health
Addiction has a profound impact on overall health, and can damage the brain, organ systems, and even damage the skin.
Posted under Cigarette Addiction
Just One Cigarette Can Affect Young Adults’ Health
Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to research presented by Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.
Posted under Addiction & Society
Alcohol Use Contributes to Premature Deaths Worldwide
The global life expectancy average could be nearly five years higher if key health risk factors were addressed, the World Health Organization said in study published Tuesday.
Posted under Types of Addiction
Cancer Survivors Who Smoke Aren’t Getting the Help They Need to Quit
More than a quarter of cancer survivors who still smoke have not been advised to quit smoking by their health care providers in the last year, according to a study published by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Posted under Mental Health
Research Finds Persistent Job Insecurity Impacts Worker Health
In an environment where job security is not always present, new research findings suggest that persistent job insecurity poses a major threat to worker health. This study, out of the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, used long-term data from two nationally representative sample surveys of the U.S. population to assess the impact of chronic job insecurity.
Posted under Cigarette Addiction
Study Examines Prevalence of Cigar Use Among Young Adults
By Susan J. Campbell
Cigar use is something that doesn’t often come up when tobacco prevention or cessation is discussed. Smoking cigars, however, can have significant adverse effects on the user’s health. Those who smoke cigars regularly have 4 to 10 times the risk of dying from oral, esophageal, or laryngeal cancer.
Because of these health risks, the National Drug Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) January 2009 report provides a summary of data collected on young adults aged 18 to 25. As this age group has the highest rates of past-month cigar use, it also represents the demographic at greatest risk.
Posted under Science & Research
Combating the Global Spread of Alcohol Dependency
A new study shows that one in 25 deaths around the world is caused by alcohol consumption, suggesting that booze is now as damaging to global health as tobacco was a decade ago.
According to a new study in the British medical journal the Lancet, as of 2004, 3.8 percent of deaths worldwide were the result of alcohol consumption. Alcohol-related causes of death include accidents, violence, poisoning, mouth and throat cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, suicide, stroke, and more.
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