What Are Date-Rape Drugs? Date-rape drugs are substances that make it easier for someone to rape or sexually assault another person. They include alcohol and some medications. The person who’s attacked might become confused, have trouble defending themselves, or not be able to remember what happened later. “Date rape” doesn’t always happen on a date. […]
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Evidence links e-cigarette use with increased odds of prediabetes New study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine challenges the promotion by some of e-cigarettes as a “safer” smoking alternative, especially for current cigarette smokers “Our study demonstrated a clear association of prediabetes risk with the use of e-cigarettes,” explained lead investigator Shyam Biswal, PhD,
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Government Needs to Abandon Plans to Cut Price of Alcohol: Lower Taxes, less reparation revenue, as well as greater public health and community harms. (Open Letter to Federal Treasurer) Read Letter
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(And worse still, Our Kids Are Getting Hooked On This Failed Harm Reduction Vehicle) The use of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation method did not significantly prevent relapse or successful termination, according to survey findings published in Tobacco Control. “This is the first survey in which e-cigarettes were less popular as a smoking cessation aid than
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That children have to grow up in homes with parental alcohol problems is an invisible and silent crisis worldwide.* As their parents cannot provide shelter and often basic support, also society is failing to protect and promote the rights of these children. In the United States, more than 10% of children live with a parent
Protect Your Brain: Why Age of First Use Matters
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“That study further established that no level of alcohol consumption is safe.” February, 2022 A new large-scale genetic study tracking 150,000 Chinese participants for 11 years establishes that “alcohol directly causes cancer.” The study was published in end-January on the International Journal of Cancer. Researchers found that those who had two genetic variants that reduce alcohol
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Vaping can be tough on the lungs, but new research warns of another possible danger to men: It may more than double the risk for erectile dysfunction. After tracking erectile dysfunction (ED) risk among nearly 25,000 men aged 20 and older, investigators found that even vapers with no history of heart disease or other health issues typically associated with impotence saw their
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Cannabis in ALL FORMS takes a Weed Whacker to Your Chromosomes with Professor, Dr. Stuart Reece Listen to Podcast Here
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While many Australians enjoy pleasures associated with drinking alcohol, we need to treat it with more caution, with alcohol consumption conservatively estimated to cost the Australian community $66.8 billion a year in health, workplace and other costs, according to research released today. This dollar figure covers some significant personal and community level harms. Examining the
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