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Behavioral Health

‘Keep it simple’

As kids enter their tween and teen years, take time for frequent, focused chats about substance abuse.

  • Patricia Mish
  • By: Patricia Mish
  • January 3, 2023
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Lungs, Breathing & Sleep Make a resolution to quit smoking? You can do it. You just need a plan. (For Spectrum Health Beat)

Don’t let your resolutions go up in smoke

Have you decided 2022 is going to be the year to quit smoking once and for all? You’re not the only one.

  • Health Beat staff
  • By: Health Beat staff
  • January 17, 2022
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Men's Health
Patient Story

‘I’m a real big believer’

Chad Russ, a former vaper, relies on the power of communication and support to keep his nicotine addiction in check.

  • Eve Clayton
  • By: Eve Clayton
  • September 21, 2020
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Lungs, Breathing & Sleep

Vaping could re-shape DNA

Chemical changes seen in cancer patients are also found in people who vape or smoke.

  • By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay
  • February 23, 2020
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Lungs, Breathing & Sleep

Tobacco and vaping? Double the trouble

As if they're not bad enough on their own, dual use of these pernicious products could vastly up your risk of stroke.

  • By: Steven Reinberg, HealthDay
  • January 18, 2020
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Lungs, Breathing & Sleep

Quit smoking? That means vapes, too

The e-cig industry would like you to believe their product is a safe alternative to cigarettes. It's not.

  • By: Steven Reinberg, HealthDay
  • January 9, 2020
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Behavioral Health

Report: America’s health outlook worsens

Deaths from drug abuse and suicide—particularly among young people—are fueling a bleak life expectancy forecast.

  • By: Dennis Thompson, HealthDay
  • November 9, 2019
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Lungs, Breathing & Sleep

E-cig industry under scrutiny

Governments take action and health officials sound the alarm about a vaping epidemic among youth.

  • Shawn Foucher
  • By: Shawn Foucher
  • October 20, 2019
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Lungs, Breathing & Sleep
Patient Story

‘Heading south quickly’

David Stults developed popcorn lung after exposure to dangerous food chemicals. He's now hitting the school circuit to teach students the dangers of vaping similar substances.

  • Marie Havenga
  • By: Marie Havenga
  • May 31, 2019
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Lungs, Breathing & Sleep

There’s bacteria in that vape

A scientific review of 75 electronic cigarette products finds most are contaminated with germs.

  • By: Alan Mozes, HealthDay
  • May 3, 2019
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Cancer Care

CDC: 1 in 5 high school students vape

E-cigarette use also increased among middle school students, from less than 1 percent in 2011 to nearly 5 percent in 2018.

  • By: Steven Reinberg, HealthDay
  • November 29, 2018
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Lungs, Breathing & Sleep

U.S. smoking rate hits all-time low

The down side is that vaping is taking off. Those who vape still get nicotine, plus other chemicals.

  • By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay
  • July 6, 2018
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