JT Daily News: Doctor Support Key in Helping Smokers with Drug or Alcohol Disorders to Quit

 
 
 
  Daily News August 24, 2011  
     
 
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Smokers with drug, alcohol or mental disorders are five times as likely to quit smoking if they receive counseling from their primary care physician, a new study finds.

Women prescribed the drug tamoxifen to reduce their risk of breast cancer are less likely to continue taking the drug if they smoke and drink, according to a new nationwide study.

A new survey suggests teens who spend time on Facebook and other social networking sites are at greater risk of substance abuse compared with teens who don't visit the sites.

A growing number of young adults in California are using hookahs, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have found.

 

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