The Sex Pistols are facing a GBP50 fine after openly flouting a smoking ban at a concert in London. Continue
Posted in All News and Smoking Ban | 0 CommentsArchive for November, 2007
Scientists are reporting the first successful strategy to reduce smokers' nicotine dependence while allowing them to continue smoking. Continue
Posted in All News and Health / Science | 2 CommentsThe modern cigarette is an unmitigated public health disaster, more so than tobacco used in any other form. Continue
Posted in All News, Crime and Health / Science | 0 CommentsCharacteristics of Cannabis Users Who Have Never Smoked Tobacco
The gateway theory hypothesizes that the use of legal drugs such as tobacco may lead to cannabis consumption. This study sought to determine the prevalence of Swiss youth who use cannabis but have never been tobacco smokers and to assess how they differ from youth using both substances. Six percent of youth were current cannabis users, 21% of whom had never used tobacco. Compared with those using both substances, youth using only cannabis were younger, more likely to be male, played sports, and did well in school. They were less likely to report having been drunk, started cannabis use at a later age, and had less overall use. However, the path between being an occasional vs regular user of cannabis is not well established, and this group of adolescents needs to be monitored over time. Continue
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