FDA and the Zynners
Same applies to tobacco smoking. It’ll be difficult to think of something that isn’t safer. Gun play, perhaps.
Doubts about Diagnosis
It’s vulnerable to bias, both on the part of the patient and the practitioner.
Here we go again with Zyn, the remarkably popular nicotine pouch, intended for adults but in practice, used mostly by young people. I’m not sure users will be reassured by a recent FDA ruling to the effect that stuffing this particular nicotine pouch in your mouth is less harmful than smoking a tobacco cigarette.
To me, that’s akin to a heavy pot smoker arguing that his drug is less harmful than excessive drinking. True, but very few things are as harmful as excessive drinking.
Alcohol is pretty much at the top of the “harm” ladder.
Same applies to tobacco smoking. It’ll be difficult to think of something that isn’t safer.
Gun play, perhaps.
Anyway, here’s a summary on the FDA’s decision, from Wired magazine.
The FDA Ruled That ZYN Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Safe
I can’t think of anyone of my acquaintance who relied largely on Zyn to quit smoking. I do know several who used nicotine pouches to cut down on...
To me, that’s akin to a heavy pot smoker arguing that his drug is less harmful than excessive drinking. True, but very few things are as harmful as excessive drinking.
Alcohol is pretty much at the top of the “harm” ladder.
Same applies to tobacco smoking. It’ll be difficult to think of something that isn’t safer.
Gun play, perhaps.
Anyway, here’s a summary on the FDA’s decision, from Wired magazine.
The FDA Ruled That ZYN Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Safe
I can’t think of anyone of my acquaintance who relied largely on Zyn to quit smoking. I do know several who used nicotine pouches to cut down on...
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Big Pot Meets Big Labor
This might be a good opportunity for a closer look at exactly how wealthy and established the industry has become
FDA and the Zynners
Same applies to tobacco smoking. It’ll be difficult to think of something that isn’t safer. Gun play, perhaps.
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From a counseling standpoint, it’s a time when we ought to be advising patients to restrict their social media activity, at the very least to selected forums and sites that support recovery goals
Rage-baited
From a counseling standpoint, it’s a time when we ought to be advising patients to restrict their social media activity, at the very least to selected forums and sites that support recovery goals
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...the author, who grew up in and around the region, chose to use its earnings to found Higher Ground, a home for recovering women.
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People have abused opiates for 5,000 years. As much as medicine depends on them, they've always created problems for a percentage of users.
