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That is not tobacco you are smoking
Posted on Thu, 27 Aug 09

That is not tobacco you are smoking

Even though the major side effect of smoking, death, is three fold that of non-smokers in middle age (35-69), smoking is on the rise, particularly in developing countries. In 2006, approximately 5.763 trillion cigarettes were manufactured, thats 2.4 per day for every person on earth (1,2). The underhanded behaviour of the tobacco industry is infamous and exemplified by the ingredients, beyond tobacco that are used in cigarettes. Since the 1970s the tobacco industry has been adding hazardous unregulated chemicals to cigarettes. If its not only tobacco people are smoking, what is it?

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The health effects of chronic cannabis use
Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 09

The health effects of chronic cannabis use

During the late 1960s a relatively unheard of drug emerged to become the most popular illicit drug on earth. In contrast to the popular notion that marijuana (Cannabis) is harmless it is problematic for a number of people, especially adolescents, and may have serious health consequences.

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