E-Cigs Are 95% Less Harmful Than Tobacco

/
E-Cigs Are 95% Less Harmful Than Tobacco

Electronic cigarettes are around 95 percent less harmful than tobacco and should be promoted as a tool to help smokers quit, according to a study by an agency of Britain's Department of Health. E-cigarettes, tobacco-free devices people use to inhale nicotine-laced vapor, have surged in popularity on both sides of the Atlantic but health organizations have so far been wary of advocating them as a safer alternative to tobacco and governments from California to India have tried to introduce bills to regulate their use more strictly.

Read More

Scientists helped smokers quit by giving them doses of a drug found in magic mushrooms

/
Scientists helped smokers quit by giving them doses of a drug found in magic mushrooms

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University may have found alternative for people trying to quit smoking unsuccessfully. Psilocybin, the active chemical in magic mushrooms, had double the success rate of other methods. 1950s/60s research involving psilocybin and LSD to treat addiction showed promise. Drugs were criminalized and research was halted. Recently, research has started to reopen with regards to hallucinogens. Notable success with smoking-cessation program.

Read More

Children's exposure to secondhand smoke in England has dropped 80 percent since 1998

/
Children's exposure to secondhand smoke in England has dropped 80 percent since 1998

A new study Published in journal Addiction found that in England, children's exposure to second-hand smoke has declined by ~ 80% since 1998.

Read More

Beijing bans all indoor smoking

/
Beijing bans all indoor smoking

Is the future here? No more smoking indoors, period. That is if you live in Beijing. News broke this week of Beijing’s recent implementation of the strictest tobacco regulations to date, banning smoking from all indoor public places, including hotels, bars, restaurants and offices. 

Read More