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Abolish The Word “Habit” For Smoking Addiction
The Ontario (Canada) Lung Association recently came out with a recommendation to abolish the word "habit" for smoking addiction. On the face of it, this makes a great deal of sense. But there’s always more to it than a literal interpretation.
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Depression May Stand in Way of Smoking Cessation Success
A new study has found that smokers who suffer from depression want to quit smoking as much as non-depressed smokers do, but their depression may stand in the way of their success. Researchers from the University of California at San Diego found that 24 percent of people who called the California Smokers’ Helpline currently suffered from major depression, and 17 percent had mild depression.
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Heavy Smoking Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease
Heavy smoking has already been linked to lung cancer, chronic respiratory conditions, and a slew of other physical ailments like stroke and cardiovascular disease. Now researchers are saying heavy smoking can also lead to serious, lifelong mental impairment.
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Dispelling the Myth of “Light” Cigarettes
With more than 46 million smokers in America, nicotine addiction is the most common form of chemical dependency in the U.S., according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Not only does nicotine cause serious health risks and premature mortality in smokers, but the psychoactive stimulant is as addictive as alcohol, cocaine, or heroin. Have you ever tried switching to "light," "low," or "mild" cigarettes in an attempt to lower your nicotine intake? These cigarette products are actually just as dangerous as regular cigarettes, according to the National Cancer Institute. In reality, no cigarette can ever be a safe cigarette.
Study Finds Non-Smokers Put on Less Weight
A new study links nicotine poisoning with weight gain, and concludes that active smokers, not only those who stop, put on more weight than non-smokers. After four years of analysis in the University of Navarra, those who put on least weight were those who had never smoked.
Pipe and Cigar Smoke May Be More Harmful Than Once Thought
Pipe and cigar smoke may be more harmful than once thought. While some believe pipes and cigars are healthier than cigarettes, a major known cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study directly links pipe and cigar smoking to decreased lung function.
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Obesity Found to Be as Deadly as Smoking
New research finds that obesity has become an equal, if not greater, contributor to the burden of disease and shortening of healthy life in comparison to smoking.
Science Daily reports that in an article published in the February 2010 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers from Columbia University and The City College of New York calculate that the Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) lost due to obesity is now equal to, if not greater than, those lost due to smoking (both modifiable risk factors).
Exposure to Lead and Tobacco Smoke Raises Risk of ADHD
Children exposed to tobacco smoke prenatally or exposed to lead during childhood are at a particularly high risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new research from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
The study estimates that up to 35 percent of ADHD cases in children between the ages of 8 and 15 could be reduced by eliminating both of these environmental exposures. This could translate to 800,000 children.
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Depression as Deadly as Smoking, New Study Finds
A study has found that depression is as much of a risk factor for mortality as smoking, according to researchers at the University of Bergen, Norway, and the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King’s College London.
Utilizing a unique link between a survey of more than 60,000 people and a comprehensive mortality database, the researchers found that over the four years following the survey, the mortality risk was increased to a similar extent in people who were depressed as in people who were smokers.
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Smoking During Pregnancy Puts Children at Risk of Psychotic Symptoms
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years.
Science Daily reports that researchers from Cardiff, Bristol, Nottingham, and Warwick Universities studied 6,356 12-year-olds from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. All the children completed an interview for psychotic-like symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions.
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