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Denver, CO – College and university campuses that have instituted comprehensive smoke- or tobacco-free policies may now apply for official certification from The BACCHUS Network™, a leading national non-profit organization focused on health and safety issues concerning college students. Campuses are…
Children with parents in the military are more likely to experience anxiety than their peers, the New York Times reported Dec. 7. The more time a parent has spent deployed in the past three years, the likelier their children are…
Like humans, fruit flies that get intoxicated on alcohol can become addicted and keep drinking regardless of the consequences — findings that could help researchers better understand how alcoholism works, U.S. News and World Report reported Dec. 10. Researchers at…
Smokers who only recently became addicted are more likely to smoke menthol cigarettes than longer-term smokers, suggesting that menthols may represent a more palatable ’starter’ cigarette for new smokers. Research from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)…
Smokers often cite a sense of contentment and relaxation as reasons for continuing to light up, but a new Gallup Poll suggests that such happy feelings are the exception for many. The Gallup-Healthways Life Evaluation Index, which asked smokers and…
Having a drink or two a day may not help maintain a sharp mind as people age, according to a new report. Reuters reported Nov. 16 that researchers from University College London studied the alcohol use; social, economic and physical conditions; and…
Smoking rates have declined 26 percent among low-income Massachusetts residents who were offered free smoking-cessation treatment by the state, the Boston Globe reported Nov. 18. The program, sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, targeted enrollees in MassHealth, the…
Residents in Peoria, Ill., recently got the chance to confront alleged drug dealers about how they are negatively impacting the community, the Peoria Journal Star reported Nov. 4. As part of the Drug Market Intervention program, police and prosecutors reviewed…
A firm that makes nicotine gum and other smoking-cessation products could soon become part of the Reynolds American, Inc., tobacco company, the Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 9. Reynolds is discussing the acquisition of the Swedish company Niconovum AB, which…
A study comparing five pharmaceutical approaches to quitting smoking found that mixing nicotine patches and lozenges was the most effective, in part because it seemed to best duplicate the highs and lows of nicotine addiction faced by smokers, HealthDay News…
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