Health
Smoking rates falling fastest in the north of England
Smoking rates have fallen more quickly in the north of England compared to other regions, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.
Mar 19, 2025
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Cardiology
How using cigars, pipes or smokeless tobacco can harm your heart
The data on the health effects from smoking cigarettes has been clear for decades. Today, tobacco use causes nearly 1 in 5 deaths each year in the U.S. While many of these deaths are cancer-related, researchers have found ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Health
Young adults in pain start using cannabis earlier and are more likely to mix it with alcohol, research finds
Contrary to popular belief, young adults can experience significant acute and even chronic pain—which can motivate them to use cannabis.
Mar 18, 2025
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Cardiology
Cannabis users face substantially higher risk of heart attack
Marijuana is now legal in many places, but is it safe? Two new studies add to mounting evidence that people who use cannabis are more likely to suffer a heart attack than people who do not use the drug, even among younger ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Addiction
Some nicotine pouch flavors are much more addictive than others, research suggests
A paper in Nicotine & Tobacco Research indicates that different nicotine pouches, which have become very popular in recent years, particularly among young people, may influence user preferences very differently. An investigation ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Addiction
Fewer than half of Medicaid managed care plans provide all FDA-approved medications for alcohol use disorder
As health complications and deaths from alcohol use disorder (AUD) increase in the United States, it is critical that people who could benefit from medications have access to the drugs that the US Food and Drug Administration ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Oncology & Cancer
Alcohol and cancer risk: What we know
Most people know about the connection between cigarettes and cancer risk, but does drinking cause cancer? It's something rarely discussed, despite years of evidence that alcohol increases cancer risk.
Mar 17, 2025
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Adolescents with mental health symptoms more likely to use multiple nicotine products, international research finds
A recent study led by Emily Hackworth, a 2024 graduate of the Arnold School's Ph.D. in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, and co-authors has found that youth (ages 16–19) with internalizing mental health symptoms ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Addiction
Optimizing public placement of naloxone kits to save lives
Making it easy to access naloxone kits to reverse the effects of opioid poisoning will help save lives, according to research published in theCanadian Medical Association Journal) that looks at the best placements for these ...
Mar 17, 2025
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Health
FDA warns of rising injuries from misuse of laughing gas
Health officials are warning about a rise in injuries linked to the misuse of nitrous oxide, aka laughing gas.
Mar 17, 2025
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