Tag: smoking

Giving up cigarettes linked with recovery from illicit substance use disorders

From the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health press release: Smokers in recovery from illicit drug use disorders are at greater risk of relapsing three years later compared with those… Read more »

Animal study shows harmful effects of secondhand smoke even before pregnancy

From the Duke University Medical Center media release: Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke — even before conception — appears to have a lingering impact that can later impair the brain… Read more »

Smoking cessation medications do not appear to increase risk of neuropsychiatric side effects, study finds

From the The Lancet media release: The smoking cessation medications varenicline and bupropion do not appear to increase the incidence of serious neuropsychiatric side effects compared to placebo, according to a… Read more »

Spanish study suggests correlation between academic performance and not smoking

From the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid press release via ScienceDaily: Good students smoke less, according to a study in which Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) has participated and… Read more »

Study examines impact of workplace, financial stress on health behaviours

From the Indiana University press release via ScienceDaily: Two studies from the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington highlight the negative impact workplace and financial stress can have on health… Read more »