Recovery without abstinence
The Rolling Stone and “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll” somehow seem to go together. Guitarist Keith Richards chronicles his life experience in a new autobiography, which talks alot about his passion — music, and how that helped him overcome his addictions without quitting all drugs and drinking. Dr Inaba comments.
FDA, menthol and e-cigarettes, and more alcohol taxes
FDA and its expanded role of supervising tobacco – today’s discussion focusing on menthol and e-cigarettes; also proposals to consider increases to alcohol taxes for possible health and safety benefits.
Update on Smoking – teen smoking levels off, hospital loosens restrictions
Teen smoking was falling, but has leveled off, missing the CDC goal of reducing the number of young smokers to 17% or less. And a Toronto metropolitan hospital has loosened its prohibition of smoking on campus, owing to the disruption smokers from the hospital were causing the neighborhood. Also a glimpse at new wide-spectrum addiction-mediation […]
Menthol cigarettes more addicting? and more part-time smokers
Recent studies look at menthol cigarettes — whether they are more addicting and more hazardous; also the rise in numbers of part-time smokers.
Increased use of Marijuana by teenagers reported
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.
Snoose, flavors and freebase nicotine
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.