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A 2026 cross-sectional school study involving 1,848 rural Thai teenagers found that 17.6% reported a tendency to use e-cigarettes, even though Thailand bans e-cigarette sale and importation.…
Read articleA 2026 BRFSS analysis involving 4,071 U.S. adults who used cannabis and either smoked cigarettes, vaped nicotine, or did both found a strong modality match: people who vaped tobacco were muc…
Read articleWhether alcohol, cocaine, nicotine, and cannabis damage the same brain regions or different brain regions has been hard to settle in the addiction-imaging literature. A 2026 ENIGMA Addiction…
Read articleThe COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably transformed various facets of human life, including our health behaviors and substance consumption patterns. Through the lens of wastewater-based epidemi…
Read articleThe journey to overcome addiction is fraught with challenges, not least due to the limited options available for pharmacological intervention. In recent research, the focus has shifted towar…
Read articleTobacco use is a complex behavior influenced by both environmental factors and genetic predispositions. A recent study leveraging the UCLA ATLAS biobank explored the genetic underpinnings of…
Read articleNicotine addiction is not just a habit; it’s a complex interplay of molecular changes altering the brain’s function and structure. Recent research sheds light on how nicotine interacts with …
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