Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health

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Health & Wellness

Is Your Teen’s Time on Social Media Affecting their Mental Health?

For some adolescents and teenagers, using social media like Twitter or Instagram can be as easy as breathing, and costs about as much. But a new study released Wednesday suggests there could be a hidden price: their mental health.   Young people who spend more than 3 hours a day on social media are susceptible to depression, anxiety and other illnesses and are more likely to internalize bad feelings about […]

todaySeptember 16, 2019

Health & Wellness

Vape Now, Smoke Later

A new study published in the JAMA Network Open Journal, has found that teens who start vaping are nearly three times more likely to go on to smoke cigarettes than their peers who don’t use any type of tobacco product. The results are alarming for both medical experts — who would rather kids not smoke — and for the e-cigarette industry, which is increasingly marketing its products as smoking-cessation tools […]

todayFebruary 5, 2019

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