5 Things You Should Know About Nicotine AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthNovember 17, 2015They’ve been marketed as a safe and fun alternative to cigarettes, even a way to help smokers kick the habit, but nicotine-delivery systems such as e-cigarettes and other vaping devices may instead be creating new problems and erasing years of hard-won anti-smoking victories.
High Levels of ‘Hidden’ Formaldehyde Found in E-Cigarettes HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthMarch 16, 2015The notion that e-cigarettes are a safer alternative to smoking tobacco cigarettes may be going up in formaldehyde-laden smoke.
Teens Who Smoke or Are Depressed Less Willing to Delay Rewards Mood DisordersBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 15, 2015By nature, people tend to want to be rewarded for their behavior now rather than later. Psychologists call the preference for short-term rewards over long-term rewards delay discounting. In a study published in 2014 in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, researchers from two U.S. universities explored the ways in which delay discounting and depression…
CVS Kicks Tobacco Sales Early Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthSeptember 4, 2014The huge drugstore chain CVS, having stunned the marketplace and the public with its February vow to stop selling tobacco products at its 7,700 stores by October, announced Wednesday that it was “smoke free” a month early.
How to Quit Smoking Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthJuly 11, 2014Smoking cigarettes is linked to one in five deaths in the U.S., including those from exposure to secondhand smoke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is nearly half a million deaths yearly due to nicotine addiction. For every smoking-related death, 30 more people suffer at least one or more chronic or…
New Anti-Smoking Shock Campaign Unveiled by CDC Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthJuly 11, 2014Brett quit smoking four years ago, well after losing most of his teeth. By his mid-30s, gum disease from tobacco smoking had ravaged the bones and tissue supporting his teeth — 16 removed in one surgery. At 42, nearly toothless, Brett still smoked. He soberly looks at the viewer in a new “scared straight” television…
Mental Illness More Dangerous to Health Than Smoking Mental HealthBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 28, 2014Smoking is a form of substance use known for its ability to trigger a wide range of serious and potentially fatal health problems. In fact, current figures indicate that roughly 20 percent of all annual deaths in the U.S. stem from smoking-related causes. In a large-scale study review slated for publication in 2014 in the…
Smoking in the Military Deserves a Dishonorable Discharge AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthJune 15, 2014Every year, 480,000 Americans die from smoking-related diseases. This presents quite a challenge for the tobacco industry, which must constantly recruit new generations of smokers to replace those whose habits have been interrupted by death. Overseas marketing efforts have bolstered industry profit margins, making up for some of this attrition. And tens of millions of…
Nicotine Has Tightest Grip on Women Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthMay 1, 2014Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The importance of understanding the mechanisms of tobacco addiction and those most affected by it can hardly be understated, and a new study from Austria has provided evidence that women are more…
Smoking Long or Ultralong Cigarettes Magnifies Lung Cancer Risk AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthMarch 21, 2014Long and ultra-long cigarettes have a noticeably longer and thinner profile than standard cigarettes. Tobacco product manufacturers apparently market these cigarettes to appeal to women and enhance the perceived safety of smoking; however, use of long and ultra-long cigarettes may actually increase a person’s cancer-related risks. In a study published in March 2014 in the…
