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E-Cigarettes Deliver Little or No Nicotine, Study Finds
A small study conducted at Virginia Commonwealth University concluded that e-cigarettes failed to deliver on their promise of providing a dose of vaporized nicotine with every puff,. 02/09/2010

3 Million Uninsured Workers Need Addiction Treatment, SAMHSA Estimates
About 16 percent of all U.S. workers without health insurance needed addiction treatment within the past year, but only 12.6 percent were able to access services at a specialty addiction-treatment center, a new survey finds. 02/05/2010

Long-Term Nicotine Patch Use Improves Quit Rate, But Effects Don't Last
Smokers who wore nicotine patches for six months were twice as likely to quit as those who unknowingly received placebos after wearing real patches for two months, according to a new study. 02/05/2010

Ecstasy Especially Deadly for Young Users, Study Finds
Ecstasy is a stimulant like various classes of amphetamines, but the popular club drug is more likely to kill young and otherwise healthy users. 02/03/2010

Smoking Laws Credited as NYC Life Expectancy Hits Historic High
New York City residents now live longer than ever, and experts say that the city's tough laws on smoking deserve some of the credit. 02/03/2010

Study Says Drinking with Your Kids Doesn't Prevent Abuse
Dutch teens who were allowed to drink alcohol at home drank more outside the home than their peers and -- along with other teens who drank -- were at increased risk of developing alcohol problems. 02/02/2010

Smoking Raises Risk of Alzheimer's, Study Finds in Refuting Industry-Affiliated Research
Smoking cigarettes is a significant risk factor for development of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study. 02/02/2010

Peer Influence, Other Social Factors Can Affect Drinking Among Older Adults
As with underage drinking, social factors can help predict excessive drinking among older adults, according to new research from Rudolf H. Moos of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Palo Alto, Calif. 02/02/2010

AA Attendance Cuts Drinking and Depression, Study Finds
People who attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings drank less and less frequently than those who did not attend AA, and also were less depressed, according to research based on the federal Project MATCH. 02/01/2010

Alcohol Use in Pregnancy Changes Fetal Genes, Animal Study Finds
An animal study conducted at Australia's Queensland Institute of Medical Research found that alcohol exposure during pregnancy can cause permanent genetic changes in fetuses. 02/01/2010

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