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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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Big Tobacco Fighting a Healthier World

WALL STREET MAKES THE RULES – Nov. 6, 2022 - In Reynolds’s filing against the menthol ban, it wrote that, broadly, it “fully supports F.D.A.’s goal of reducing tobacco-related disease.” But, it contended, “ment... Read More...

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2.5 Million US Students Vape

VIDEO – NO MATCHES NEEDED – Oct. 6, 2022 - About 2.55 million middle and high school students in the US currently use e-cigarettes, researchers say, based on responses to a survey conducted earlier this year.&n... Read More...

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Cigarette Graphic Warning Rule Delayed…Again

RED TAPE or BOTTOM LINE? – Aug. 24, 2022 - In its latest request for postponement, the plaintiffs made the same or similar arguments for postponement as in previous requests, which include: The rule w... Read More...

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Secret Behind ‘nic-sickness’ Could Help Break Tobacco Addiction

MOST DEATHS ARE FROM SMOKING – Aug. 10, 2022 - As a result, nicotine overdoses are rare, though the advent of e-cigarettes has made “nic-sick” symptoms like nausea and vomiting, dizziness, rapid heartbeat and h... Read More...

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Want to Quit Smoking? Cessation Products Can Help

DON’T DIE LIKE BILL W. DID – July 21, 2022 - Nicotine replacement therapy, also known as NRT, helps you quit smoking by gradually providing the body with smaller doses of nicotine over time, without exposing y... Read More...

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Juul e-Cigarettes To Be Ordered off U.S. Shelves

SOMETHING IN THE AIR TONIGHT – June 22, 2022 - The FDA declined to comment on the report, while Altria and Juul did not respond to requests for comment from Reuters. “This clearly comes as a surprise to the ... Read More...

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Canada Might Print a Warning on Every Cigarette

POISON IN EVERY PUFF – June 11, 2022 - While the exact messaging printed on cigarettes could change, Bennett said the current proposal is: “Poison in every puff.” Bennett also revealed expanded warnings for ... Read More...

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New Tool for Doctors Helping Patients to Stop Smoking

LUNGS ARE ALIVE – 2019 - Before taking the course, many residents noted other obstacles that prevent psychiatrists from addressing patients’ tobacco use. For example, patients with severe mental health i... Read More...

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Menthol Cigs Gone Forever? KOOL!

UP IN SMOKE – April 28, 2022 - Menthol, a chemical derived from the mint plant that can also be made in a lab, is added to cigarettes to make smoking less harsh, providing a cooling sensation in the throat and m... Read More...

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Marijuana Abuse and Addiction

AS SAFE AS FIRE – Jan. 13, 2022 - Marijuana comes from the Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica plant. It’s often made from the dried leaves and flowers of the plant and even the seeds and stems. It contains a c... Read More...

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Teen Drug and Alcohol Use Continues to Fall

ACTUAL GOOD NEWS! – Dec. 16, 2021 - Drug and alcohol use among America’s teens continues to trend downward, according to new numbers released today by the Department of Health and Human Services. From 2002 to ... Read More...

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Are Foods High in Fat & Sugar as Addictive as Cigarettes?

MAYBE EVEN MORE... – Nov. 26, 2021- Ultra-processed foods are highly reinforcing – they can shape your behavior to keep you coming back for more. For example, teachers and parents use ultra-processed foods to ... Read More...

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Philly Rolls Back Smoking Ban at Treatment Centers

TIME TO LIGHTEN UP? – Nov. 13, 2021 - “Our addictive behaviors don’t just center around one thing — we need to begin to stop with this hierarchy of drugs, so to speak,” said the department’s deputy commissione... Read More...

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When Will FDA’s Graphic Warning Rule Take Effect?

ASK PHILIP MORRIS – Nov. 2021 - The rule—initially slated to take effect June 18, 2021—would require 11 new textual, health warning statements accompanied by color, “photorealistic” images displayed on the top... Read More...

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F.D.A. Authorizes E-Cigarettes for U.S. Market for First Time

NO BRIBES HERE! – Oct. 12, 2021 - The watershed decision could pave the way for authorization of some other electronic cigarettes, including from the once-dominant maker Juul, to stay on the market. For ... Read More...

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