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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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Evidence Exposes Harms of Smoking Ban in Drug Treatment

WHO FUNDED THE STUDY? – Sept. 27, 2021 - The study also found that 46 percent of participants reported that the smoking ban was impacting their decision about whether or not to seek inpatient addiction treatme... Read More...

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Chantix Causes Cancer But Don’t Stop Using It

DANGEROUS CHOICES – Sept. 18, 2021 - Chantix was approved by the FDA in May 2006 as a prescription medication to help adults aged 18 and over quit smoking and is typically used for 12 to 24 weeks. The re... Read More...

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Stores Have More Time to Submit Cigarette Warnings

COUGH UP A LUNG ON US? – Sept. 1, 2021 - Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers that create their own cigarette advertisements are required to file a plan with the FDA that includes the schedule for ro... Read More...

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Philip Morris Wants to Sell Medicine To Treat Cigarette Caused Lung Disease

LISTEN – FROM SELLING DRUGS TO SELLING MEDICINE – Sept. 2, 2010 - All cigarette companies know the industry that established their fortunes is fading, as smoking rates decline worldwide. Most are investe... Read More...

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Nicotine addiction explained — and how medications can help

NOT TOO KOOL – July 27, 2021 - Addiction is now understood to be a chronic neurological disorder that, like other chronic diseases, responds to treatment. Ideally, management of nicotine addiction combines medi... Read More...

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Grad pens book on addiction struggles

GIVE HIM AN A+ – March 5, 2021 - He started writing that book in March 2020 and finished it in October; “Battling Addiction, Bondage and Temptation” was published in January. Cobb said he struggled with nicotin... Read More...

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To Protect ‘Children’ From E-Cigarettes, Congress Imposes New Restrictions

Where there’s smoke, there’s money – Dec. 23, 2020 - Feinstein’s bill amends the Jenkins Act of 1949, which requires that vendors who sell cigarettes to customers in other states register with the tax administr... Read More...

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Teen vapers up to 7 times more likely to get COVID-19

WATCH – Must be awesome – August 11, 2020 - So when an unfamiliar virus began sending scores of patients to the hospital with failing lungs, doctors wondered whether there would be consequences for the newly addicted... Read More...

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Charlie Sheen on Quitting Smoking: “The Sooner the Better”

Poof – July 04, 2020 - from Charlie Sheen, dear @my lungs,it was one year ago TODAY,that i quit smoking!hashtag -YOU’RE WELCOME!if i could goback in time and have NEVER STARTED,i would absolutely do so!i... Read More...

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Drinking or smoking while pregnant may affect newborn’s brain

Use Your Head – May 12, 2020 - Those who drank alcohol then quit in the first trimester had an average of nine drinks during that time period. A low level of alcohol is defined for the study’s purposes as two standar... Read More...

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Vaping execs tell lawmakers that e-cigarettes are not meant for young people

Only Young Addicts – February 5, 2020 - Under questioning from Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), the oversight subcommittee chairwoman, the executives admitted that nicotine is addictive and that using their produc... Read More...

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