Tobacco Addiction
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The Race to a Nicotine Vaccine
Like a modern gold rush, researchers race to develop the first and best vaccine to help smokers quit.
Bill Gates Fights Global Tobacco Addiction
The billionaires Bill Gates and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg have combined $500 million to help governments around the world to curb tobacco addiction. The task at hand couldn't be on a grander scale. If nothing is done against global tobacco use, by the end of the century, 1 billion people will have died of their addiction, Bloomberg says.
Tobacco Company Funds UCLA Study on Teen Smoking
Activists and scientists have criticized UCLA for accepting 6 million in research funding from tobacco company, Phillip Morris.
Congress Set to Ban Flavored Cigarettes - Big Tobacco Shows Clout and Holds Onto Menthol
Tobacco activists are critical of legislation that will ban flavored tobacco - but exempts the biggest selling flavored tobacco product from the ban
Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix Doesn’t Cause Suicide, Say Researchers
British researchers found no strong evidence that links Chantix to an increased risk of suicide or self harm, despite an FDA advisory against the medication.
Smoking Bans Linked to Increase in Alcohol Related Traffic Deaths
Smoking bans are causing people to drive farther, to bars in jurisdictions that allow public smoking.
Phillip Morris Ordered to Pay Ex-Smoker $300 Million
A Floridian jury slapped tobacco giant Phillip Morris with a $300 million verdict – to be paid to a single ex-smoker who now has emphysema and requires a lung transplant.
Researchers Find a Genetic Link to Nicotine Addiction - and Lung Cancer
People with a certain gene expression on chromosome 15 get more pleasure from smoking, are more likely to get addicted, and are far more likely to get lung cancer and heart disease.
Using Both a Nicotine Patch and Nicotine Lozenges Proven Best for Helping People Quit Smoking
University of Wisconsin researchers compared 5 different types of quit-smoking medications, and say that nothing works better than the nicotine patch augmented with nicotine lozenges.
Canadian Tobacco Company Destroyed Decades of Study Evidence that Linked Cigarettes to Cancer
Imperial Tobacco Canada knew for decades that cigarettes caused cancer, that second hand smoke was harmful and that filters didn’t work – but they weren’t telling and they made sure things stayed quiet by destroying a mountain of research study evidence.
After Exercise, Smokers Are Less Aware of Visual Smoking Cues
A short period of exercise reduces smokers’ interest in cigarettes.
Smoking 3 Cigarettes Per Day Increases Your Risk of Death from Cardiovascular Disease by 65%
Researchers at Brigham Young University say that while cutting back on smoking helps a bit, that smoking even an occasional cigarette each day still does considerable harm.
Need an Operation? Better Quit Smoking
Smokers have twice the likelihood of wound healing complications after surgery, but those who abstain from tobacco for 4 weeks prior to an operation can eliminate this elevated risk.
Smoking Isn’t Smart – But Are Smokers?
An Israeli researcher says that on average, young male smokers tend to have lower IQs than young male non smokers.
Smoking Bans Cause 9% to 13% Reduction in Heart Attacks!
Smoking bans work to save lives and improve health, say researchers in New Zealand who followed heart attack incidences in years following the implementation of a major public smoking ban.
Pigs’ Blood Used in Cigarette Filters
Researchers find that pigs’ haemoglobin is secretly used in cigarette filters to improve filter performance.
Teens Don’t Recognize the Early Symptoms of Nicotine Addiction
Teens who are experimenting with smoking cigarettes, but who are not yet daily smokers, fail to recognize initial symptoms of dependence, such as cravings, as early symptoms of a tobacco addiction.
Tough New Anti-Smoking Measures in Honduras – Family Members Troubled by Second Hand Smoke Can Have Smokers Within the Home Arrested!
A new law enacted on Monday in Honduras bans smoking in most enclosed public and private spaces – and if people smoke in the home near family members, they might get arrested.
Twenty Percent of Smokers Believe That Cigarettes from Light Colored Packs Are Safer
Cigarettes that were once marketed as ‘light’ are in fact no safer than any other – which is why most Western nations now outlaw the use of the terms light or mild on packaging. Nevertheless, about 1 in 5 smokers still believe that cigarettes sold in light colored packages are less harmful.
Secondhand Smoke Exposure Can Cause Nicotine Addiction in Tweens
Children and tweens exposed to secondhand smoke absorb more nicotine out of that smoke than adults do – so much, in fact, that researchers out of Montreal Canada say that some children living with smokers, who had never before smoked cigarettes, were showing signs of nicotine addiction.
Still Smoking? Your Brain May Be Defective
About a third of us have a genetic malfunction which disables our ability to regulate nicotine consumption. Those of us with this particular genetic abnormality are at a greatly increased risk of nicotine addiction.
In Iceland, Cigarettes to Become Prescription Only Drug
Politicians in Iceland are set to debate a law that would make cigarettes available only with a doctor’s prescription.
Smoking during Pregnancy Linked to Birth Defects like Missing Limbs and Cleft Palate
Although we all know that smoking while pregnant isn’t healthy for mom or unborn child, a surprising number of pregnant women still choose to light up. New research out of University College in London shows that these moms are putting their children at greatly increased risk for birth defects ranging from clubfoot to missing limbs to gastrointestinal problems.
Scientists Discover Why Quitting Smoking Can Cause Temporary Depression
Canadian scientists say that very heavy smokers who quit smoking can experience a spike in an enzyme called MAO-A. MAO-A metabolizes serotonin and so too much MAO-A can result in too little serotonin and feelings of sadness and depression.
Smoking Linked to Increased Dementia Risk for Elderly Men
Quit now to reduce your odds of dementia later in life. People who quit for at least 10 years prior to late middle age experience no increased risk for tobacco related dementia.
Seniors, Even Those in Their 80s, That Quit Smoking Are Less Likely to Die a Premature Death
Researchers say, no matter how old you are, your risk of early death falls dramatically after you quit smoking.
Experimental Nicotine Vaccine Shows Promise
New experimental nicotine vaccine seems to work better than previous versions.