Smoking Abuse in the News

Smoking Abuse: Smoking During Head & Neck Cancer Therapy Tied to Poor Outcome
FRIDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) — Patients with head and neck cancer who continue to smoke while undergoing radiation treatments have a much lower long-term survival rate than those who kick the addiction, researchers have found.
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Smoking Abuse: Chronic Pot Smoking Affects Brain Chemistry, Scans Show
TUESDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) — Imaging scans show that chronic daily use of marijuana can have a detrimental effect on the brain, according to a new report.
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Smoking Abuse: Passive Smoking Linked to ADHD, Learning Disabilities in Children
Passive smoking, or secondhand smoke, can lead to ADHD and learning disabilities in children, according to a new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics, CNN reports. According to CNN, the new study found that children exposed to passive smoking in the home had a 50 percent increased risk — compared with children who were not exposed at home — of developing at least two neurobehavioral …
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