Tobacco/Nicotine

Are E-Cigarettes More Harmful Than Regular Cigarettes?

April 6, 2020 / Prevention, Tobacco/Nicotine

When e-cigarettes first arrived on the market in 2006, companies proclaimed that they were safer than regular cigarettes and that they could be used to help people quit smoking. The jury is still out on whether or not these claims are actually true. Some say that there are fewer toxic chemicals in e-cigarettes, but there is little to no regulation of the contents allowed in them. In one study, researchers found propylene glycol (a probable carcinogen), glycerin, nicotine, ethanol, acetol, and propylene oxide (another probable carcinogen) when looking at the contents in a number of different liquids. Inclusion of potentially …

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Can Neurostimulation Prevent Nicotine Cravings?

April 6, 2020 / Addiction Science, Drugs and the Brain, Research/Trends/Statistics, Tobacco/Nicotine

Only 6% of the 1 billion individuals who try to quit smoking are successful for longer than one month. For this reason, it can be argued that the current tobacco secession tools are inadequate and that there is a need to develop better products/methods to facilitate secession. One of the challenges with quitting any drug is battling cravings. When a person is exposed to certain environmental cues, for instance seeing others smoke or being in a place where the person used to smoke, the urge may return. In response to this issue, researchers are developing neurostimulation techniques that may help …

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Stay Motivated To Quit Smoking

April 6, 2020 / Mindfulness, Tobacco/Nicotine

40 million people in the United States smoke. Nearly half (16 million) of them are living with a smoking-related disease, and in the United States, about 1 in 5 deaths (480,000) occur every year as a result of cigarette smoking. The negative health effects of nicotine addiction are widely known, but only a small percentage quit. Every year, 7 out of 10 smokers want to stop smoking, but only 4 make the attempt to and even fewer succeed. Smoking cessation is quite challenging; smokers often need to change their lives completely in order to quit the habit. They need to …

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Tools for Tobacco Cessation

April 7, 2020 / Addiction Science, Public Health, Research/Trends/Statistics, Tobacco/Nicotine

Cigarette smoking and nicotine addiction lead to 400,000 deaths annually, despite the fact that the detrimental consequences of smoking are widely known and accepted. While smoking rates have declined considerably since the Surgeon General first announced its health hazards in 1964, still about 21% of the American public continues to smoke. Nicotine addiction is one that is particularly important to treat because it often leads to other addictions and its use has a tremendous impact on health.   Why Quit Smoking? Smoking has been linked to multiple diseases and can worsen many health conditions. Smoking tobacco is responsible for causing …

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Honesty – January 2016

April 6, 2020 / 12 Steps, Addiction Science, Art Therapy, Chicago, Dream Journal, Holistic Care and Treatment, Inpatient, Intensive Outpatient, Mindfulness, New Orleans, Outer Banks, Outpatient, Recreation, Research/Trends/Statistics, Tobacco/Nicotine

Dream Journal Volume XXXVI / January 2016 Note From Dr B. The idea of making a “New Year’s Resolution” is appealing to individuals across the globe, but it also adds a great deal of pressure to the actions of the upcoming year. People oftentimes make unrealistic promises (ex. I will exercise every single day from now on) and end up disappointed when they are unable to live up to the standard of perfection they set for themselves. So, as a means of relieving ourselves of this unnecessary stress, I propose that we all strive for progress in this upcoming year instead …

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Serenity and Peace – November Dream Journal 2013

April 6, 2020 / 12 Steps, Dream Journal, Holistic Care and Treatment, Inpatient, Medical Consequences, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Outer Banks, Research/Trends/Statistics, Tobacco/Nicotine

VOLUME XI / NOV 2013 Two Dreams is a wellness program led by Andrea G. Barthwell, MD, FASAM that provides individualized care for those who dream of recovering a healthy lifestyle. NOTE FROM DR. B. In this season of the year most of us begin reflecting on who and what is really important to us in our lives. It is wise to reflect on the experiences we have had and our own development and awareness of who and what we are. This month’s Dream Journal focuses on Spiritual Awareness. How do we come into our awareness? Do we use prayer …

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The First Promise – January Dream Journal 2014

April 6, 2020 / Cocaine, Dream Journal, Medical Consequences, Public Health, Research/Trends/Statistics, Tobacco/Nicotine

VOLUME XIII / JAN 2014 NOTE FROM DR. B. As the New Year begins, we transition from our monthly focus on the Twelve Steps of AA to this year’s theme: The Twelve Promises. These promises are the payback of the AA program; these are the gifts that are guaranteed to the individual who works diligently on their recovery process. January is a time when we naturally begin making promises and resolutions for ourselves. We have finished reflecting on the previous year and we are now ready to use our past experiences to project new goals with the hopes of new …

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We Will Know Peace – April Dream Journal 2014

April 7, 2020 / Dream Journal, Research/Trends/Statistics, Substance Abuse in Military Life, Tobacco/Nicotine, Young Adults/Teens/College-Aged

VOLUME XIV / APR 2014 Two Dreams is a wellness program led by Andrea G. Barthwell, MD, FASAM that provides individualized care for those who dream of recovering a healthy lifestyle. NOTE FROM DR. B. With the recent arrival of warmer weather, comes a sense of renewal and peace. Find out what peace means to you this month, and discover ways to sustain that feeling within yourself. I have included below a recent article written about my most recent Parents Academy lecture. Informing parents on how to guide their children through young adulthood is a project of mine that is …

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