Don’t Let Big Tobacco Mess With Your Head
The common denominator between food and tobacco, between eating and smoking, is the potential for professional persuaders to convince us to buy the products.
Ignorance, Confusion, Hypocrisy, or What?
Are we looking into the public health impact of coffee? Caffeine habituation affects workplaces, employers, and society as a whole.
“ZYNfluencers” Nurturing a “Plague” of Nicotine Pouch Addiction
Health journals sound the alarm about the role of ZYNfluencers in nicotine pouch addiction.
Make Cigarettes Less Addictive?
The FDA wants the new president to mandate a “drastic reduction” in the amount of nicotine to be allowed in American-made cigarettes.
Professional Comedians Are Just Different, That’s All!
Standup comedians tend to openly discuss their addictions, be it to alcohol, tobacco, phone, sex, and so on.
Introducing… Comedians and Substances
The most illuminating tales of addicted life come from a relatively tiny slice of the occupational spectrum: professional comedians.






