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Smoking Cessation
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Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes Are Scary, but Do They Work?
Deborah M. Scharf, William G. Shadel @william_shadel
Sep 30, 2014
The Health Care Blog
'Graphic warning labels' pair gruesome images with warnings about the dangers of smoking, covering anywhere from 30 to 80 percent of cigarette pack 'faces' (the front and back). Do they prevent people from starting to smoke or cause current smokers to quit?
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Marijuana
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Are We Entering a New Era of Cannabis Regulation?
Kristy Kruithof, Mafalda Pardal
May 22, 2014
The BMJ
Although international drug treaties prohibit the production, distribution, and possession of cannabis for non-medical and non-scientific purposes, several jurisdictions have implemented new laws and policies, including some that remove criminal penalties for possession of small doses of cannabis.
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