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21st January 2014
Medical Matters: Is Vaping safer than smoking?Last week saw the 50th anniversary of the publication of the report of the US surgeon general which officially, and for the first time, highlighted the serious health consequences of smoking.
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20th January 2014
From the US: Report: Smoking more of a threat than everSmoking cigarettes can cause even more health problems than lung cancer, including blindness, diabetes, erectile dysfunction, and liver cancer, according to a major US government report.
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20th January 2014
From the US: Obama: Using pot is a vice but it’s safer than drinking alcoholUS president Barack Obama has said that smoking marijuana is less dangerous than drinking alcohol in an interview that risks undermining national drugs laws.
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19th January 2014
From Denmark: Drug addicts sell 10,000 copies of Denmark’s Illegal! magazineDanish drug addicts have started to sell a magazine launched to help them fund their habit, in the hope that they will turn away from prostitution or crime as a way to pay for their next hit.
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19th January 2014
Minister for Health welcomes new studies showing the positive impact of standardised packagingCalls to Australia’s Quitline soar while use of smoking areas plummets since introduction of new cigarette packets.
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19th January 2014
Support growing slowly for legalisation of cannabis in IrelandAt the moment, people who use marijuana to relieve medical conditions face criminalisation, a €2,750 fine and up to 12 months in prison for a second offence.
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17th January 2014
How Amsterdam is paying alcoholics to work for beerThe men standing in and out of a small clubhouse in east Amsterdam could almost be construction workers at the end of a hard day, taking off their orange reflective vests and cracking jokes as they suck down a few Heinekens, waiting for their paychecks.
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16th January 2014
Ireland’s high rate of alcohol is related to cancer deathsThe proportion of alcohol- related deaths from cancer in Ireland is higher than the European average, according to a new study, which calculated Ireland’s cancer incidence and mortality rates attributable to alcohol over a 10-year period between 2001 and 2010.
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16th January 2014
Study finds heavy drinking link to memory lossMen who drink heavily in their middle age speed up their rate of memory loss, a study has shown.
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15th January 2014
From from US: US senators slam ‘glamorisation’ of e-cigarettes at Golden GlobesA group of U.S. senators is taking the Golden Globes to task for showing celebrities puffing on electronic cigarettes at this year’s awards show, complaining such depictions glamorize smoking.
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