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 Social addictions
Has your doctor ever told you to reduce your drinking or smoking? These are not easy things to do. But cigarettes and alcohol are not the only things to which you can be addicted. More and more women are taking recreational drugs as well, which have obvious health consequences. Find out more about these issues in this section.
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01. Dope makes rats fail tests
A study conducted in the US suggests that marijuana robs users of the ability to judge lapsed time.
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02. Reduce effects of a hangover
It happens so easily. You had the best of intentions, but your host kept filling your glass and you lost track of exactly how much you had.
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03. Smoking, drinking and using drugs
Although smoking, drinking and drugging could be quite acceptable in certain social circles, it should not be forgotten that alcohol, nicotine and mind-altering drugs are harmful substances.
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04. Commit to quit smoking
Quitting smoking is hard, there's no doubt about it. However, if you can tough it out for at least two years, chances are good you'll never light another cigarette again.
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05. Find your way to quit smoking
Which nicotine-replacement product will work for you may depend on what kind of smoker you are, researchers say.
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06. How passive smoking hurts
Research shows that non-smokers who inhale second-hand smoke suffer many of the diseases of active smoking.
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07. SA gets behind smoking laws
Major institutions and ordinary South Africans are supporting the law banning smoking in public areas and workplaces.
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08. Smoking and cancer
Research has shown that twenty-five thousand people die from smoking-related diseases in South Africa every year,” according to Welile Shasha, head of the World Health Organisation in South Africa. Ho...
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09. Smoking can harm ovaries
Australian researchers have been surprised by the discovery that smoking and ovarian cancer might be linked.
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10. Smoking can trigger lupus
Smoking can trigger the onset of lupus and quitting can reduce that risk, a new study finds.
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