September 2, 2022 Addiction Observational design, limited study duration of three months use, variable dosing, self reporting bias, lack of feedback from family/friends about subject’s cannabis use limit conclusion that they are no more likely to lack motivation than non-users.
June 30, 2022 Addiction Regulatory bodies in the EU and US imposing strict regulations and bans on heated tobacco-containing products and nicotine vaping products from Juul Labs respectively.
August 12, 2021 Addiction Small study of young people with no history of smoking or vaping showed single vaping session led to cellular oxidative stress responses (cause of inflammatory disease, heart disease, etc). More investigation needed to determine long-term use outcomes.
July 29, 2021 Addiction Philip Morris CEO states that cigarette sales to end in UK within 10 years and will be replaced with a harm-reduction IQOS (Tobacco Heating System) product approved by the FDA
July 22, 2021 Addiction Study reports that there is spectrum of perceived disengagement from the world they coin boredom proneness, the degree of which can relate to a range of mental health outcomes and behaviours.
January 10, 2020 Addiction Mouse model shows how ‘disgust’ receptors responsible for nicotine aversion leads to the next question of whether this is applicable in humans. If so, can these receptors be targeted to help someone quit? More basic science research is required.
December 16, 2019 Addiction Daily use of high potency cannabis is linked to increased risk of psychosis. Individuals under 25 and those with a family or personal history of mental illness should be especially cautious.
November 26, 2019 Addiction Heavy cannabis use can induce psychotic breaks as illustrated in this horrendous act. Evidence also confirms the negative mental health risks with similar use among adolescents.
November 12, 2019 Addiction Young cannabis smoker’s stroke risk may double or it may not because this is an observational study with many confounding factors. More rigourous studies are required to determine if this is true.