Posts Tagged ‘tobacco use’
Survey Shows Alcohol, Tobacco Use Down Among NH Teens
Survey shows alcohol, tobacco use down among NH teens
The results show fewer students are smoking cigarettes, using other tobacco products, using hard drugs, binge drinking alcohol, drinking alcohol at all and getting in cars with drivers who are drunk. Beyond substance abuse, the survey shows the number …
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Cigarette Smoking 'Could Make You Psychotic'
In the new study just published, 'Cigarette smoking and cannabis use are equally strongly associated with psychotic-like experiences: a cross-sectional study in 1929 young adults', smoking tobacco was found to be an equally strong predictor of …
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Age raised to 21 for Tobacco, but not bongs
The anti-smoking legislation — part of Mayor Bloomberg's war on Big Tobacco — is supposed to keep kids from getting hooked on the cancer-causing habit. But more teens currently smoke pot than cigarettes, according to the federal government's National …
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What Is a Good Topic for a Psychopharmacology Research Paper?
Question by Alex P: What is a good topic for a psychopharmacology research paper?
I have a research paper to write for my psychopharm class and cannot think of a topic. It can be pretty much anything, the examples we were given were like: “Why are stimulants used to treat ADHD in children?” or “Harmful and Beneficial effects of steroid use and abuse.” etc…. But of course I cannot use those. So if you have any good ideas, I could use the help. Thanks.
Best answer:
Answer by Cabernet
Do a paper on the likelihood of suicide when taking commonly prescribed drugs like allegra, zoloft, and any other psychotrophics.
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Concerns About Kids' Health Vary by Race, Ethnicity
Obesity, drug abuse, and smoking and tobacco use take the top three spots on adults' list of health concerns for children and teens, but the top spots look very different when broken down by race/ethnicity, according to the annual University of … Read more on MedPage Today
Documentation Video 1 Mapping
Documentation video 1 Mapping – One in a series of videos that will document work by CVC and partner agencies. This video documents a community mapping exercise completed by the National Co…
Jamaica announces smoking ban in public spaces
The health ministry, in collaboration with the Jamaica Cancer Society and the National Council on Drug Abuse, set up an exhibition outside Parliament with a focus on cancer and the cessation of tobacco use to coincide with a Sectoral Debate … Read more on Stabroek News
Rebel West Indies cricketers who toured South Africa in 1983 living wasted lives
… for love in all the wrong places. No matter what Brian Lara and his not-so-merry men cop for bowing out early from their home World Cup, it would not be a tenth of the abuse rained down on the 18 West Indians, who, in January 1983, headed to South … Read more on Courier Mail
Documentation Video 1 Mapping
Documentation video 1 Mapping – One in a series of videos that will document work by CVC and partner agencies. This video documents a community mapping exercise completed by the National Co…
PAHO/WHO Commits Support to Reduce Tobacco Use in Jamaica
… Day on May 31, which was read by PAHO/WHO Health System and Services Development Advisor to Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and Bermuda, Marilyn Entwistle, at a National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) forum at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew. Read more on Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
Jamaica will join the rest of the world in intensifying efforts against …
Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker, stated that more sophisticated measures are now being employed by tobacco promoters to entice young people into smoking. These include communal smoking where young … Read more on Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service
Area Patients, Physicians Culpable for Drug Abuse Problem – Patch.com
Area Patients, Physicians Culpable for Drug Abuse Problem – Patch.com
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Area Patients, Physicians Culpable for Drug Abuse Problem
Patch.com Those trying to eliminate prescription drug abuse in Pickens County, as well as the deaths and injuries that such abuse cause, know that part of the problem is the demand. People are demanding painkillers for problems that would have been dealt with in … |
Report: Parents underestimate their influence over teens’ substance use – natmonitor.com
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Report: Parents underestimate their influence over teens' substance use
natmonitor.com Do parents have any influence over their children when it comes to illicit drug, alcohol and tobacco use? A recently released report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reveals that parents possess the power to … Parents can prevent teens' drug use despite doubts, report finds Parents Think They Have No Influence Over Teen Substance Abuse Parents Underestimate Their Influence Over Teenagers' Choices on Substance … |
Tennessee Hospitals Treat Prescription Drug-Dependent Newborns as National …
Tennessee hospitals treat prescription drug-dependent newborns as national …
Drug abuse in the state is ranked among the nation's highest, according to some estimates, a fact underscored by the number of children born with signs of drug dependence. In 2008, East Tennessee Children's Hospital treated 33 infants at the hospital … Read more on KERO-TV 23
Marijuana Linked To Lower Bladder Cancer Risk, Study Says – Huffington Post
"Cannabis use only was associated with a 45 percent reduction in bladder cancer incidence, and tobacco use only was associated with a 52 percent increase in bladder cancer," study author Dr. Anil A. Thomas, a fellow in urology at Kaiser Permanente … Read more on Huffington Post