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		<title>Mentally ill, addicted and tobacco: Public views change slowly as clinicians start taking responsibility for smoking cessation</title>
		<link>http://atodblog.com/2011/09/14/mentally-ill-addicted-and-tobacco-public-views-change-slowly-as-clinicians-start-taking-responsibility-for-smoking-cessation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jgogek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new frontier in the war against tobacco is special populations, particularly people with mental disorders, including addiction. Unfortunately, an uninformed, paternalistic public view prevails about smokers with schizophrenia or alcoholism, and it goes like this: “Oh, those poor people. &#8230; <a href="http://atodblog.com/2011/09/14/mentally-ill-addicted-and-tobacco-public-views-change-slowly-as-clinicians-start-taking-responsibility-for-smoking-cessation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atodblog.com&amp;blog=14805076&amp;post=588&amp;subd=atodblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>After legalization, the powerful marijuana lobby would kill marijuana taxes. Just ask the San Diego City Council&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://atodblog.com/2011/06/21/after-legalization-the-powerful-marijuana-lobby-would-kill-marijuana-taxes-just-ask-the-san-diego-city-council/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jgogek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advocates for legal marijuana promise that we could tax the heck out of it to pay for any costs it might create, such as the costs of treating the increased number of people addicted to marijuana. But something happened in &#8230; <a href="http://atodblog.com/2011/06/21/after-legalization-the-powerful-marijuana-lobby-would-kill-marijuana-taxes-just-ask-the-san-diego-city-council/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atodblog.com&amp;blog=14805076&amp;post=548&amp;subd=atodblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ignition interlock for all DUIs: A idea whose time has come</title>
		<link>http://atodblog.com/2011/05/28/ignition-interlock-for-all-duis-a-idea-whose-time-has-come/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 23:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jgogek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ignition interlock is an affront to many Americans for who believe that their car is an extension of their individual rights. Adding a device that stops people from driving whenever they want to seems downright sacrilegious. The truth, of course, &#8230; <a href="http://atodblog.com/2011/05/28/ignition-interlock-for-all-duis-a-idea-whose-time-has-come/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atodblog.com&amp;blog=14805076&amp;post=538&amp;subd=atodblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some bad news from California: We’re not a smoke-free state</title>
		<link>http://atodblog.com/2011/04/16/some-bad-news-from-california-we%e2%80%99re-not-a-smoke-free-state/</link>
		<comments>http://atodblog.com/2011/04/16/some-bad-news-from-california-we%e2%80%99re-not-a-smoke-free-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jgogek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not too long ago, I was bragging on California in this blog because we have one of the lowest smoking rates in the country, lower than some other states by half. I said that was because California had gone smoke-free &#8230; <a href="http://atodblog.com/2011/04/16/some-bad-news-from-california-we%e2%80%99re-not-a-smoke-free-state/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atodblog.com&amp;blog=14805076&amp;post=529&amp;subd=atodblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Free will doesn&#8217;t work with addiction, and science shows why</title>
		<link>http://atodblog.com/2011/04/09/free-will-doesnt-work-with-addiction-and-science-shows-why/</link>
		<comments>http://atodblog.com/2011/04/09/free-will-doesnt-work-with-addiction-and-science-shows-why/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jgogek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people stigmatize addiction by talking about bad choices and free will. Folks in recovery and addiction treatment professionals have known for decades that free will can’t help an addict choose not to drink or drug, and now &#8230; <a href="http://atodblog.com/2011/04/09/free-will-doesnt-work-with-addiction-and-science-shows-why/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atodblog.com&amp;blog=14805076&amp;post=521&amp;subd=atodblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Medical marijuana in the Wild West: Montana vs. New Mexico</title>
		<link>http://atodblog.com/2011/03/08/medical-marijuana-in-the-wild-west-montana-vs-new-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://atodblog.com/2011/03/08/medical-marijuana-in-the-wild-west-montana-vs-new-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jgogek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Montana may repeal its medical marijuana law. The Treasure State took a Wild West, anything goes approach to medical marijuana, much like Colorado and California, and people there are fairly shocked by what happened. Marijuana purveyors popped up all over &#8230; <a href="http://atodblog.com/2011/03/08/medical-marijuana-in-the-wild-west-montana-vs-new-mexico/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atodblog.com&amp;blog=14805076&amp;post=511&amp;subd=atodblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ATODblog:2010 in review</title>
		<link>http://atodblog.com/2011/01/03/atodblog-in-2010-in-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jgogek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wish I had more time to devote to this blog&#8230; Anybody else who thinks the same way I do about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs want to submit a post? Anyway, here&#8217;s the figures on readership for last year, courtesy &#8230; <a href="http://atodblog.com/2011/01/03/atodblog-in-2010-in-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atodblog.com&amp;blog=14805076&amp;post=504&amp;subd=atodblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some good news from California: Smoking is waaaay down!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 01:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These days, Californians don’t hear a lot of  good news about our state, not with budget cuts decimating our once vaunted education system, our parks and other public services. But one thing we’ve done right is quit smoking. My state &#8230; <a href="http://atodblog.com/2011/01/02/some-good-news-from-california-smoking-is-waaaay-down/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atodblog.com&amp;blog=14805076&amp;post=478&amp;subd=atodblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A doctor&#8217;s opinion: Medical marijuana should never be smoked</title>
		<link>http://atodblog.com/2010/12/27/a-doctors-opinion-medical-marijuana-should-never-be-smoked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Dear readers, This post is by my brother, Ed Gogek, MD, an Arizona physician who was very active in opposing Arizona's new medical marijuana law. The following excerpt was written as comment on new regulations for the AZ law. His &#8230; <a href="http://atodblog.com/2010/12/27/a-doctors-opinion-medical-marijuana-should-never-be-smoked/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atodblog.com&amp;blog=14805076&amp;post=470&amp;subd=atodblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lower the minimum drinking age to reduce college binge drinking? Studies show that&#8217;s as crazy as it sounds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 07:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With almost no evidence to back up their theory, a group of college presidents, nearly all from private schools, have been pushing to lower the drinking age because they think that would reduce binge drinking on their campuses. It’s called &#8230; <a href="http://atodblog.com/2010/12/27/lower-the-minimum-drinking-age-to-reduce-college-binge-drinking-studies-show-thats-as-crazy-as-it-sounds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atodblog.com&amp;blog=14805076&amp;post=463&amp;subd=atodblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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