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Teen Dieters Likely to Start Smoking
For teenage girls, initiating a diet is linked to almost double the odds of beginning smoking, a new study has found. However, boys did not have a similar diet-smoking connection and were less likely than girls…
Smoking stays in your genes after you quit
Gene expression changes brought on by heavy smoking may persist long after the smoker has kicked the habit, researchers have found. The results could provide a molecular explanation for the continued increased risk of lung cancer…
More Risks for Alcoholics
The effects of alcohol abuse on cognition and learning have been well documented. Now, a new study finds that among alcoholics, the ability to perceive dangerous situations is also compromised.
Researchers used functional magnetic…
U.S. Exports Failed Policies to Afghanistan
With Afghanistan expected to produce a record opium poppy crop this year, the U.S. has just unveiled a new counternarcotics strategy. Unfortunately, the plan calls for further use of already-failed tactics: an “enhanced carrot and stick”…
Friendly Young People in Particular Drink Under Pressure
Men, extrovert people and those with positive expectations regarding alcohol use drink more than others, says Dutch psychologist Sander Bot.
Friendly young people in particular, people who score high on the personality dimension friendliness,…
