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81. Call for New Standards for Measuring Cigarette Toxins
Alarmed by documents showing that the tobacco industry manipulated information on tar and nicotine to mislead smokers about the health impact of smoking, antismoking leaders are calling on governments to change the way they measure the toxicity of cigarettes. 02/08/2006 (News)

82. Many Docs Not Qualified to Test for Drug Use
Schools and parents are calling on doctors to test children for drug use, but many physicians are not qualified to do so. 02/14/2006 (News)

83. CDC Says Teen Drug Use on Rise
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that drug use among American teenagers has significantly increased. 06/12/2000 (News)

84. Doctors Worldwide Advocate for Tobacco Treaty
Medical associations representing doctors in 117 countries have joined together to urge world leaders to enact an international treaty to reduce tobacco use. 10/22/2002 (News)

85. Marijuana Smoking Bad for Lungs
A new study found that smoking marijuana is just as bad for the lungs as smoking cigarettes. 08/19/2002 (News)

86. Meth Crackdown May Have Triggered Rise in Addiction
Laws that succeeded in curbing homegrown methamphetamine labs also opened the door to imports of highly pure 'ice,' in turn triggering a rise in meth addiction and treatment admissions, researchers say. 05/25/2006 (News)

87. WHO Warns About Water Pipes, Smokeless Tobacco
Trendy water pipes -- like smokeless tobacco, sometimes considered a safer alternative to smoking -- are still dangerous. 06/01/2006 (News)

88. Study: Youths Get Hooked Quickly on Cigarettes
Adolescents often show signs of physical addiction to nicotine within five months of smoking their first cigarette, Canadian researchers say. 08/01/2006 (News)

89. 'Thirdhand Smoke' Can Imperil Babies
Babies can absorb particles and gases emitted by cigarettes from walls, clothes, hair and skin -- including up to 90 percent of the nicotine found in tobacco smoke -- experts warn. 08/08/2006 (News)

90. Heart Hurt by Chewing Tobacco as Well as Smoking
All types of tobacco can cause heart disease, not just smoking, according to a large international study led by researchers at the University of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. 08/21/2006 (News)