One cigarette can reduce life expectancy by 20 minutes, research shows

By |2025-01-11T03:00:28+00:0011 January 2025|

Smoking a single cigarette can take around 20 minutes off a person’s life, according to research commissioned by the Department of Health. In a report, published in the journal Addiction, researchers at University College London found that the average loss of life per cigarette smoked was [...]

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Experts Call For Increased Public Funding For Cannabis Research To Address ‘Ethical Challenges’

By |2025-01-11T03:00:08+00:0011 January 2025|

The authors of a new Canadian study have called for increased public funding to protect the ‘scientific integrity’ of cannabis research and reduce reliance on industry sponsorship. Research led by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Canada, sheds light on the ethical complexities [...]

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