Tobacco & Marijuana

Resistance training can help smokers kick the habit, according to Miriam Hospital study

Resistance training, or weight lifting, can do more than just build muscle: it may also help smokers kick the habit, say researchers from The…    

Effects of tobacco use among rural African American young adult males

Tobacco related disease is a primary source of mortality for African American men. Recent studies suggest that “alternative” tobacco products may have supplanted cigarettes…    

Exposure to secondhand smoke associated with hearing loss in adolescents

Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is associated with increased risk of hearing loss among adolescents, according to a report in the July issue of…    

Higher cigarette taxes don’t deter all smokers

Raising taxes on cigarettes, a public health measure used by governments to encourage people to quit, doesn’t motivate all smokers to stop the deadly…    

Secondhand smoke tied to kids’ behavior problems

Children exposed to secondhand smoke at home may be more likely than their peers to have learning and behavioral problems, according to a new…    

WHO wants more graphic warnings to cut smoking rates

More than a billion people in 19 countries are now covered by laws requiring large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packs but too many…    

Marijuana Soda Provides a High Without the Smoke

One Colorado soda company has developed a line of sodas that have an unusual ingredient: marijuana. Dixie Elixirs has made their drinks available to…    

Socioeconomic class and smoking linked to premature menopause

POF is not only associated with infertility but also with significantly increased morbidity and mortality, as well as a decreased quality of life equivalent…    

Smokers using varenicline to quit the habit at greater risk of heart attack

Healthy, middle-aged smokers who take the most popular smoking cessation drug on the market have a 72 percent increased risk of being hospitalized with…    

State/Federal Partnership Has Reduced Illegal Tobacco Sales to Minors to an All-time Low

This year’s report shows that the slight upward tick in sales to minors that occurred during FY2009 has been reversed

A new…    

Banning “light” from cigarette packs falls short

More and more countries are banning the words “light” and “mild” from cigarette packs, but a new study suggests that may not be enough…    

Anti-smoking policies for adults also reduce kids’ smoking

When governments use comprehensive, well-funded tobacco control programs to reduce adult smoking, they also reduce smoking among adolescents. This bonus effect is an important…    

U.S. medical-marijuana shops struggle to find bankers

Marijuana dispensaries in states that have legalized medical pot are struggling to obtain service from banks and credit-card companies, pressured by federal authorities who…    

Preteens surrounded by smokers get hooked on nicotine

Exposure to secondhand smoke can create symptoms of nicotine dependence in non-smoking preteens, according to a new study from Concordia University and the University…    

Rise in quit attempts faded after UK smoking ban

A 2007 ban on smoking inside public places across the United Kingdom may be responsible for a spike in prescriptions for medications to help…    

Medical marijuana superstore opens on Arizona

Some local wags are calling it the “Wal-Mart of Weed” or “Home DePot.”

Seeking to capitalize on Arizona’s newly enacted medical marijuana…    

Tough Australian anti-smoking laws to win parliament backing

Australia is set to pass the world’s toughest anti-smoking laws, forcing big tobacco companies to use plain green cigarette packaging after opposition lawmakers dropped…    

Smoking could kill 8 million a year by 2030: WHO

Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers, because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or…    

Beaches, parks off limits to New York smokers

New York City took its smoking prohibition outdoors on Monday, adding the city’s parks and beaches to the list of places where smoking is…    

Exercise helps women fight smoking cravings, but effect is short-lived

Dozens of studies on whether moderate exercise can curb the nicotine cravings of women smokers have added up to an apparent contradiction: it seems…    

Smoking ban reduces emergency room admissions

Workplace smoking bans are gaining ground globally, and one study has shown that they may have significant health effects. The study, conducted by researchers…    

Reining in nicotine use

A person’s vulnerability to nicotine addiction appears to have a genetic basis, at least in part. A region in the midbrain called the habenula…    

Fake cigarettes increase success rate for quitting smoking

Nicotine-free plastic inhalers may increase a smoker’s chance of quitting, according to new research published online in the European Respiratory Journal.

This…    

Smokers undergo the same changes in gene expression as patients with COPD

’Healthy’ smokers experience changes in the gene expression of their lungs similar to that suffered by smokers who have developed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease…    

New UTHealth Trial Aimed at Helping Pregnant Women Stop Smoking

A clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of a medication that could help pregnant women stop smoking has begun enrollment at The…