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Author Archives: jgogek
Want to end stigma? Stop talking about how addiction is a disease and start treating it like one
You’d think after all these years of talking about how alcoholism is a disease – the AMA declared it so in 1956 — the stigma of being an alcoholic would go away… or at least recede significantly. But no, it … Continue reading
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Cigarette pack warnings: US lags and Americans suffer
There’s been a lot of talk about the FDA’s proposed pictorial warnings on cigarette packs, including some whining by people who say they go too far. Actually, our proposed pictorial warnings are tame compared to the warnings in other countries. … Continue reading
Local governments ignore laws against hookah lounges in California (not to mention their public health threat)
Hookah bars are proliferating in California, and around the country. Though they claim to be about a multicultural experience, they are really about attracting young people to smoke tobacco. People believe that because you smoke fruit-flavored tobacco through a waterpipe, … Continue reading
Posted in Big Tobacco, Recovery, Second-hand smoke, Substance abuse, Tobacco, Tobacco and kids, Tobacco marketing
Tagged hookah, hookah lounge, second-hand smoke, shisha, tobacco, waterpipe
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Underage drinking: Telling kids about the dangers of blah blah blah doesn’t work
When you’re trying to change kids’ behavior, the least effective method is to tell them to change their behavior. Pretty much every parent knows this. But for some reason, when people think about prevention of underage drinking – or any … Continue reading
Tony Gwynn’s cancer: Time for big leaguers to take responsibility for youngsters using smokeless tobacco
Tony Gwynn is San Diego’s favorite son. He’s like Ernie Banks to Chicago or Derek Jeter to New York, only San Diego is a smaller, more familiar kind of place, so our local heroes are much more real life-like. When … Continue reading
Alcoholism isn’t the only alcohol problem: It’s not even the biggest alcohol problem
“One in four US teens and young adults binge drink,” blared the headlines in USA Today. And many of those folks are imbibing a lot more than only five drinks in a couple of hours, the definition for … Continue reading
Medical associations coming out against medical marijuana as the reality of state pot laws gets silly
Medical marijuana is getting more and more ridiculous. And the news media, finally, is finally taking a more discriminating look at the whole issue. In the beginning, the media took a “wow, cool…” view of the subject, succumbing … Continue reading
Posted in Drug abuse, Marijuana, Marijuana legalization, Medical marijuana, MJ lobby, Pot doc, Substance abuse
Tagged marijuana, medical marijuana, pot caregiver, pot clinic, pot doc
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How smokefree laws for adults protect children
A funny thing happened with Scotlands’ smokefree law, which banned smoking in public places such as restaurants, bars, shops, cinemas, offices, hospitals, work vehicles and sports centers. Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that this law … Continue reading
The war Down Under: Big Tobacco’s assault on Australia
You’d think it would be tough marketing a product that kills half the people who use it as directed. The fact that it’s the most addictive substance on the planet helps. Still, you have to get new customers … Continue reading
UK media fall for alcohol industry press release
“Big drop in alcohol consumption,” the Independent blared. “Alcohol drinking in Britain sees sharpest fall since 1948,” the Telegraph trumpeted. “Record fall in alcohol consumption,” the Mirror shouted. “Alcohol drinking continues fall,” the BBC chimed in. We have … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Binge drinking, Prevention, Substance abuse, Underage drinking
Tagged 24-hour sales, alcohol, alcohol abuse, Britain youth, British youth, British youth and alcohol, British youth health, cafe culture, drinking industry, Licensing Act of 2003, UK alcohol, UK youth, UK youth binge drinking, UK youth health
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