers said on Friday.
This…
Smoking linked to severity of psoriasis
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 28 05
Smoking appears to play a role in the risk of developing psoriasis and in the severity of the skin disease, according to the findings…
No smoking message fails with teens
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 21 05
According to a recently released survey by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, unless more aggressive action is taken on a federal level, to…
Cannabis Almost Doubles Risk of Fatal Crashes
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 04 05
Driving under the influence of cannabis almost doubles the risk of a fatal road crash, finds a study published online by the BMJ today.…
Nicotine vaccine continues to show promise
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 01 05
Research with a new nicotine vaccine shows that the vaccine is safe and well tolerated, with higher doses producing a greater rate of abstinence.
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Smoking cessation in cancer patients
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 28 05
A new report says despite a growing body of evidence that continued smoking after a cancer diagnosis has substantial adverse effects on treatment effectiveness,…
Experts Urge Counseling Patients About Dangers of Second-Hand Smoke
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 02 05
Three researchers who study behavior-based means of cutting the risks of tobacco use have made a case for counseling patients about the health risks…
Crack cocaine a substantial problem in London
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 19 05
London has a substantial problem with crack cocaine, researchers said on Monday, publishing a study which claimed one in every 100 Londoners aged between…
Anti-smoking groups seek tougher tobacco sanctions
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 01 05
Anti-Smoking and health groups have urged that cigarette makers be required to fund a long-term, $4.8 billion-a-year, anti-smoking program if the U.S. government prevails…
British government goes after smokers’ sex lives
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 01 05
The British government launched a series of tough anti-cigarette adverts on Friday with the message that smoking is bad for your sex life because…
UK’s GW Pharma launches cannabis drug in Canada
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 20 05
GW Pharmaceuticals Plc’s pioneering cannabis-based medicine has been launched in Canada, the British firm said on Monday.
GW said its Sativex medicine was now…
Vancouver may urge Canada to legalize marijuana
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 08 05
Vancouver, the West Coast Canadian city whose drug-treatment programs have drawn the wrath of U.S. officials, may press the federal government to legalize and…
Easier access to patches could help smokers
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 28 05
More smokers would kick the habit with a little help and easier access to nicotine patches, US researchers said on Friday.
Smoking, the biggest…
Treating teen drug problem alone may not be enough
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 18 05
Teenagers being treated for alcohol and drug problems may fare better when they also receive therapy for other mental health conditions they may have,…
Nicotine vaccine helps smokers quit, study finds
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 16 05
An experimental vaccine against nicotine helped smokers kick the habit, Swiss researchers reported on Saturday.
Larger tests are needed but the test…
Cocaine use seems to weaken coronary arteries
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 09 05
Heavy cocaine users may put themselves at increased risk of developing a coronary artery aneurysm, a bulge at a weak point in the artery…
Marijuana behind 45 percent of U.S. drug arrests
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 04 05
Marijuana arrests account for almost half of all drug arrests in the United States, which spends $4 billion a year to catch, prosecute and…