Category: In The News

The level of misunderstanding among American doctors about vastly safer cigarette substitutes is stunning.  Last week I critiqued the president of the American Medical Association, and this week it’s Dr. Nicole Saphier, a breast cancer imaging specialist at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.  In …

Many people make new promises to their health and well-being at the beginning of the year. To emphasize the value of expanding access to treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs), SAMHSA is launching “SUD Treatment Month” in January. This annual observance will be dedicated to …

Happy Spotlight Day! I’m excited to share with you this week’s highlight from the CBQ community! Inspiring Success CBQ Program member Louise O’Reilly from Ireland celebrated 1 year smoke-free! Louise was a smoker for over 30 years, with 20 of those years actively trying to …

Happy “Spotlight Day”! I’m excited to share with you the best parts of this week: new videos, helpful tips, and the most inspiring success stories from the CBQ community. Let’s dive in. Inspiring Milestone This week, Veteran Mike Miller from New York, US celebrated 5 …

New research based on U.S. government survey data shows, “The most popular methods used to stop smoking were nicotine products (53.9%; 1.5 million adults), especially e-cigarettes in combination with other methods (40.8%; 1.2 million) and e-cigarettes alone (26.0%; 0.7 million)” [confidence intervals removed by me]. …

  American Medical Association President Bruce A. Scott, M.D., authored an article, posted on the AMA website today, “Flavored e-cigarettes pose dire threat to youth and public health,” that includes the following: “Tobacco products cause cancer. Overwhelming evidence demonstrates that multiple types of cancer are …

Youth smoking prevalence has declined significantly in recent years, due to a combination of public education efforts, local and state policies, and increased taxes on tobacco products. However, policies have not been implemented equally across the United States, leading to huge geographic disparities in both youth and …

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a report that warned that carfentanil has “reemerged in the U.S. drug supply.” Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more potent than fentanyl and 10,000 times more potent than morphine.  Between the periods …

Recently the industry has begun promoting tobacco products with “tobacco-free” claims. These claims are used to describe 1) that the product is made with nicotine created in a lab (i.e., “tobacco-free” nicotine, also known as synthetic nicotine or non-tobacco nicotine), or 2) that the product contains no …