January 13th, 2021New research challenges existing dogma that higher tolerance for stimulating and rewarding effects of alcohol leads to addiction, reports the University of Chicago Medical Center. The findings, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry,...
Adults and kids who vape were more likely to report difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions than their non-vaping, non-smoking peers, in two annual national surveys in the United States, reports the University of Rochester Medical...Harm Reduction
Research has shown that chemicals used for vaping break down zipper-like junctions between cells in the gut, leading to chronic inflammation and potential for other health concerns, writes Jeanna Vazquez for the University of California – San...
January 6th, 2021Smoking traditional cigarettes, as well as using e-cigarettes, results in harmful health effects similar to smoking cigarettes exclusively, reports the American Heart Association. However, people who vaped exclusively had significantly lower levels...
Hospitals in major urban areas reported over the New Year that trauma admissions had plummeted following South Africa’s third alcohol ban, writes MedicalBrief. The alcohol restrictions are due to be reviewed on 15 January 2021 and this will place...Harm Reduction
The burden from second hand smoke exposure is still significant in European Union countries, reports an international team of European researchers in the journal Preventive Medicine. They conclude that more could be done to raise awareness of the...
December 16th, 2020There is now solid evidence that e-cigarettes are less harmful than conventional cigarettes and are more effective in helping smokers to stop than nicotine gum or patches. But that does not mean e-cigarettes are harmless – and a great deal more...
Binge drinkers in the United States increased their alcohol consumption by nearly 20% during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, according to research by public health experts at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston.
The UTHealth...Harm Reduction
The incidence and associated mortality rates of bladder cancer worldwide appear to be correlated with the rates of tobacco use, a recent international study has found, reports healthcare information provider CIMS Medica.
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Young people who prefer to stay up late are more impulsive than their peers who go to bed earlier, which makes them more likely to drink alcohol and smoke, according to a study in the journal Chronobiology International, reports the University of...
December 9th, 2020The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs last week took decisions that will change the way cannabis is internationally regulated – including removing it from the most dangerous category of drugs. In America, the House of Representatives...
Harm prevention policies must take the long view, argue Australian and British researchers in a British Medical Journal editorial. Heavy alcohol use can wreak particular harm during three life periods – gestation, later adolescence and older...Harm Reduction
Fourteen drinks a week is linked with a higher risk of health problems including stroke and embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to research published in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.
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December 2nd, 2020A global study has found that older people in wealthy countries consume more alcohol than their counterparts in middle-income countries, on average – although a higher cost of alcohol is associated with less frequent drinking – reports Columbia...
Cannabis use and development appears to be going mainstream quickly in South Africa. A growing number of venues are offering cannabis-infused foods, according to Independent Online, which also reported on last week’s Cannabis Vexpo 2020, which...Harm Reduction
The new International Association on Smoking Control & Harm Reduction – SCOHRE – said in a founding statement this week that it “will drive an open and constructive dialogue to help come up with a new broader approach to smoking control...
