E-cigarette use raises heart failure risk by 19% More than 64 million people around the world are affected by heart failure. Heart failure can occur if the heart muscle is damaged in some way, such as through disease, high blood pressure, or cigarette smoking. A new study from researchers at MedStar Health says people who […]
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Sheree da Costa talks about losing son Joey, who suffered hallucinogenic persistent perception disorder, known as HPPD. Many also experience out-of-body sensations and extreme anxiety. It’s triggered by the use of psychedelic drugs and has been described as the “trip that never ends”. With the use of illegal drugs on the rise and the emergence
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Australian Children presenting with ‘significant symptoms of withdrawal’ as vaping rates rise among under 25’s Australia“Vaping I would say is definitely more addictive [than smoking] because of the ease of access”…”You can vape anywhere, so you can be lying in bed at night, and you can fall asleep with it in your mouth like a
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Vaping has become one of the most popular forms of substance use among young people, despite growing evidence of its health risks and harms. Vaping is the act of inhaling and exhaling the aerosol produced when using an electronic vapor device. Typically, the ingredients include nicotine, flavourings and other chemicals, many of which are toxic.
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Trip-killers: a concerning practice associated with psychedelic drug use Psychedelic drugs such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin (‘magic mushrooms’) induce hallucinations and distort thought-processes. The intensity of a psychedelic ‘trip’ can cause distress, agitation, and even psychosis. A recent report showed that at least 8.4% of drug-related presentations to European emergency departments involve
Big Tobaccos Playbook for Marketing to the Young: Campaign for Tobacco Free KidsTobacco companies are deploying a suite of tactics to reach young people and create an immersive, “surround sound” marketing effect on social media… For nearly 75 years, tobacco companies have understood the importance of influencer marketing. In 1949, Philip Morris outlined its marketing strategy
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Two of the world’s largest publicly-traded tobacco companies — British American Tobacco (BAT) and Philip Morris International (Philip Morris) — are exploiting the popularity of social media to market addictive products to young people.
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Vaping renders immune cells unable to move to meet threats Even moderate exposure to nicotine-free vapour causes suppression of neutrophil’s typical activity. Inhaling vapour from an e-cigarette may be stopping frontline immune cells from working typically, as a new study shows that even moderate smoke exposure suppresses cell activity. The findings are published in the Journal
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Who knew? We all knew, but we continue to follow Big Alcohol and Big Cannabis narratives that have either coercively or seductively lead to concealment of growing harms, not least accidents beyond the road toll. Permission models always drive demand, and when that demand leads to mixing and increasing use of psychotropic toxins, you get
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