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Unmasking tobacco's appeal
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (129+ words) Explore World No Tobacco Day's focus on unmasking nicotine pouch marketing and the urgent need for regulatory action. On World No Tobacco Day (May 31), the World Health Organization's theme is to "Unmask the appeal " countering nicotine and tobacco addiction' " with…...
Gatekeeping unproven "harm reduction" nicotine products
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (214+ words) As a mother and medical professional, I've spent years worrying about invisible threats that quietly enter the home and affect our children. Today, such a threat is posed by novel nicotine products such as vapes, heat-not-burn devices, nicotine pouches, gums…...
To Your Good Health: Opiate prescriptions for pain don't provide relief to patient
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (173+ words) Prescott Daily Courier ROACH: I have horrible neck, shoulder, back and hip pain, which are all from different traumas I've been seeing a pain doctor for the past 14 years I started out taking 5 mg of Vicodin and 4 mg of trazodone…...
You can reverse much of the damage alcohol has done to your body, science says
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (1679+ words) You see, for all the sobering news of alcohol's effects on your health, there's a silver lining. Alcohol can feel deeply entwined in our lives. A beer or glass of wine while catching up with friends. A cocktail at the…...
Volunteers pack naloxone kits in Selmer to combat overdoses
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (57+ words) wbbjtv. com Volunteers pack naloxone kits in Selmer to combat overdoses Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Association offers a unique history event Community Health Fair connects residents to available resources Emotions run high during Austin Drummond's latest court room appearance Jackson police…...
County Expands Family-Focused Recovery Effort With Opioid Settlement Funds
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (780+ words) Posted by Scott D. Yost | May 17, 2026 | News The opioid manufacturers and distributors lost a gigantic lawsuit brought by local governments and states several years ago and now that restitution money is rolling in and counties " including Guilford County " are trying to…...
CAPHRA warns WHO against one-size-fits-all nicotine pouch restrictions
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (362+ words) MANILA, Philippines, May 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) says the World Health Organization is right to raise concerns about irresponsible youth marketing of nicotine pouches, but warns that overly restrictive guidance could shape…...
Alcolase raises "1. 5 M to tackle alcohol intolerance with enzyme technology
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (458+ words) Danish biotech startup Alcolase'has raised "1. 5 million with investment from Ada Ventures, Delphinus Venture Capital, Antler, Manigoff Invest and a group of business angels. ' Alcolase is developing an enzyme-based technology designed to break down alcohol in the stomach before it is…...
Drink in the shadows: Stigma, secrecy, and social harm
9+ hour, 51+ min ago (1559+ words) Good Morning Kashmir Drinking alcohol has long been regarded as a private habit, a personal choice exercised behind closed doors or within the intimate boundaries of social gatherings. For centuries, it has been woven into the fabric of human culture,…...
$90 M for opioid prevention, treatment, recovery services across Oregon
8+ hour, 59+ min ago (406+ words) The Oregon Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Board (OSPTR) has allocated more than $90 million statewide for substance use prevention, treatment and recovery services and supports statewide over the last two years, according to a new report that details spending…...