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E-cigarettes do not improve smoking cessation, survey finds

(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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The $67 billion cost of one of our favourite drugs – Alcohol.

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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Australian Parents’ Perceptions of Their Children’s Awareness of Alcohol Use During COVID-19

November 10, 2021  Participants were mindful of children’s knowledge and the role they played in modelling consumption practices prior to and during the COVID-19 lockdowns. There may be scope to use the insights provided here to support parents in modelling approaches and engaging with children about alcohol in ways that challenge or disrupt its prominence

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New Australian vaping research finds ‘suite of chemicals’ in liquids used in vapes, some at ‘dangerously high’ levels

Key points: *         Researchers found pesticides, cleaning agents and potentially dangerous chemicals in vaping products *         They also found trace elements of nicotine in products that claim to be nicotine-free *         An independent researcher backed the findings as evidence of the need for greater regulation Curtin University respiratory physiologist Alexander Larcombe studied 65 common liquids

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The Redemption of Ginny Burton

The Redemption of Ginny Burton “I’m so grateful I was ‘locked up’ by people who loved me enough to help me change!” (introduced to Cannabis by her mother when not yet a teen, and so the nightmare unfolded in the… ‘It’s my right to do drugs’ culture. (for more go to “Children: The Lasting Casualties

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