Quit smoking with your Nintendo DS
at 4:03 pm on Saturday, 31 May 2008
Quit smoking with your Nintendo DS
What’s this, the ideal Christmas present for my chain smoking 10 year old child? Yes that’s right, the My Health Coach: The Easyway to Stop Smoking game is heading to a yellow nicotine stained Nintendo DS near you later this year. What a drag. Tags: Nintendo DS, quit smoking, anti smoking game, DS, My Health Coach, […]
MDCT Can Detect Illegal "Dissolved" Drugs
The smuggling of dissolved drugs, especially cocaine, in bottled liquids can be decreased with the use of multidetector CT (MDCT) according to a recent collaborative study conducted by researchers at the Centre for Forensic Imaging, Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Bern and the Federal Customs Administration (FCA), in Bern, Switzerland.
Reynolds Ads Say Tobacco Oversight Is Burden F.D.A. Doesn’t Need
at 4:03 pm on Friday, 30 May 2008
Reynolds Ads Say Tobacco Oversight Is Burden F.D.A. Doesn’t Need
The tobacco giant is attacking the F.D.A. as weak and overextended amid a Congressional effort to empower the agency to regulate the tobacco industry.
Government Nixes Chantix for Pilots
Government officials have grounded the quit-smoking drug Chantix for pilots and truckers.
Withdrawal Symptoms From Smoking Pot?
Heavy pot users who quit cold turkey may find themselves lighting up again to quell withdrawal symptoms, researchers say.
MDCT Can Detect Illegal "Dissolved" Drugs
at 4:03 pm on Thursday, 29 May 2008
MDCT Can Detect Illegal "Dissolved" Drugs
The smuggling of dissolved drugs, especially cocaine, in bottled liquids can be decreased with the use of multidetector CT (MDCT) according to a recent collaborative study conducted by researchers at the Centre for Forensic Imaging, Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Bern and the Federal Customs Administration (FCA), in Bern, Switzerland.
Teens Swayed By Restaurant Smoking Bans
A study suggests that restaurant smoking bans may play a big role in persuading teens not to become smokers. Youths in towns with strict bans were 40 percent less likely to become regular smokers than those in communities with no bans or weak ones.
Mental illness cited in asthma link to suicide
at 4:02 pm on Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Mental illness cited in asthma link to suicide
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research indicates that asthma is significantly linked to suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, but after accounting for mental health conditions and smoking, the association is markedly weakened.
FAA bans anti-smoking drug Chantix
The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday removed the anti-smoking drug Chantix from the list of medications considered …
Heroin Addict Nurse Struck Off, UK
at 4:03 pm on Tuesday, 27 May 2008
Heroin Addict Nurse Struck Off, UK
A 56 year old mental health nurse from Sheffield has been struck off the Nursing & Midwifery Council register for receiving a police caution for possession of heroin.Helen West was working at a nursing home in July 2006 when she was arrested in the nursing home car park as she met her drug dealer.
A Research On "Craving" Or The Intense Desire For Tobacco Establishes The Basis For Addiction Control
at 4:03 pm on Monday, 26 May 2008
A Research On "Craving" Or The Intense Desire For Tobacco Establishes The Basis For Addiction Control
A research team from the University of Granada has carried out a study on the psychological process that triggers the “craving” or intense desire for tobacco, a study that could establish the bases to determine the brain mechanisms that activate this state and how to control them.
Secondhand Smoke Increases Risk of Dementia
at 4:07 pm on Sunday, 25 May 2008
Secondhand Smoke Increases Risk of Dementia
Need another incentive to stop smoking? You may be harming those around you—far more than you may know…
Friends quit smoking? You probably will too
A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a spouse, friend, co-worker or sibling did.
Psychedelic Healing? [Scientific American Mind]
at 4:03 pm on Saturday, 24 May 2008
Psychedelic Healing? [Scientific American Mind]
Mind-altering psychedelics are back–but this time they are being explored in labs for their therapeutic applications rather than being used illegally. Studies are looking at these hallucinogens to treat a number of otherwise intractable psychiatric disorders, including chronic depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and drug or alcohol dependency.
The past 15 years have seen a quiet resurgence of psychedelic drug research as scientists have come to recognize the long-underappreciated potential of these drugs. In the past few years, a growing number of studies using human volunteers have begun to explore the possible therapeutic benefits of drugs such as LSD, psilocybin, DMT, MDMA, ibogaine and ketamine.
Best Movies of 2006
Thank You for Smoking, Letters from Iwo Jima, The Queen, and United 93 are on my Top 10 of the best movies released in 2006. The best movies of 2006 include The Departed, Casino Royale, and Dead Girl.
In all cases?
at 4:03 pm on Friday, 23 May 2008
In all cases?
Question: If a man is an alcholic/coke addict, and a woman gets pregnant w/that man….will the child in all cases be addicted also? Or, is that only sometimes?
Answer: The answer is only sometimes, as genetics is not a single gene phenomenon. Environment also plays a role.
Ask an Expert: Edna Jones MD, MRO, Addiction and Substance Abuse
Depressed Teenagers Making Themselves Worse With Marijuana Says US Government Report
A new White House report says that many American teenagers who are depressed and use marijuana to alleviate their condition are more likely to make it worse and even risk developing more serious mental health problems such as schizophrenia, anxiety, and even suicide.
Key Ingredient in Marijuana May Keep Alzheimer’s At Bay
at 4:21 pm on Thursday, 22 May 2008
Key Ingredient in Marijuana May Keep Alzheimer’s At Bay
Active ingredient in “pot” helps preserve brain function.