Tag Archives: tobacco & nicotine

The continuing medical marijuana controversies appears to be increasing the public's frustration with government of the people, but not by or for the people ... Tobacco as the real gateway drug, and the hip-hop drug Purple Drank.

Smoking in public is facing ever-greater restrictions; individuals, and the tobacco industries are pushing back in court. Meanwhile varenicline (Chantix) has been found to have serious cardiovascular side effects. And the state of Oregon mandating no smoking or be disqualified from state-supported treatment programs.

For over 30 yeras, Dr Lloyd Johnson at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research has been studying drug use by adolescents. A new report finds an increase in marijuana use, and a decrease in tobacco and binge drinking. Dr Inaba comments on some of the implications.

Tobacco in the news, including snoose, new FDA control of tobacco and the banning of flavored cigarettes, and ways that the modern cigarettes increases impact by the free-basing of nicotine.

Tax increases on tobacco, warning labels and laws restricting smoking are among the reasons for a drop in cigarette smoking in the U.S. Dr. Darryl Inaba shares his thoughts.