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Growing Calls to Integrate Tobacco Harm Reduction Into Drug Services

CANCER IS REAL – June 18, 2026 - Stimson, a public health social scientist and emeritus professor at Imperial College London, was speaking at the Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) in Warsaw, Poland, in early June. He em... Read More...

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Highly Addictive Nicotine Pouches: Tobacco’s Latest Ploy

NO SURPRISES – June 10, 2026 - Nicotine pouches are small, microfiber satchels containing a pre-portioned powder doped with nicotine — a highly addictive chemical — flavorings and other ingredients. When held in the ... Read More...

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A Single Lifestyle Change Could Lower Your Risk of Dementia by 16%

STILL SMOKING? – June 4, 2026 - Emerging evidence suggests that breathing in polluted air is tied to a higher risk of developing dementia. For many city residents, that’s impossible to avoid, but other substances ... Read More...

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WHO Urges Governments To Protect Youth From Addiction to All Nicotine Products

BUSINESS IS BUSINESS – May 29, 2026 - Worldwide, at least 40 million children aged 13–15 use tobacco products, and young people’s use of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches continues to rise. World No Tobacco Day ... Read More...

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Nicotine Pouches Targeting Youth Helps Sales Surge

VERY WOKE – May 15, 2026 - Nicotine pouches are small sachets placed between the gum and lip that release nicotine through the lining of the mouth. They typically contain nicotine, flavourings, sweeteners and other a... Read More...

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Vape Flavor Bans Increase Cigarette Sales

SMOKIN’ – Jan. 21, 2026 - Ban flavored vapes and expect an increase in cigarette sales: It’s a familiar concept to experts who recognize the two as economic substitutes. Amid battles over access in the United States,... Read More...

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Bill W. Died an Addict, You Don’t Have To

By Burl Barer – Sept. 16, 2025 - Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, died in active addiction. Ignoring his doctor’s warnings, Bill continued consistent use of an addictive drug known, because of its d... Read More...

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Quitting Smoking Associated With Recovery From Other Addictions

WAY TO GO – Aug. 13, 2025 - “We now have strong evidence from a national sample that quitting cigarette smoking predicts improved recovery from other substance use disorders,” explained Nora Volkow, M.D. Participa... Read More...

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Nicoteen Pouches Fueling Teen’s Addiction

VIDEO – TOO CHEEKY – June 20, 2025 - Pouches are far different than smoking or vaping, but is their use just as potentially dangerous? It’s a nicotine addiction that probably doesn’t register on many parents’ radar. ... Read More...

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New Challenge for Schools Battling Teen Addiction

VIDEO – PROFITS NOT PROTECTION – Jan. 29, 2025 - A new concern in classrooms is a nicotine product known as ZYN. It’s a smoke-free alternative for tobacco users, but the Food and Drug Administration warns it... Read More...

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Like Cigarettes – Smartphones In Spain May Soon Have a Health Warning

TOO LATE? – Dec. 10, 2024 - Smartphone addiction has quietly become one of the most pervasive challenges of modern life, reshaping how we connect, work, and unwind. Yet, this constant connection comes at a cost â€” a... Read More...

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Archaeologists Uncover a Previously Unknown Effect of Tobacco

ALWAYS WITH YOU – Nov. 2, 2024 - Archaeologists have uncovered a previously unknown effect of tobacco on the human body, shedding new light on the long-term consequences of smoking. This surprising ancient discovery ... Read More...

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Teen Smoking Drops to Lowest Level in 25 Years

TEENAGE SAFELAND – Oct. 17, 2024 - There was a 20% drop in the estimated number of middle and high school students who recently used at least one tobacco product, including cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, nicotine... Read More...

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I Regrettably Tried a Nicotine Pouch

SHE LOVES IT – Aug. 23, 2024 - I am pathetically addicted to my vape. I am not proud of this, but it is what it is. Or more accurately, it dawned on me as I walked into WH Smith at Euston station a few weeks ago, I a... Read More...

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Tobacco/Nicotine Industry: We MUST Addict Kids and Teens for Life

SO MUCH MONEY IN ADDICTION – May 23, 2024 - The World Health Organization (WHO) and STOP, a global tobacco industry watchdog, are launching today “Hooking the next generation,” a report highlighting how ... Read More...

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Scientists Reveal Why Women Are More Easily Addicted to Cigarettes

IT’S THE FIRE FROM THE MATCH – March 25, 2024 - One clear difference between men and women is their production of estrogen. Therefore, the researchers trawled through a large library of genes known to be activated by... Read More...

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Psychologist Reveals the Most Disturbing Symptoms of Vape Addiction

NIC-SICK – Jan. 9, 2024 - According to the American Lung Association vapes and pure liquid nicotine contain higher amounts of nicotine than cigarettes. Those who have nicotine poisoning could be met w... Read More...

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Vaping Makes Kids Nicotine Addicted

JUST FOR STARTERS – Nov. 30, 2023 - Vaping a nicotine pod can provide more of the addictive substance than smoking a pack of cigarettes. Anyone vaping a nicotine-laced pod of Juul will be taking in 30 milligrams.&nbs... Read More...

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Some Children So Addicted They Have to Sleep With Vapes Under Pillow

ADDICTIVE ANY WAY YOU TAKE IT – Nov. 1, 2023 - In September, VicHealth and Quit released research revealing e-cigarette retailers are advertising vaping products on social media specifically designed for teenagers to... Read More...

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American Lung Association Suppresses Harm Reduction Information

WHO LET THE VAPES OUT? – Oct. 2, 2023 - Its hypocrisy concerns—as many of us, unfortunately, have also come to expect—tobacco harm reduction. The website of the American Lung Association (ALA) is peppered with... Read More...

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Gray Matter Loss Linked to Teenage Smoking and Nicotine Addiction

YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AT RISK! – Aug. 15, 2023 - They found that, on average, teenagers who started smoking by 14 years of age had markedly less gray matter in a section of the left frontal lobe linked to decision-making ... Read More...

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Teenage Smokers Grow Dispersant Brains

VIDEO – DON’T BECOME YOUR GRANDPARENTS – Aug. 16, 2023 - A new study suggests that the brains of teenagers who take up smoking may be different from those of adolescents who don’t take up the habit — dat... Read More...

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Cancer Warnings on Individual Cigarettes

VIDEO – ONE LUNG AIN’T ENOUGH – August 1, 2023 - Rob Cunningham, a senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society, said the labels are meant to discourage teens from picking up the habit as well as to aid those... Read More...

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Tobacco Companies Required to Post Dangers of Smoking

VIDEO – SMOKING KILLS THE MOST – July 19, 2023 - A landmark decision issued late last year will these health warning requirements at thousands of stores that sell tobacco products. WATCH@NBCBoston ... Read More...

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Menthol Cigarettes Disproportionately Harms Black People and FDA Refuses a Ban?

ISN’T TOBACCO GROWN IN THE CONFEDERACY? – April 24, 2023 - African American adults have the highest percentage of menthol cigarette use compared with other racial and ethnic groups, according to the Centers for Disea... Read More...

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Big Tobacco: Lighting the Law on Fire to Peddle Addiction

BUSINESS AS USUAL – Feb. 2, 2023 - It’s despicable, but it’s not enough to shake our fists. We must organize and fight back — and keep fighting because the industry doesn’t let up, as Californians have seen first-han... Read More...

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Judge Invalidates FDA Graphic Cigarette Health Warnings

SMOKE GETS IN THEIR EYES – Jan. 9, 2023 - The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the freedom of speech. This freedom includes the ability to speak and the right to not speak at all. The U.... Read More...

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Middle-Aged Smokers May Suffer Neurological Damage

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD – Dec. 27, 2022 - Jenna Rajczyk, lead author of the study says that the findings support prior research that linked smoking with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of neurological ... Read More...

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Graphic Warnings on Cigarettes Blocked

SHALLOW BREATH – Dec. 8, 2022 - The FDA declined to comment. Lawyers for the companies - which include R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co, ITG Brands LLC and Liggett Group LLC - did not immediately respond to requests fo... Read More...

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Marijuana More Deadly In Cigarette Smokers

LUNGS—YOU ONLY HAVE TWO – Nov. 17, 2022 - Over 3 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease despite it being one of the most preventable respiratory illnesses, a... Read More...

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