Isabella List Updates

It’s using the slick, high-tech disguise of vaping. Twenty years ago, as a creative director, I helped create a commercial for the Truth campaign to introduce its effort to prevent cigarette smoking by young people. The spot was simply footage of tobacco executives all testifying, “I believe nicotine is not addictive.” All we did was add

A police and crime commissioner (PCC) has said that middle class drug users are “more concerned about their fair trade coffee” than knowing where their cocaine is coming from. Mr Lloyd’s remarks echo comments by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick, who has hit out at middle-class cocaine users who worry about issues like the environment

Blood pressure and stroke risk rise steadily the more alcohol people drink, and previous claims that one or two drinks a day might protect against stroke are not true, according to the results of a major genetic study. The research, which used data from a 160,000-strong cohort of Chinese adults, many of whom are unable

(US are following Australian Research lead)  Referred to by social scientists as “harm reduction,” this strategy is more than just ineffective, say experts. It’s actually helping to fuel an epidemic of teenage binge drinking. Elizabeth Heubeck   April  2019  “Well, we did it when we were their age.” This common refrain, popular among parents with a

People who feel threatened or unsafe during a date or social situation can now ask Sydney bartenders for ‘Angela’, in a new initiative to combat violence and sexual assault

Conclusions: Our review suggests that maternal alcohol use during pregnancy is associated with offspring mental health problems, even at low to moderate levels of alcohol use. Future investigation using methods that allow stronger causal inference is needed to further investigate if these associations shown are causal.  read more

The 172,000 Scots born damaged by their mothers’ drinking can be revealed today as a nationwide drive is launched to help the innocent victims of Scotland’s alcohol problem. The number of those affected by foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), caused by maternal drinking during pregnancy, has escalated calls for earlier diagnosis and better support for

Largest study of its kind found that 7% of adult depression could be prevented Drug has also been linked to suicidal thoughts and attempts  Researchers say tackling the use of millions of under 18s should be a priority   PUBLISHED:  14 February 2019 Smoking cannabis in your teenage years raises the risk of depression and suicide in later

Major study reveals drug ‘damages children’s brains’ and half a MILLION adults could avoid mental-health disorder if they had turned down marijuana Largest study of its kind found that 7% of adult depression could be prevented Drug has also been linked to suicidal thoughts and attempts  Researchers say tackling the use of millions of under

Date: February 2019  Source: University of Illinois at Chicago Summary: Lasting changes in the brain caused by drinking that starts in adolescence are the result of epigenetic changes that alter the expression of a protein crucial for the formation and maintenance of neural connections in the amygdala — the part of the brain involved in emotion, fear and