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Apr 14, 15 •
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Comments Off on Is Teen Use Of E-Cigarettes On The Rise?
Teen consumption of e-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes) is clearly on the rise, especially in the state of Hawaii, according to recent findings from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and two additional U.S. research institutions. E-cigarettes are...
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Mar 3, 15 •
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Comments Off on Can You Smoke A Hookah Safely?
Hookah smoking is a growing trend in the U.S., especially among young people. College students in particular are using them more than ever, and the number of hookah cafes is increasing around the country. Many people who use hookahs consider themselves to be...
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Feb 8, 15 •
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Comments Off on Teens Using More E-Cigarettes Than Tobacco Cigarettes – But Is That A Good Thing?
“Monitoring the Future,” the long-running study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan, had mostly good news to share with the release of the data from their 2014 survey. This survey, an annual occurrence since 1975, asks between 40,000...
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Feb 1, 15 •
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Comments Off on Marijuana Use, Binge Drinking Make It Harder For Teens To Quit Smoking
Frequent marijuana use and alcohol binging substantially decrease the odds that a teenager will manage to stop smoking, a study published in 2014 in the journal Substance Abuse finds. Significant numbers of American teenagers smoke addictive,...
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Jan 27, 15 •
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Comments Off on More Than 1 In 5 Teens Uses Tobacco, CDC Says
Nearly 23 percent of U.S. high school students use tobacco products, according to the results of the Centers for Disease Control’s National Youth Tobacco Survey, meaning that the disease and death associated with tobacco use will continue for years to come....
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Dec 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Fewer Teens View Smokeless Tobacco As Harmful
Smokeless tobacco is the common term for a range of nicotine-containing tobacco products that don’t require burning for use. In addition to facing risks for nicotine addiction just like smokers, people who use these products face risks for certain forms of...
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Nov 21, 14 •
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Comments Off on Does Teen E-Cigarette Use Increase The Desire To Smoke Conventional Cigarettes?
By M. Gideon Hoyle E-cigarettes are nicotine delivery products designed to do such things as lower smokers’ exposure to harmful substances in tobacco and reduce non-smokers’ exposure to secondhand smoke. There is currently a significant amount of...
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Oct 1, 14 •
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Comments Off on E-Cigarette Use On Rise In High Schools – Is Strict Regulation On The Horizon?
An in-progress study from the Yale Tobacco Center on Regulatory Science suggests that electronic cigarette use among young people is growing quickly...
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Jul 8, 14 •
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Comments Off on Is Hookah Smoking Safer Than Cigarettes?
Among youth, a new style of tobacco smoking has been gaining in popularity. In this practice, flavored tobacco preparations are incinerated with charcoal inside a traditional Middle Eastern device known as a hookah. These exotic contraptions, which look like...
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Mar 19, 14 •
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Comments Off on Can Long-Term Exposure To Tobacco Cause Thinning In The Brain?
Nicotine is the well-known addictive substance found in cigarettes and a range of other tobacco products, as well as in most brands of e-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes). Previous evidence has shown that long-term exposure to this substance can cause...