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FDA finalizes new age restrictions on sale of tobacco products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published a final rule raising the age of certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco products, according to an agency press release.
Important updates for International Overdose Awareness Day
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Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. It is a time to remember those lost to substance use disorders and addiction, particularly as the United States and countries around the globe grapple with the opioid crisis.
Recreational drug use elevates chance of repeat serious heart-related event
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Among patients admitted to the cardiac ICU, those engaging in recreational drug use were almost three times as likely to experience a repeat serious CV event within 1 year compared with nonusers, researchers reported.
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Binge drinking increases morning-after heart rate, nervous system reactivity to BP
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Adults assigned to an evening of binge drinking alcohol experienced elevations in heart rate and sympathetic transduction to blood pressure the following morning, researchers reported.
Q&A: E-cigarettes doubling as gaming devices put youth at risk for addiction
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Vaping devices with games are creating an even bigger challenge when it comes to convincing adolescents not to vape, posing dangers of nicotine addiction and gaming disorder, according to a press release.
Novel e-cigarette products include less nicotine analog than labeled
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The measured amount of 6-methylnicotine, a nicotine analog, was 87% to 88% less than the amount on the label for all nine flavors of the Spree Bar e-cigarette, according to a research letter published in JAMA.
Hooked on PC with Gail Guerrero-Tucker, MD, MPH, FAAFP, DABFM
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Medicine was an interesting thought as I was growing up with no medical people in my family.
Study reveals considerable gaps in smoking cessation efforts at US cancer centers
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U.S. cancer centers often ask patients about smoking status, but results of an online survey revealed critical gaps in efforts to help patients quit.
Text message intervention lowers e-cigarette use in adolescents
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Receiving daily text messages as part of an e-cigarette cessation intervention led to a larger vaping abstinence rate at 7 months vs. a control treatment in adolescents, according to results published in JAMA.
Q&A: Illicit fentanyl use raises hepatitis C risk among injection drug users
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A new study provides the first evidence that illicit fentanyl use may play a role in hepatitis C transmission among injection drug users, according to researchers.
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