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New Tool For Psychiatrists Encouraging 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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I Took A Break From Weed After Smoking For 3 Years

HOW LONG DID THAT LAST? – April 20, 2022 - Before I share how my “No Marijuana March” went, let me make a couple things clear: I love weed (still do), and I am certainly not condemning anyone who partakes in d... Read More...

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Marijuana Almost Decriminalized In America

GREEN PARTY WINS – April 1, 2022 - The vote was 220 to 204. Republicans Tom McClintock of California, Brian Mast and Matt Gaetz, both of Florida, joined the majority of Democrats in supporting the bill, while D... Read More...

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Positive Drug Tests in U.S. Workers Hit Two-Decade High

FINALLY A TEST WE CAN PASS – Mar. 30, 2022 - The percentage of working Americans testing positive for drugs hit a two-decade high last year, driven by an increase in positive marijuana tests, as businesses migh... Read More...

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Marijuana Has Always Been The NFL’s Image-Enhancing Drug

AUDIO – KICKING IT IN THE ZONE – March 31, 2022 - That might have been good for some positive earned media, had former NFL head coach Brian Flores not filed a lawsuit later that same day against the league and... Read More...

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Focus on Smoking, Obesity and Alcoholism has ‘Gone Backwards’

A VISIONARY? – March 23, 2022 - He warned that some of the solutions would “require political capital” and were “not necessarily going to be immediately popular”. Prof Whitty said the temptation was to “alwa... Read More...

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In 1972, Congress Was Advised to Repeal Cannabis Laws

WHAT TOOK SO LONG? – Mar. 22, 2022 - It implies an overwhelming indictment of the behavior which we believe is not appropriate. The actual and potential harm of use of the drug is not great enough to justify i... Read More...

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Medical marijuana may trigger substance abuse

AND ALCOHOL MAY TRIGGER ALCOHOLISM – Mar. 18, 2022 - “In this first study of patients randomized to obtain medical marijuana cards, we learned there can be negative consequences to using cannabis for medi... Read More...

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New Yorkers With Marijuana Convictions Will Get First Retail Licenses

SEINFELD’S PARALLEL UNIVERSE – March 9, 2022 - The policy, to be announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday, is part of a concerted push to assure that early business owners in the state’s projected billion-do... Read More...

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Amazon Endorses Bill That Would Legalize Marijuana Federally

DA KINE, CHRONIC, SKUNK ON PRIME – Jan. 27, 2022 - Amazon told Rep. Nancy Mace that it is not interested in selling marijuana on its website, according to the Congresswoman. “That is not their goal, not their i... Read More...

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Cannabis Use Can Cause Cognitive Impairments

SAY WHUT? – Jan. 19, 2022 - The researchers issued a warning about growing acceptability of cannabis being “on the rise,” especially among young people, who have the highest rates of use. “It is therefore i... 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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Logan Paul Gets Honest About His Addiction

ADDICTED TO FOLLOWERS? LIKE JESUS – Jan. 6, 2022 - “Weed is a very powerful drug. I don’t care who the f*** says it’s not a drug, it’s a f***ing drug, okay?” Paul said aggressively. “That’s how we’re starting ... Read More...

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Teens and Young Adults Increasingly Using Alcohol and Cannabis Together

MODERATION IS THE KEY – Dec. 28, 2021 - Every year from 2002 to 2018, people who reported using cannabis were more likely to also report using alcohol, frequent alcohol use, and heavy alcohol use, compared to ... Read More...

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Weed May Mess With Your Meds

ONE DRUG AT A TIME – Dec. 16, 2021 - The investigators found that the major THC metabolites inhibited key CYP enzymes, including several that serve key roles in the liver. And all three cannabis chemicals, ... Read More...

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Marijuana May Make Sleep Worse

BUT ONLY IF YOU’RE AWAKE TO BEGIN WITH – Dec. 6, 2021 - Moderate consumption — using weed less than 20 days during the past month — didn’t create short sleep problems, but people were 47% more likely to snooze... Read More...

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Fentanyl-Laced Vape Pens Among Teens Concern

WATCH – STILL DON’T BELIEVE IN EVIL? – Dec. 2, 2021 - The DEA says they know just the smallest presence of fentanyl in powder form poses a public safety risk, but what’s concerning about the danger of ingestin... 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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Deny Public Housing Over Marijuana Use Insists Biden Administration

HOMELESS FOREVER? – Nov. 10, 2021 - “Absent a change in federal law, HUD does not have the discretion to admit users of marijuana, including medical marijuana, to the Public Housing program,” the letter states... Read More...

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‘This Is Poison’

ENJOY – Nov. 20, 2021 - While the mounting deaths show the devastating consequence of fentanyl’s seep, it is less widely understood why the drug has mushroomed. And why so many illicit products — from fentanyl... 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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68% Of Adults – A Record HIGH – Support Legalizing Marijuana

LISTEN – CHEECH AND CHONG AGREE – Nov. 4, 2021 - States began passing laws to legalize the medical and recreational use of marijuana in 2012, and in 2013 a majority of Americans supported those initiatives for... 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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L.A. to Dismiss 60,000 Marijuana Convictions

IT’S ABOUT TIME – Sept. 27, 2021 - About 20,000 of the convictions expected to be expunged under Gascón’s Monday order were for felony possession or cultivation of marijuana, said Jean Guccione, a spokes... 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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Young Cannabis Users Twice as Likely to Have Heart Attacks

ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG – Sept. 7, 2021 - The study did not research how cannabis affects heart health, Ladha said, but he noted that previous research showed the drug can affect a user’s heart rate.&nbs... Read More...

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