Health/Alcohol and other Drugs/Information/Nicotine andNicotinePublic healthSmokingThe issue of vaping bans by hospitals has been getting much attention of late. It has also...doi:10.17269/cjph.106.5389Sweanor, David T.Canadian Public Health Association...
founder of a licensed cannabis lab in California, told Leafly, “because—outside of illegal pesticide use—it is hard or impractical to adulterate it to the point it’s going to lead to a public health issue.
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Smoking is a global public health concern, with a significant negative impact on human health and healthcare spending. Vaping, or the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), has emerged as a popular alternative to traditional nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) for smoking cessation. While ...
That’s Michael Siegel, a physician and professor at the Boston University School of Public Health. He’s been researching tobacco issues for more than 30 years. SIEGEL: After studying the issue, it became clear to me that this was very different. And the tobacco companies actually weren’t...
Within this post, I have noted two public health issues: 1. Tobacco use among teens—via devices like those manufactured by JUUL—is on the rise after years of decline; 2. Increasingly high concentrations of THC are leading to more hospitalizations for acute cannabis-induced psychosis. ...
Vaping, or the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), is an ongoing issue for public health. Introduced to the public around 2007 and marketed as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes, vaping rapidly gained popularity, particularly among adolescents[1],[2]. An e-cigarette is a sm...
Vaping is a pressing public health issue. While adult smoking rates continue to fall, vaping rates are rising. Some 7% of adults nowvape daily, up nearly three-fold since 2019. Most alarmingly, the rate of current vape use—on a daily, weekly or monthly basis—among 18-to-24-year-olds ...
"We tend to trivialize addiction, saying things like 'I'm addicted to chocolate.' Addiction is a serious health issue and people addicted to vapes are going through repeated cycles of withdrawal, irritability, feeling bad and craving until they vape to feel normal again. "For children and adol...
The numbers "may not reflect the much larger reality of youth e-cigarette use that we hear about on a daily basis from parents, teachers, pediatricians, and prevention specialists who are experiencing this urgent and ongoing adolescent public-health crisis," the group, Parents Against Vaping E-...