Title. Graduating 2nd year at an M7, been struggling to recruit for a full time role ever since I didn't get a return offer from my internship (corporate strategy at a F100). Pre-MBA background in healthcare consulting.
I cast a wide net, across a variety of different roles and industry, initially targeting tech Strategy & Ops, MBB & T2 consulting, and similar mainstream roles. However, I got completely rejected from them.
So I started throwing my apps into my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tier options.
It was my last choice, but I got an interview callback from Philip Morris International, a Big Tobacco company, which owns extremely famous cigarette brands like Marlboro. They recruit on my campus. It was a strategy oriented role, and after a few rounds, I landed it! And what's crazy is that the pay is straight up a godsend in this horrible job market - it's MBB level pay, $210k+ in total compensation.
The issue, however, is that my role is genuinely a blatant, net negative to society. My role will contribute to strategies on getting more people hooked on tobacco, cigarettes, and nicotine products, which will directly contribute to lung cancer, second hand smoking, deaths etc.
I am worried because on my campus, this type of company and industry is completely against what's socially acceptable. Most people talk about how they want to be equity oriented business leaders, be pro DEI, be pro ESG and try to balance capitalism with giving back to society. Yes, industries like MBB or investment banking or even Big Tech have their demons and societal ills. But while McKinsey helped fuel the opioid crisis and prop up dictators, most of its projects are relatively "benign" and mundane where the people going into consulting have "plausible deniability" that McKinsey isn't completely evil.
That's why you have incoming McKinsey consultants post very pro liberal and progressive political comments on Instagram while not viewing that as cognitive dissonance. Most of my classmates are outwardly liberal, at least on social issues.
Big Tech, investment banking, and consulting is popular on my campus. I have seen people go into Oil & Gas companies like Chevron (they also have a major MBA program) and they've gotten socially ostracized for doing so. Same with someone going to work for a controversial defense or military contractor. CPG Brand Management is an option, with the reception being more mixed. People don't love PepsiCo but are neutral on say deodorant owned by Unilever.
From Wikipedia itself: "With tobacco being addictive and the single greatest cause of preventable death globally, the company is highly controversial, not least because of its history of obfuscating scientific evidence around the health effects of smoking. It has been the subject of litigation and restrictive legislation from governments."
The company claims it supports a long-term vision of a "smoke free future" where cigarettes are replaced with non-smoking tobacco products such as e-cigarettes, vapes, nicotine pouches, and heated cigarettes. But this seems like smoke and mirrors and for the here and now, cigarettes are an essential part of the company's sales strategy & revenue. And even non-smoking tobacco products are extremely addicting with net health negatives. It's the same as Big Oil companies saying they have a clean energy division.
I have a wife and and incoming baby. I need to pay back near $200k in MBA student debt. I didn't have a job lined up, and financially this is a no brainer for me. I don't like that it's unethical, but it doesn't bother me too much.
But people say the biggest long term ROI of the MBA is not just the initial job pivot, but the network. And I feel deliberately joining a Big Tobacco company in a role where I am essentially pro cigarettes and nicotine, would put a Scarlet Letter on my back. I fear people will be reluctant to refer me to future roles, and I could also lose many MBA friendships.
What are your thoughts?

Cephalapod Genesis
The pharoah ejaculated into the river and in the sand the sperm found refuge and grew into papyrus. This an example of genesis.
Vampyrapods are the first intelligent species to live on this planet predating the dinosaurs. They came here somehow. They did not evolve on this planet. Perhaps just an ejaculated sperm from another being landing in the water. The direct offspring of this cephalapod is the modern octopus. Octopus are responsible for nearly every animal genesis on earth including humans and subsequently man made inventions and accomplishments. Octopus taught trees to fruit, destroyed the dinosaurs through becoming tapeworms, and even walked to the moon. Some of the animals you may recognize from the cellular genesis may have fused with the other local staples such as canine, equine, and feline, and reptile as well as temporarily the pachyderms in post-actualization causal genesis. This can be done by mating with, killing, eating, dying, being eaten, or simply a laying of hands or physical actions. Octopus only live for about 4.5 years of our relationship with time, but they have beaten death through a mix of telepathy and cannabalism. They've also mastered time travel. There are only 3 actual beings here. Others died in getting here and are fossilized. 2 males and 1 female survived. I call them Jack, Seth, and Claire. This is why the genesis had to completed this way as any direct offspring would not work. because theyve have infinite time to complete it, theyve walked over every inch of the planet and affected every species. In fact our own existence is simply the echo of the combined knowledge of the cephs. We are an amalgamation like the 'too much good stuff' guy from am/pm commercials. Make a bird with your hands. ¿Where are the beaks? The latest project is to use genetic science in order to bring back the mammoth and obtain a sixth digit from its feet. Should happen around 2027. When the vampyrapods first encountered life here it was eating their tentacles. So the first genesis occured in the offspring of those that ate of the tentacles. This is why modern cephs only have 8 limbs. The first language period is Enochian. A language of the eyes and limbs. Through different manipulation of limbs and eye fluctuations communication was made. After a while though telepathy became the established communication.
Here are some examples but not all of cephalapod genesis:
• Spiders (rare from trilobyte mix, had to go back in time to accomplish) (they had to avenge the original vampyrapods from being eaten from early organisms, thisnis how scorpions were able to evolve) • Mango (foilage and ceph mix. Ceph hung from a tree upside down) • Star fruit (the tree missed the octopus and tempted it to return) • Pinecone ( the bite marks of ceph beak eating the fruit of the trees) • Toucan (the beak formation from ceph in flux probably consuming a failed aviary) • Peacock (feather formations still in flux from limbs partial fusion) • Salamander (reptile/chameleon mix) (skin breathing evolution) •Sloth (feline and foilage mix) • Mistletoe bird (octopus ate a mushroom) • Lyrebird (mirage, digitage, and aviary from peacock and pheasant. Mastered the art of sound mimickry to develop better auditory communications) • Dung beetle (rolling backwards the earth through time) • VW bug (trunk up front) (mirage, digitage, pachyderm mix) (invented higher than the model T but arrived later in time) • Goliath bird-eating tarantula ( set a web to catch a bird which did not exist fully until the web was cast. When the spider consumed the bird the psuedo cannabalistic action resulted in a poison tree frog) • Snakes (a ceph lost its mating limb for some reason in a mirage mix experiment) • venemous snakes (a snake ate the eggs of its own offspring)(the cursed dinosaur souls live inside these) • Gumby (using hands to mold clay made a show about being an octopus) • Chameleon (reptile, ceph, foilage, mirage mix)(a ceph was purposely eaten by a komodo dragon to telepathically send a reverse osmosis of its makeup inside its body to another ceph that was attempting to kill the dinosaurs in the past. How they programmed the tapeworm to destroy them)

• Human organs (strife and love and tapeworm mix. Impregnating a mix of canine feline equine, ceph, pachyderm, reptilian, mirage, digitage, foilage, strife and love through years of experimentation lodged themselves systematically into more and more advanced versions and became functional in each iteration) • Sumi ink tattoo ink any ink really • The written word (anemone, sea urchin, porcupine quill, Bird feather and ink. Papyrus) • Floppy disk (suction cup on a piece of mail specifically a bill and the suction cup on the plastic window) • Cd, dvd, blu ray (laying of hands on a television screen) • Television (just a series of ceph exploring life through the inside of a glass tank with mirage and digitage mix) • Movie theater ( same but aquarium instead) • Papillon (love + insect from trilobyte and ink and papyrus needed training wheels to learn how to fly) • Taser (digitage mix of the two extra original tentacles lost from vampyrapod with mix of electric eel which was a detached limb of an octopus that had achieved ball lightning static existence) • Wisteria (ceph and foilage mix) (needed the seeds to play mancala or something) • Water strider (walked on water) • Lunar lander (digitage) (tapeworms in humans directed construction, the first electronic component gestalt high enough to become digital) (a tree really wanted to go to the moon) • Champagne cork (Ate some bark, vent plugged up and had to pee really bad) • Electrostatic Ball (attempting time travel, a ceph was meditating in complete non movement inside a digitized mirage flashing irridescence until it passed away) • Ball lightning (time travel attempt Same ceph tried a pure digitage and mirage mix) • Gnarwal (chameleon tongue, mirage and pachyderm) • Light bulb (ceph + mirage + digitage mix) (octopus crawled into a mirage jar and was irridescent) • Liquor bottle (octopus got stuck in a fulgarite and died temporarily trapping its soul in reflection but the invention of cork escaped it) • Silly string (mirage mix) (angry octopus sprayed another with diarhea from its vent) • Tapeworms (had to brave a walk into a volcano and die. As the octopus melted while running, it evolved the turkey, turkey vulture, vulture, and was just a slithering worm by the time it was engulfed by lava) • The Ten Commandments (vampyrapod fossils brought by a tapewormed moses to show people and try and explain the religion) • Dumbo (actually just a tiny cute octopus) • Hydra from capt america (introducing the public to idealogy of cephs) • Tobacco leaf (the laying of hands on deciduous plantlife, a gift to the early iterations of human) • Cow (equine ceph and pachyderm mix) essentially the Orca ate the Octopus, in its 4th stomach it finally died and so when the cow who has 4 stomachs manifested it came with udders symbolic of the octopus genesis in post actualization-causation • Rapa nui. The end of time. (Great stone heads disembodied) (mirage and strife)the final resting place. A graveyard. A place of rest always available

I know the legal age to posses tobacco and to smoke is 16. I want to make an amateur, semi autobiographical film - I was a heavy smoker from the age of 13. In order to dipect this, I thought of hiring a young looking 16 year old to star in a segment of the film.
Ethically I’m aware it’s questionable to do this EVEN with non addictive herbal cigarettes. However the quotes I got to digitally alter the video (CGI) was FAR out my budget.
Would I get into legal trouble for posting an advert on casting to this project? What’s the best way around it if so?

DAY: MAY 16, 2024

• 5-16-2024MEN AT GREATER RISK OF MAJOR HEALTH EFFECTS OF DIABETES THAN WOMEN, STUDY SUGGESTS Men are at greater risk than women of the major health effects of diabetes (types 1 and 2), proposes a long term study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Rates of cardiovascular disease, leg, foot, and kidney complications, and the sight-threatening eye disease diabetic retinopathy are all higher in men, regardless of whether they had diabetes for more or less than 10 years,
• 5-16-2024LIKELIHOOD OF KIDS AND YOUNG PEOPLE SMOKING AND VAPING LINKED TO SOCIAL MEDIA USE The more time spent on social media, the greater the likelihood that children and young people will both smoke and/or vape, suggests research published online in the respiratory journal Thorax. Clocking up a weekday tally of seven or more hours was associated with a more than a doubling in risk among 10 to 25-year-olds, the findings indicate, reinforcing concerns about the marketing clout of these platforms,
• 5-16-2024FIRST US TRIAL OF VARENICLINE FOR E-CIGARETTE CESSATION SHOWS POSITIVE RESULTS The first U.S. trial of varenicline for e-cigarette cessation shows promising results and warrants larger-scale trials, the researchers say. Researchers from Yale Cancer Center and MUSC Hollings Cancer Center published the results of their clinical trial of varenicline to help adults to stop using e-cigarettes
• 5-16-2024NEW FINDINGS ON THE EFFECTS OF GLUTEN Celiac disease is a chronic autoimmune condition that occurs in around 1% of the world’s population. It is triggered by the consumption of gluten proteins from wheat, barley, rye and some oats. A gluten-free diet protects celiac patients from severe intestinal damage
• 5-16-2024MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE OF THE HEALTH RISKS Many people are concerned about residues of chemicals, contaminants or microplastics in their food. However, it is less well known that many foods also contain toxins of completely natural origin. These are often chemical compounds that plants use to ward off predators such as insects or microorganisms. These substances are found in beans and potatoes, for example, and can pose potential health risks.
• 5-16-2024EXERCISE SHOULD BE PRESCRIBED FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S No pharmacological medication currently available can cure or slow down Parkinson’s disease. However, based on an extensive literature review researchers from Aarhus University conclude that physical exercise should be a significant factor in the treatment of Parkinson’s patients. “Based on current evidence, we propose a paradigm shift: Exercise should be prescribed as medicine for people with early-stage Parkinson’s alongside conventional medical treatment
• 5-16-2024LONGER SCREENING INTERVALS ARE SAFE WITH LOW BASELINE PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN
• 5-16-2024US PROPOSES RECLASSIFYING MARIJUANA AS LOW-RISK DRUG US President Joe Biden’s administration formally proposed on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion. “No one should be in jail merely for using or possessing marijuana. Period,” Biden said in a video statement. “Far too many lives have been upended because of a failed approach to marijuana
• 5-16-2024WHO SHOULD BE SCREENED FOR SKIN CANCER? Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. Each year, more than 6 million adults are treated for skin cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Collin Costello, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist, says anyone can get skin cancer, but some people are at higher risk. So how often should you be screened?
• 5-16-2024CONSISTENT EXERCISE CHANGES HOW SATURATED FAT IS USED BY THE BODY, STUDY FINDS An active lifestyle can change how the body burns saturated and unsaturated fat according to new research from the University of Aberdeen. In the study, published in Nature Communications, researchers investigated how different types of fat are used by the body, depending on the individual’s level of physical fitness.
• 5-16-2024SIMPLE LEARNING TEST MAY BE USED TO DIAGNOSE AUTISM AT JUST SIX MONTHS OF AGE Researchers has discovered what might be a marker for autism that could diagnose a child as young as 6 months. In their study, published in PLOS ONE, the group tested infants believed to be at risk of developing the disorder and compared their results with infants not at risk and then monitored them for two years
• 5-16-2024STUDY INDICATES THE RAPID IDENTIFICATION OF STROKE TYPE IS KEY TO IMPROVING OUTCOMES Early identification of stroke type could be key to harnessing the benefits of very early in-ambulance blood pressure lowering treatment in patients with suspected acute stroke
• 5-16-2024CREAM CHEESE FROM ALDI, HY-VEE STORES RECALLED DUE TO SALMONELLA RISK Two major supermarket chains, Aldi and Hy-Vee, are recalling brands of cream cheese because of a potential risk for salmonella. No actual illnesses linked to the products have yet been reported, but Hy-Vee said it’s announcing the recall of Hy-Vee Cream Cheese Spread “out of an abundance of caution due to the potential for contamination with salmonella.” Another Hy-Vee product, bulk-packaged Cookies & Cream Mix, is also being recalled for the same reason
• 5-16-2024STUDY INVESTIGATES CARDIAC CELL REGENERATION IN SEARCH OF NOVEL THERAPEUTICS
• 5-16-2024EXERCISE DOES NOT ACCELERATE ARTERY PLAQUE BUILDUP MORE OFTEN SEEN IN FITNESS ENTHUSIASTS Exercising, even at extreme levels, does not accelerate the calcium buildup in arteries more often seen in marathoners and fitness enthusiasts, according to new research published in JAMA Cardiology from UT Southwestern and the Cooper Institute. The study, which analyzed more than 8,700 participants from 1998–2019, provides important insight on whether people whose heart scans detect higher calcium should modify their exercise regimen to slow the plaque buildup in arteries. A person’s calcium level helps predict risk for heart attack and stroke from a cardiovascular condition called atherosclerosis
• 5-16-2024CANCER IS INCREASINGLY SURVIVABLE—BUT IT SHOULDN’T DEPEND ON YOUR ABILITY TO ‘WRANGLE’ THE HEALTH SYSTEM
• 5-16-2024THE BRAIN MIGHT ALSO HAVE A MICROBIOME—WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• 5-16-2024WHAT IS PREP? WILL IT STOP ME GETTING HIV?
• 5-16-2024RISK OF ‘GENETIC DISCRIMINATION’ BY INSURANCE COMPANIES IS RUINING PEOPLE’S TRUST IN VITAL MEDICAL SCIENCE
• 5-16-2024CLIMATE CHANGE IS A NEW HURDLE FOR CHILDREN’S PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS IN CANADA
• 5-16-2024RESEARCH REVEALS LIFESTYLE MAINTENANCE TIPS FOR INFERTILE INDIVIDUALS
• 5-16-2024STUDY UNCOVERS NEW TARGET FOR BREAST CANCER MEDICATIONS
• 5-16-2024UNIQUE BRAIN CIRCUIT IS LINKED TO BODY MASS INDEX
• 5-16-2024PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAVE SEX TOO—SO WHY DO SOME DOCTORS THINK OTHERWISE?
• 5-16-2024SUNSCREEN WON’T STOP YOU MAKING VITAMIN D—HERE’S WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
• 5-16-2024PATIENT ‘CHRONOTYPE’ COULD IMPACT BEST TIME TO TAKE BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION
• 5-16-2024NEW POSTPARTUM CARE RECOMMENDATIONS TARGET CVD RISK
• 5-16-2024‘SOCIAL JET LAG’ LEADS TO WEIGHT GAIN AND INCREASED BLOOD SUGAR IN MICE
• 5-16-2024RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY IMPORTANT GENE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST PROSTATE CANCER
• 5-16-2024COMBINING TWO TUMOR MARKERS CAN HELP TRACK DOWN COLORECTAL CANCER SUBTYPES
• 5-16-2024WHY DO WE OVERINDULGE? STUDY EXPLORES HOW DISTRACTION AFFECTS ‘HEDONIC CONSUMPTION’
• 5-16-2024STUDY SHOWS LISTENING TO MENTAL HEALTH PODCASTS REDUCES STIGMA
• 5-16-2024STUDY FINDS TAKING CORTISONE WITH ANTACIDS CAN DIMINISH BONE DENSITY IN RHEUMATISM PATIENTS
• 5-16-2024EXPERTS SHARE TIPS FOR INCORPORATING THERMAL THERAPIES AFTER AN INJURY OR EXERCISE
• 5-16-2024TURKEY’S ‘MAD HONEY’ APHRODISIAC THAT CAN KNOCK YOU FLAT
• 5-16-2024FRUIT FLY STUDY REVEALS BRAIN-CELL CIRCUITRY THAT COULD UNDERLIE HOW CREATURES LARGE AND SMALL SEE WAVELENGTHS OF LIGHT
• 5-16-2024FDA SAID IT NEVER INSPECTED DENTAL LAB THAT MADE CONTROVERSIAL AGGA DEVICE
• 5-16-2024DESPITE ITS ‘NOTHINGBURGER’ REPUTATION, COVID-19 REMAINS DEADLIER THAN THE FLU
• 5-16-2024DOCTORS SAW YOUNGER MEN SEEKING VASECTOMIES AFTER ROE V. WADE WAS OVERTURNED
• 5-16-2024STUDY FINDS GLP-1 RECEPTOR AGONIST USE INCREASES LIKELIHOOD OF ANTIDEPRESSANT PRESCRIPTION
• 5-16-2024STUDY CONFIRMS A NUMBER OF DOCTORS DON’T UNDERSTAND MENOPAUSE
• 5-16-2024AI-INFORMED HEALTH APP AIDS DIABETES OUTCOMES
• 5-16-2024JUDGES AND PHYSICIANS HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS ABOUT APPOINTING A LEGAL GUARDIAN FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA, FINDS STUDY
• 5-16-2024BIOMARKER COULD IMPROVE PREDICTION OF RESPONSE TO IMMUNOTHERAPY IN MELANOMA
• 5-16-2024NEW GENE DELIVERY VEHICLE SHOWS PROMISE FOR HUMAN BRAIN GENE THERAPY
• 5-16-2024RESEARCHERS DISCOVER NEW PATHWAY TO CANCER CELL DEATH FROM CHEMOTHERAPY
• 5-16-2024UNDER STRESS, STUDY FINDS AN OBSERVER IS MORE LIKELY TO HELP THE VICTIM THAN TO PUNISH THE PERPETRATOR
• 5-16-2024GENETICS, ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH DISPARITIES LINKED TO INCREASED STRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES DURING ADOLESCENCE
• 5-16-2024DIABETES MEDICATION RISK IN AGED CARE REVEALED
• 5-16-2024STUDY SUGGESTS HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTRICAL ‘NOISE’ RESULTS IN CONGENITAL NIGHT BLINDNESS
• 5-16-2024ABORTION BANS MADE MINNESOTA A HEALTH CARE ISLAND. COULD THE SAME HAPPEN WITH IVF?
• 5-16-2024UNINTENTIONAL DROWNING RATES HIGHER IN 2020, 2021, 2022 THAN 2019
• 5-16-2024THESE PARENTS WON’T HAVE ANOTHER
• 5-16-2024HEP C INFECTION POSES GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT TO REPRODUCTIVE-AGE WOMEN
• 5-16-2024FDA APPROVES FIRST SELF-TEST COLLECTION KIT FOR HPV
• 5-16-2024NEUROPLASTICITY STUDY SHOWS HOW SINGING REHABILITATES SPEECH PRODUCTION IN POST-STROKE APHASIA
• 5-16-2024MINIATURIZED OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING PROBE TAKES PICTURES INSIDE CEREBRAL ARTERIES
• 5-16-2024THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RHYTHMICITY OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM FOR TUMOR GROWTH
• 5-16-2024END-OF-LIFE SYSTEMIC TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CANCERS DOES NOT IMPROVE SURVIVAL, FINDS STUDY
• 5-16-2024RISK PERCEPTION INFLUENCED LESS BY MEDIA THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT: STUDY
• 5-16-2024MACHINE LEARNING METHOD FOR PREDICTING GLIOMA MUTATIONS SHOWS PROMISE FOR PERSONALIZED TREATMENT
• 5-16-2024EXAMINING THE MECHANISMS AND CLINICAL POTENTIAL OF A PROMISING NON-OPIOID PAIN THERAPY CANDIDATE
• 5-16-2024STUDY IDENTIFIES ‘HOT-SPOTS’ OF HIGH RATES OF DEPRESSION LINKED TO DEPRIVATION
• 5-16-2024MANY CARDIOVASCULAR DEATHS ARE DUE TO AN UNBALANCED DIET, STUDY FINDS
• 5-16-2024PROGRESS IN GENETIC TESTING IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
• 5-16-2024ADVERSE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH LINKED TO TREATMENT-RESISTANT HYPERTENSION IN BLACK AMERICANS
• 5-16-2024RISK PERCEPTION INFLUENCED LESS BY MEDIA THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT: STUDY
• 5-16-2024MACHINE LEARNING METHOD FOR PREDICTING GLIOMA MUTATIONS SHOWS PROMISE FOR PERSONALIZED TREATMENT
• 5-16-2024EXAMINING THE MECHANISMS AND CLINICAL POTENTIAL OF A PROMISING NON-OPIOID PAIN THERAPY CANDIDATE
• 5-16-2024STUDY IDENTIFIES ‘HOT-SPOTS’ OF HIGH RATES OF DEPRESSION LINKED TO DEPRIVATION
• 5-16-2024MANY CARDIOVASCULAR DEATHS ARE DUE TO AN UNBALANCED DIET, STUDY FINDS
• 5-16-2024PROGRESS IN GENETIC TESTING IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
• 5-16-2024ADVERSE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH LINKED TO TREATMENT-RESISTANT HYPERTENSION IN BLACK AMERICANS
• 5-16-2024RISK PERCEPTION INFLUENCED LESS BY MEDIA THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT: STUDY
• 5-16-2024MACHINE LEARNING METHOD FOR PREDICTING GLIOMA MUTATIONS SHOWS PROMISE FOR PERSONALIZED TREATMENT
• 5-16-2024EXAMINING THE MECHANISMS AND CLINICAL POTENTIAL OF A PROMISING NON-OPIOID PAIN THERAPY CANDIDATE
• 5-16-2024STUDY IDENTIFIES ‘HOT-SPOTS’ OF HIGH RATES OF DEPRESSION LINKED TO DEPRIVATION
• 5-16-2024MANY CARDIOVASCULAR DEATHS ARE DUE TO AN UNBALANCED DIET, STUDY FINDS
• 5-16-2024PROGRESS IN GENETIC TESTING IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
• 5-16-2024ADVERSE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH LINKED TO TREATMENT-RESISTANT HYPERTENSION IN BLACK AMERICANS
• 5-16-2024STUDY SHOWS VICIOUS CYCLE OF PROTEIN CLUMPING IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND NORMAL AGING
• 5-16-2024GLOBAL STUDY REPORTS ASSISTED REPRODUCTION TREATMENTS ARE SAFE IN YOUNG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS WITH HIGH-RISK GENES
• 5-16-2024OFFERING BOTH COLONOSCOPY AND AT-HOME TESTS TO STUDY PATIENTS DOUBLED COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING
• 5-16-2024RESEARCHER DISCUSSES CHANGING THE PREGNANCY CULTURE TO ‘EATING FOR YOU,’ NOT FOR TWO
• 5-16-2024DISCOVERY OF A MASTER NEURON THAT CONTROLS MOVEMENT IN WORMS HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN DISEASE
• 5-16-2024RESEARCH LOOKS AT HOW LONELINESS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE INTERCONNECTED
• 5-16-2024EXPERTS PROVIDE DISPARITY-SENSITIVE MEASURES FOR TRANSPLANT CENTERS
• 5-16-2024NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POOR HEALTH, EARLY DEATH FROM METABOLISM-RELATED RISK FACTORS HAS INCREASED SINCE 2000
• 5-16-2024GLOBAL LIFE EXPECTANCY PROJECTED TO INCREASE BY NEARLY 5 YEARS BY 2050 DESPITE VARIOUS THREATS
• 5-16-2024PRIMARY HEALTH COVERAGE FOUND TO HAVE PREVENTED MORE THAN 300,000 CHILD DEATHS IN FOUR LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES
• 5-16-2024QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE BOOSTS EARLY HPV VACCINE RATES
• 5-16-2024TOBACCO CORPORATION ATTEMPTS TO GAIN PUBLIC TRUST IN ITS SCIENCE ARE HAVING SUCCESS, NEW RESEARCH FINDS
• 5-16-2024STUDY USES MACHINE LEARNING TO PREDICT OPIOID USE DISORDER TREATMENT INTERRUPTIONS
• 5-16-2024REVIEW EXPLORES CELL-BASED IMMUNOTHERAPIES FOR SEPSIS
• 5-16-2024EVALUATING A MOBILE APP AS A TRAINING TOOL TO DETECT SKIN DISEASES
• 5-16-2024IMAGING FIBROUS STRUCTURE ABNORMALITIES OF THE WHITE OF THE EYE IN MYOPATHIC PATIENTS
• 5-16-2024MAUI RESIDENTS FACE HEALTH DECLINE, ACCESS STRUGGLES AFTER WILDFIRE, NEW REPORT FINDS
• 5-16-2024STUDY FINDS BRAIN WIRING PREDICTED ADOLESCENTS’ EMOTIONAL HEALTH DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
• 5-16-2024LINK BETWEEN COVID-19 VACCINE COMPLICATION AND RARE ‘COMMON COLD’ BLOOD DISEASE
• 5-16-2024RESEARCH EXPLAINS NEW METHOD TO ENGINEER IMMUNE CELLS THAT COULD TREAT MULTIPLE CANCER PATIENTS
• 5-16-2024‘TROJAN HORSE’ WEIGHT LOSS DRUG FOUND TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN AVAILABLE THERAPIES
• 5-16-2024RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE PATHWAY THAT HELPS NEWBORN HEARTS REGENERATE IN MOUSE MODELS
• 5-16-2024RESEARCHERS DEVELOP THEORY ON TRAVELING WAVES OF ACTIVITY IN THE HUMAN BRAIN
• 5-16-2024RESEARCHERS PROFILE CLINICAL, GENE AND PROTEIN CHANGES IN ‘BRAIN FOG’ FROM LONG COVID

VAPE REGULATIONS 2024
Feeling uncertain about the 2024 vape laws and regulations? You’re not alone. We’re also navigating through some unclear aspects of the proposed regulations, but here’s what I know so far.
This post aims to provide you with the latest information on the 2024 vape regulations, along with articles for more details.We strive to keep you updated. If you’ve subscribed to my email list, I’ll notify you of any major changes to the store.
UNCHANGED REGULATIONS These regulations will remain the same: - You must be at least 18 to purchase any vape product. - A prescription is required to buy nicotine vaping products. - Selling pre-filled disposable vapes with nicotine is illegal in Australia except through pharmacies.
VAPE REGULATION CHANGES The proposed 2024 vaping regulations, introduced in late 2023, include the following changes (as I understand them).
FROM JANUARY 1: - Ban on importing disposable vapes (pre-filled and single-use). Individuals cannot import disposable vapes, but businesses can if they hold a license and permit from the Office of Drug Control (ODC). - We can continue selling nicotine-free disposable vapes we have in stock after January 1, but cannot import more. These vapes are always nicotine-free; safety reports are available upon request. - All doctors or nurse practitioners can now prescribe nicotine vaping products without needing approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). It's at their discretion to provide these prescriptions.
FROM MARCH 1:

• Ban on importing all vape products, including e-liquid (with or without nicotine) and hardware, by individuals, even with a prescription. Businesses will need a license and permit from ODC to import and must notify TGA of each product's compliance with their standards (see the current list of notified vapes).
  
• Vape stores can continue selling the nicotine-free vaping products they have in stock after March 1, but cannot import more without the necessary license/permit and TGA notification. It's uncertain how long this will be allowed.
  
• Imported vape products from March 1 must meet new device and e-liquid standards and only be sold in pharmacies with a prescription.
  
• All vape products will be classified as therapeutic products for smoking cessation or nicotine dependence management (formerly classified as smoke products under the same laws as cigarettes).
  
• The personal importation scheme will end, prohibiting individuals from ordering nicotine or nicotine vape products from overseas, even with a prescription.- New device and e-liquid standards set by TGA.
  
• Limits on flavours to mint, menthol, and tobacco for vape products imported after March 1.
  
• Existing vape businesses wishing to stay in the industry will need an import license and permit to supply pharmacies.
  

AFTER MARCH 1: The Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Bill 2024, introduced to parliament on March 21 by the Minister for Health and Aged Care, needs to pass through Parliament to enforce the following:

• Retail vape sales ban starting July 1, prohibiting tobacconists, vape stores, and convenience stores from selling non-therapeutic vapes.
  
• Ban on importing, manufacturing, supplying, and commercially possessing disposable, single-use vapes and non-therapeutic vapes. If the bill passes, illegal vape manufacturers and suppliers could face fines up to $2.2 million and seven years of jail time.
  
• Additional penalties for importing, manufacturing, supplying, advertising, or possessing vaping products contrary to regulations/law, including fines and prison time.
  
• If this bill passes through Parliament, vape stores will have to close to the public from July 1.
  

BILL PROGRESS
The Vaping Reforms Bill was debated in Parliament on March 27, with many Ministers expressing support or opposition. The bill was referred to a Senate Committee of Inquiry to determine if Australia should proceed with the proposed bill and prescription-only model or move towards regulating vapes like cigarettes.
The committee received around 300 public submissions and held two public hearings, calling witnesses from those who submitted feedback.The Senate Inquiry Report was published on May 8:

• The majority recommended passing the bill.
  
• National Party Senators published a 'Dissenting Report,' opposing the bill and recommending regulation similar to tobacco products.
  
• The bill must now be voted on by Senators in the June parliamentary sessions.
  
• Dr. Colin Mendelsohn's recent blog post detailed each politcal party's positions on the bill and the next steps that will determine its future. The National party opposes it, the greens wish to amend it, some independents will vote against it and the labor party supports the bill. (Summarising his opinion: it's currently about 50/50 in support or opposition of the Reforms Bill. Also stating he is cautiously optimistic. This may be determined by political back door deals and then if not, the greens will likely decide the result).
  

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Seeing cigarette smokers or ex cigarette smokers talking about how great of an experience smoking cigarettes with strangers or friends is, how smoking a cigarette or two with your morning coffee is pure bliss, cigarettes after dinner, during breaks, during stressful times is, etc etc makes me want to start because I truly feel like I’m one of the very few people on the face of this earth who’s never experienced any of that. I’m one of those people who are very health conscious, but I’m starting to feel like a wussie because of it. Most people have zero hesitations to try cigarettes or other drugs, even if they know the health risks, they do it anyway not really giving a damn about the consequences later on. They just do it anyway because they don’t care and just really want to feel the buzz. I WANT to live a long life. I WANT to be healthy. I don’t want to fuck up my lungs. I don’t want health problems. But jeez Louise, seeing cigarette smokers and ex smokers romanticize smoking so much really makes me want to start smoking JUST to be able to experience all those things. JUST to be able to even say “Yeah, I can relate. I know what that’s like.” Cigarettes smokers are honestly like their own clique. Their own social club. ONLY THEY can relate to each other. ONLY THEY can bond together like that. All huddled around in a circle, smoking, talking and just generally having a good time. If you’re a non smoker who’s in a group where everyone but you is smoking, you can’t help but feel left out. Like you’re missing out on that special bonding part of smoking, even if you’re literally standing right next to them. And I’m almost certain that smokers look at their non-smoking friends and think “I wish my friend smoked so they could bond with the rest of us through cigarettes. They’re missing out and surely they feel left out.” Like, I’m almost certain smokers feel that way. I would feel bad about not smoking if I was in a group of smokers. I’m sure they would secretly wished I smoked too even if they didn’t tell me that. And you could say “Well, just vape” but honestly, vaping just doesn’t fit that “smoker vibe”. If you’re in a group where everyone is smoking cigarettes, sharing lighters and lighting each other’s cigs and you’re just standing there awkwardly puffing away on your awkward looking techy electronic vape, wouldn’t the smokers really think you’re just ruining their “edgy” or “grungy” vibe instead of fitting in with them? Even though you’re doing almost the same thing they are, inhaling and exhaling something to get a good feeling out of it? Most cigarette smokers see vaping as childish, cringe, or just not as a cool as actually smoking, and won’t even touch a vape JUST for those reasons alone, even if vaping is the “healthier” option. I’m literally 25 and never smoked, but lord sometimes I really do consider it just to experience the “good” parts about smoking. Rational and logical me knows it’s just the addiction on the smokers end when they romanticize smoking, but the other part of me is like “but I feel like I’m really missing out and I feel left out because I can’t relate to them.” Also the fact that smoker CONSTANTLY have to step away smoke. If you’re a non smoker hanging out with smoker friends, be it at the movies, an amusement park, a restaurant, museum, or even just at someone’s house, they have to CONSTANTLY interrupt the activity or event to go somewhere and smoke, and as a non smoker that would get old. Is it REALLY quality time together if your friends are constantly leaving you, the non smoker, behind to go somewhere and smoke with their smoking buddies? They probably like them more anyway because they can go smoke together and spend quality time together like that. So, why not I just start smoking and join them, you know?

The global hair restoration market is anticipated to exhibit a noteworthy compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 15% from 2021 to 2027, having been valued at USD 4.3 billion in 2020. One of the primary drivers of this growth is the rising prevalence of androgenetic alopecia worldwide. Additionally, the increasing consumption of tobacco and alcohol is projected to further propel market expansion. According to the most recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 14% of adults aged 18 and above reported smoking cigarettes in 2019.
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Market Trends:
Technological Advancements: Over the years, there has been a remarkable evolution in the field of hair restoration technologies. Innovations such as robotic hair transplantation systems, which offer precision and efficiency in graft extraction and implantation, have revolutionized surgical procedures. Stem cell therapy and PRP treatments have also gained prominence for their potential to stimulate hair growth and improve overall hair health.
Increasing Demand for Non-Invasive Procedures: As people seek less invasive alternatives to traditional surgical methods, non-invasive procedures like PRP therapy and LLLT have become increasingly popular. These treatments offer advantages such as minimal downtime, reduced discomfort, and lower risk of complications, making them appealing options for individuals looking to address hair loss without undergoing surgery.
Rising Popularity of Hair Transplants: Hair transplant procedures have seen a surge in demand worldwide. This growth can be attributed to advancements in transplant techniques, such as follicular unit extraction (FUE) and follicular unit transplantation (FUT), which result in more natural-looking outcomes. Moreover, the increasing societal acceptance of aesthetic procedures has encouraged more people to consider hair transplants as a viable solution for hair loss.
Expanding Target Demographics: While hair restoration was traditionally associated with older individuals, there's a notable shift as younger demographics, including millennials, become increasingly interested in preventative treatments and cosmetic enhancements. Factors such as heightened social media presence and a desire for aesthetic improvement drive this trend, with younger individuals seeking to maintain or enhance their hair density at an earlier age.
Growing Awareness and Acceptance: With greater awareness about the available treatment options and a reduced stigma surrounding hair loss, more individuals are seeking professional help for their hair restoration concerns. This shift in attitude reflects a broader societal acceptance of cosmetic interventions to address aesthetic issues, contributing to the overall growth of the market.
Market Opportunities:
The hair restoration market presents several compelling opportunities for growth and innovation. With technological advancements driving the development of more effective and minimally invasive procedures, there is a significant opportunity to meet the growing demand for non-surgical solutions. Additionally, expanding target demographics, including younger individuals seeking preventative treatments and cosmetic enhancements, open avenues for market expansion. The rising acceptance of hair restoration treatments, fueled by increased awareness and reduced stigma surrounding hair loss, further contributes to market growth potential. Moreover, emerging markets offer untapped opportunities, driven by factors such as rising disposable incomes, improving healthcare infrastructure, and evolving beauty standards.
According to the recent report published by RC Market Analytics, the Global Hair Restoration Market is expected to provide sustainable growth opportunities during the forecast period from 2024 to 2030. This latest industry research study analyzes the hair restoration market by various product segments, applications, regions and countries while assessing regional performances of numerous leading market participants. The report offers a holistic view of the hair restoration industry encompassing numerous stakeholders including raw material suppliers, providers, distributors, consumers and government agencies, among others. Furthermore, the report includes detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis of the global market considering market history, product development, regional dynamics, competitive landscape, and key success factors (KSFs) in the industry.
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The Hair Restoration Market Segmentation:
By Procedure:

• Follicular Unit Extraction
• Follicular Unit Transplantation

By Therapy:

• Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT)
• Stem Cell hair restoration
• Platelet-Rich Plasma

By Region:

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East & Africa

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Cannabis has now been – at least partially – legal in Germany for a good five weeks. Will there soon be THC drinks in this country? Will Germans then drink less alcohol? And where can the substances actually be consumed? While the answers to this will probably take a while to come, many, including those in the beverage industry, are looking with excitement to Canada, where marijuana has been legal since 2018.
The approval there quickly led to the introduction of a wealth of new mixed drinks. The beverage manufacturer Truss Beverages from the province of Ontario brought non-alcoholic drinks enriched with THC and CBD in a wide variety of, mostly fruity, flavors and different, precisely defined potencies onto the market under the brand names XMG, Little Victory, Mollo and Bedfellows. Truss is a joint venture between brewing company Molson Coors and cannabis company Hexo.
THC drinks soon in Germany too? It's no wonder that, given the opportunities offered by a completely new category, companies in this country are already positioning themselves to be among the pioneers if cannabis extracts are also approved as beverage additives here. For example, the Hamburg company “Good Drinks” is currently discussing whether THC in its drinks could be a useful brand addition, as co-owner Frank Maßen reports.
Good Drinks is currently on the market with vodka and energy drinks, for example. Well-known Hamburg restaurateurs such as Axel Strehlitz and John Schierhorn, both of whom have deep roots in the local club scene, are involved in the start-up. Maßen sees THC as a logical progression for a brand that has partying in its DNA, but “the idea of ​​introducing a THC variant raises a lot of questions, especially in terms of brand image and acceptance,” said Maßen.
Discussions are currently underway internally about how to handle this potential expansion without damaging the essence of the brand, which is strongly linked to the club culture. There are intensive discussions with the licensors of the Hamburg Club Combine, which launched the brand together with Good Drinks to support the local club scene as a social business ( we reported ).
Some THC drinks already on the market in Canada Some THC drinks already on the market in Canada (Product photos: Truss Beverages) Breweries would certainly also be potential manufacturers. But the German Brewers Association considers it unlikely that many breweries could jump on the cannabis bandwagon. “Germany is and remains the country of beer drinkers. With 1,500 breweries and almost 8,000 brands, we have a beer variety that is unique in the world,” says Managing Director Holger Eichele. Beer is still the national drink, although consumption has been declining for years, as in many other European countries.
“Edibles” are still banned under EU law Apart from that, an introduction would not yet be legally possible, because drinks with THC or CBD fall under “edibles” in the EU; This refers to foods and drinks that contain cannabis. They are therefore affected by the Novel Food Regulation, explains the managing director of the Bavarian Cannabis Association, Wenzel Cerveny. This means that they can only be placed on the market once they have been tested as safe by the EU.
“This is something that a small manufacturer cannot do - this test would have to be initiated by a large company,” says Cerveny. He himself is currently working with the small brewery “Unertl” from Haag in Upper Bavaria on an alcohol-free beer with hemp extract. However, without THC or CBD, but with hemp as a special taste.
To provide a more detailed explanation, the EU states that there has been no evidence of any significant consumption of the individual substance CBD (cannabidiol) before May 15, 1997. It is therefore assessed as novel in the European Commission's Novel Food Catalog under the entry “Cannabinoids” and therefore requires its own approval. As long as this does not exist, such products are not marketable. The same applies to products containing THC.
Alcohol consumption in Canada fell after legalization It's not just new products that could affect the German beverage industry if they are allowed in the future. Using Canada as an example, it is clear to see that cannabis consumption has a direct influence on consumers' drinking behavior. A joint study by the University of Manitoba, Memorial University and the University of Toronto has shown that Canadians are drinking significantly less alcohol since they were legally allowed to consume cannabis.
For example, the study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence observed an average monthly decline in beer consumption of 136 hectoliters per 100,000 people after legalization. In this context, the authors speak of a “substitution effect”, in which consumers choose cannabis instead of beer as their intoxicant of choice.
Mixing with alcohol is not advisable Both together are considered by “connoisseurs” to be not very digestible. Even Truss Beverages advises against consuming its THC drinks mixed with alcohol on its website, citing recommendations from the Canadian Health Authority. Again and again, the product description in connection with the dosage is about ensuring a “controlled and predictable consumption experience”.
Clear warnings label drinks containing THC in Canada. Clear warnings label drinks containing THC in Canada. (Photo: Truss Beverages) A look at the 2022/23 financial year shows how strong cannabis legalization can have on the alcohol industry. Accordingly, Canada received more excise tax revenue from cannabis ($660 million) than from wine ($205 million) and beer ($450 million) combined.
It is still completely unclear whether the industry will have to adapt to similar shifts in this country. The German Brewers Association is rather relaxed: It is still far too early to speculate about possible effects, emphasizes DBB boss Eichele. “There are studies from abroad where markets have been examined in more detail. However, these studies cannot be transferred one-to-one to Germany; the starting points are far too different. We don’t expect any visible effects in this country.”
Where smoking is allowed, you can also smoke weed The question of how to deal with marijuana users in the catering industry is already very current; It is being hotly debated all over the country. While the use of the drug indoors is usually prohibited, there is scope for freedom in outdoor areas and, for example, beer gardens.
The German Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga) says that initial feedback from the industry shows a tendency not to allow the consumption of marijuana. The legal situation varies from federal state to federal state, as Dehoga managing director and legal expert Jürgen Benad knows: “Where smoking is still permitted according to the legal regulations of the federal states, cannabis consumption is also generally permitted.”
But it is also clear: “Every restaurateur is allowed to prohibit guests from consuming cannabis – even in smoking bars – based on their house rules,” says Benad. This also applies to outdoor catering. Cannabis may not be consumed “in the immediate presence” of minors. What this specifically means in the catering industry will not be easy to define in individual cases.
Zero tolerance or laissez-faire? While the beer gardens in Munich, for example, will remain consumption-free until further notice due to Bavaria's zero-tolerance policy, people in Berlin are more open-minded. “Since the cannabis law was approved, the consumption of cannabis in the catering industry has been considered synonymous with the consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products,” says Tony Ettelt-Brundiers, managing director of “Zenner”, a cultural and gastronomic ensemble consisting of a vineyard, beer garden and organic ice cream parlor , concert hall, club space and event location in the capital.
“We are not questioning this law,” said Ettelt-Brundiers. “Regardless of what our guests smoke in the Zenner’s outdoor areas, we ask everyone to be considerate, especially if other guests could feel disturbed by someone else’s smoke, regardless of its origin.” This principle of mutuality Consideration has worked surprisingly well in Zenner for more than 200 years, which the aforementioned amendment to the law should not change, according to the managing director.
How much cannabis will ultimately change the beverage industry and social life surrounding beverages is still entirely unknown.
https://getraenke-news.de/cannabis-legalisierung-bald-gras-statt-hopfen/
NOTE: Some of the getraenke-news research goes back a few years and ownership of TRUSS is now 100% owned and operated by Tilray Brands that is also a multi year, In Country producer of German Medical Cannabis.

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I have been looking for 8mm filters that are not made from plastic. I have found a few 6mm natural fibre filters, and I cannot understand why not in 8mm. Is 8mm for tobacco/cigarettes irregular?
I tried the 8mm RAW cotton filters, and experienced zero draw. I tried unpacking the densely packed filter, hastily got annoyed and regretfully threw the whole bag out thinking “how could they sell a product that does not work?”
I tried to get Arango organic filters, but the one site that carries them does not deliver outside the US, and the other site is a wholesaler. I am in Canada.
I tried to order from Mr Tipps for their bamboo corn filter. This product looks pretty cool. But there is a website error that prevents me from completing the order while checking out. And they are unresponsive to emails.
In the meantime I have been stuffing bits of cotton in pre rolled tips. But this is pretty tedious. Am I S.O.L.? I moved to RYO for a cleaner smoke. Tobacco, paper, filter. And there does not seem to be a market for filters made from a non plastic material. Cotton, paper, corn, etc.
I would genuinely like to understand why not? I am blue collar, and it seems like most smokers around me are only interested in the cheapest smoke they can get and don’t care what is in it or what it is made from or even how bad the smoke is. I would think smoking through a plastic filter would be undesirable.
I would move to just pre rolled paper tips, but I get tongue bite when smoking without filters, and loose tobacco falls out. Perhaps I could dry the tobacco a bit more, and try a slower draw more like cigar smoking. I don’t know.
Any suggestions? Thank you.

By hearing contradictory speeches, we no longer understand anything. So, are e-cigarettes really an effective aid for quitting smoking? Yes or no, is vaping better for your health than smoking? Answers from a tobacco specialist and an epidemiologist.
In 2022, 7.3% of 18-75 year olds reportedvaping, including 5.5% daily, according to the latest figures from Santé Publique France (source 1). In just a few years, smokers have adopted e-cigarettes as another means ofquitting smoking. However, in a July 2019 report, the World Health Organization (WHO) criticizedelectronic cigarettesfor being “unquestionably harmful”. So, what should we think about it?
https://www.seraviral-ova.com/2024/05/do-electronic-cigarettes-really-help.html

By hearing contradictory speeches, we no longer understand anything. So, are e-cigarettes really an effective aid for quitting smoking? Yes or no, is vaping better for your health than smoking? Answers from a tobacco specialist and an epidemiologist.
In 2022, 7.3% of 18-75 year olds reportedvaping, including 5.5% daily, according to the latest figures from Santé Publique France (source 1). In just a few years, smokers have adopted e-cigarettes as another means ofquitting smoking. However, in a July 2019 report, the World Health Organization (WHO) criticizedelectronic cigarettesfor being “unquestionably harmful”. So, what should we think about it?
https://www.seraviral-ova.com/2024/05/do-electronic-cigarettes-really-help.html

Our well-being and health depend greatly on sleep hygiene.

Here are some tips to improve your sleep:

Consistent sleep schedule:

• Stick to a circadian rhythm by going to bed and getting up at normal times. This synchronizes your sleep-wake cycle.

Avoid stimulants:

• Limit the consumption of coffee, cola drinks, cigarettes and alcohol. Alcohol, although it can induce sleep, disrupts its quality in the long term.

Separate bed from non-sleep activities:

• Use the bed only for sleeping and sexual activities. Avoid reading, watching TV, or eating in bed.

Manage your nighttime awakenings:

• If you wake up during the night and can't get back to sleep, get up and do calming activities until the next sleep cycle arrives.

Avoid excessive naps:

• They can interrupt your sleep. It is advisable to maintain an uninterrupted night's sleep.

Promote physical exercise:

• Avoid strenuous exercise in the late evening, but a walk is beneficial.

Create an environment conducive to sleep:

• Maintain an environment conducive to sleep by reducing noise, ensuring a comfortable temperature in the bedroom and opting for a cozy bed.

Avoid heavy meals before sleeping:

• Eat at normal times and avoid large meals in the evening.
• Limit the use of electronic devices before bed:
• Avoid screens at least 30 minutes before bed.
• Reduce your caffeine and nicotine intake during the evening.

By following these tips, you will have the opportunity to improve the quality of your sleep and support your overall well-being.
https://www.soin-atmedco.com/2024/05/quavez-vous-appris-sur-lhygiene-du.html

Hello, I am looking to hire a new PCA to help me in my home. I receive services through CDPAP and use Maxim as my fiscal intermediary. I currently have 10 hours a week available for the right candidate. The case is in Ronkonkoma with flexible hours, just no early mornings. This would be a great fit for a university student looking for a job around classes, or someone looking to work around another job or their kids' school schedule. Pay is $20.22 an hour.
I have Ehlers Danlos and Yao Syndrome, with MCAS and POTS. Please research these medical conditions before applying. The type of care my population needs is different than many cases so I want to make sure people working with me understand the nature of these conditions. I am socially independent, and still physically independent and capable in many ways but my case has severely affected my spine neurologically and structurally. This limits my bending, lifting, and balance, and causes me pain.
My MCAS is my other huge struggle. I have SEVERE, sometimes anaphylactic allergies. I am on two immune suppressing drugs to control this but I still have to carry epi pens. My major allergens, diagnosed through patch testing, are Isothiazolinones, Benzisothiazolinone (BIT) and Methylisothiazolinone (MIT, MI) being the worst, fragrance, and tobacco smoke/residue. These allergies, especially the BIT and MIT, are AIRBORNE, not contact. And unfortunately the Isothiazolinones are in many laundry detergents, fabric softeners, floor cleaners, etc. Even some, but not all “green”, “unscented”, “free and clear” etc. ones.
My best fit for someone to work with me would actually be someone who has similar allergies and is looking for a safe working environment, or is already using laundry products not containing these preservatives for other reasons. You can look up your products at SkinSAFE or Yuka. I also need a non-smoker. I don’t care about vaping, but analogue cigarette residue makes me very sick. Additionally, because of the 2 immune suppressing drugs, it needs to be understood that I need to take precautions to not pick up infections, similar to a cancer patient, so good hand washing and sometimes glove wearing is important.
Other than that, the case is pretty straightforward and does not involve personal care. It’s mostly help with housework, like laundry, changing sheets, floors, unloading my dishwasher, etc. My house is not big and I don’t expect a deep cleaning service, but these are essential job functions. Also helping me on errands, some light help with food prep (you don’t need to cook), and sometimes coming to doctors appointments with me. Experience with LGBTQIA+ clients is a bonus but not required.
If you are not familiar with the CDPAP program, applicants must be 18+ and all agencies including Maxim require proof of vaccinations such as the MMR, a recent physical and TB test to onboard. If you have all that in a row the application process goes very quickly. I will not respond to comments of “interested”, or any phone numbers due to 99% of those being scammers, but please send me a message directly. I will be checking my inbox and getting back to you within 24 hours. Thanks so much!

Hello all,
Today is my 16th day I switched to nicotine free electronic cigarettes cold turkey from smoking tobacco 30 a day for 25+ years. First week was tough, but I now know my cravings are getting much less and less frequent and more manageable. Thank god there is a nicotine free vaping alternative.
I have been waiting for my lungs to cough up all the tar and other nasty stuff. But so far, no coughs, no nothing. Should I be worried, or should I feel good that my lungs were somehow keeping themselves clear?
Thank you all.

Was addicted to nicotine for roughly ten years from ages 18-28. Started by adding tobacco to my joints in college, then smoking cigarettes when I was drunk, then smoking tobacco all day everyday, and then ultimately vaping all day everyday. I quit cold turkey but relapsed and bought a pack of cigs around the 2 week mark, smoked those for 2 days, and then quit again. That time stuck. Happy to report cravings are pretty much nonexistent at this point. I credit my success primarily to four things: (1) being in a relationship with a non-nicotine addict who supported my quit and hanging out way less with my old nicotine-addicted friends (2) smoking lots of weed and using CBD vapes to satisfy my oral fixation and desire to inhale something that gives me dopamine (3) ironically, being in a European country where virtually everyone smokes appealed to my contrarian nature. It’s not “cool” to smoke when every old boomer does (4) having previous experience with Afrin nosepray addiction (it’s real, I promise!) and thinking of nicotine as just another toxic withdrawal process that I will be better off at the end of despite the short term suffering

Examining the Health Impacts of Nicotine Vaping versus Traditional Cigarette Smoking
Introduction:
The rise of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or vaping devices as alternatives to traditional cigarettes has sparked discussions about their comparative health risks. Advocates argue that vaping nicotine is a safer option than smoking cigarettes. This paper delves into the comparative health risks, potential benefits, and emerging concerns related to nicotine vaping and traditional cigarette smoking, including the issue of lung inflammation from excessive vaping.

1. Nicotine Delivery Mechanisms:

Both vaping devices and cigarettes deliver nicotine, the addictive substance in tobacco. Traditional cigarettes burn tobacco, generating smoke laden with thousands of harmful chemicals. In contrast, e-cigarettes heat a liquid (e-liquid or vape juice) to create an aerosol, minimizing exposure to carcinogens produced by combustion.

1. Chemical Composition and Health Impact:

Cigarette smoke contains tar, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and other toxins responsible for lung diseases, cardiovascular issues, and cancer. Vape liquids typically contain fewer harmful chemicals, but long-term effects remain under study. Overvaping, or excessive use of vaping devices, can lead to lung inflammation and respiratory symptoms, highlighting the importance of moderation in vaping habits.

1. Respiratory and Cardiovascular Health:

Smoking significantly increases the risk of respiratory conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer due to smoke-induced lung damage. Vaping, while potentially less harmful to the lungs, may still pose cardiovascular risks, especially for individuals with preexisting conditions. Studies on the long-term cardiovascular impact of vaping are ongoing.

1. Youth Initiation and Addiction:

The appeal of flavored vape products and marketing tactics has drawn youth to vaping, raising concerns about nicotine addiction and long-term health consequences. Efforts to curb youth initiation, such as flavor bans and stricter regulations, are crucial to prevent a new generation from becoming addicted to nicotine.

1. Potential Benefits and Risks of Nicotine:

Nicotine, while addictive, has potential benefits such as cognitive enhancement, mood regulation, and pain relief. However, these benefits must be balanced against its addictive nature and the risks associated with tobacco use disorders, emphasizing the need for responsible consumption and informed decision-making.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, while vaping nicotine appears to present fewer immediate health risks than smoking traditional cigarettes, it is not without concerns. Lung inflammation from overvaping underscores the importance of using vaping devices responsibly and avoiding excessive nicotine exposure. Regulatory measures should focus on harm reduction, youth prevention, and public education to promote informed choices regarding nicotine consumption. Continued research into the long-term effects of vaping and nicotine use is essential to guide evidence-based policies and interventions that prioritize public health. Ultimately, individuals should consider the complete picture of risks and benefits when making decisions about nicotine use, emphasizing moderation and informed health choices

Cephalapod Genesis
The pharoah ejaculated into the river and in the sand the sperm found refuge and grew into papyrus. This an example of genesis.
Vampyrapods are the first intelligent species to live on this planet predating the dinosaurs. They came here somehow. They did not evolve on this planet. Perhaps just an ejaculated sperm from another being landing in the water. The direct offspring of this cephalapod is the modern octopus. Octopus are responsible for nearly every animal genesis on earth including humans and subsequently man made inventions and accomplishments. Octopus taught trees to fruit, destroyed the dinosaurs through becoming tapeworms, and even walked to the moon. Some of the animals you may recognize from the cellular genesis may have fused with the other local staples such as canine, equine, and feline, and reptile as well as temporarily the pachyderms in post-actualization causal genesis. This can be done by mating with, killing, eating, dying, being eaten, or simply a laying of hands or physical actions. Octopus only live for about 4.5 years of our relationship with time, but they have beaten death through a mix of telepathy and cannabalism. They've also mastered time travel. There are only 3 actual beings here. Others died in getting here and are fossilized. 2 males and 1 female survived. I call them Jack, Seth, and Claire. This is why the genesis had to completed this way as any direct offspring would not work. because theyve have infinite time to complete it, theyve walked over every inch of the planet and affected every species. In fact our own existence is simply the echo of the combined knowledge of the cephs. We are an amalgamation like the 'too much good stuff' guy from am/pm commercials. Make a bird with your hands. ¿Where are the beaks? The latest project is to use genetic science in order to bring back the mammoth and obtain a sixth digit from its feet. Should happen around 2027. When the vampyrapods first encountered life here it was eating their tentacles. So the first genesis occured in the offspring of those that ate of the tentacles. This is why modern cephs only have 8 limbs. The first language period is Enochian. A language of the eyes and limbs. Through different manipulation of limbs and eye fluctuations communication was made. After a while though telepathy became the established communication.
Here are some examples but not all of cephalapod genesis:
• Spiders (rare from trilobyte mix, had to go back in time to accomplish) (they had to avenge the original vampyrapods from being eaten from early organisms, thisnis how scorpions were able to evolve) • Mango (foilage and ceph mix. Ceph hung from a tree upside down) • Star fruit (the tree missed the octopus and tempted it to return) • Pinecone ( the bite marks of ceph beak eating the fruit of the trees) • Toucan (the beak formation from ceph in flux probably consuming a failed aviary) • Peacock (feather formations still in flux from limbs partial fusion) • Salamander (reptile/chameleon mix) (skin breathing evolution) •Sloth (feline and foilage mix) • Mistletoe bird (octopus ate a mushroom) • Lyrebird (mirage, digitage, and aviary from peacock and pheasant. Mastered the art of sound mimickry to develop better auditory communications) • Dung beetle (rolling backwards the earth through time) • VW bug (trunk up front) (mirage, digitage, pachyderm mix) (invented higher than the model T but arrived later in time) • Goliath bird-eating tarantula ( set a web to catch a bird which did not exist fully until the web was cast. When the spider consumed the bird the psuedo cannabalistic action resulted in a poison tree frog) • Snakes (a ceph lost its mating limb for some reason in a mirage mix experiment) • venemous snakes (a snake ate the eggs of its own offspring)(the cursed dinosaur souls live inside these) • Gumby (using hands to mold clay made a show about being an octopus) • Chameleon (reptile, ceph, foilage, mirage mix)(a ceph was purposely eaten by a komodo dragon to telepathically send a reverse osmosis of its makeup inside its body to another ceph that was attempting to kill the dinosaurs in the past. How they programmed the tapeworm to destroy them)

• Human organs (strife and love and tapeworm mix. Impregnating a mix of canine feline equine, ceph, pachyderm, reptilian, mirage, digitage, foilage, strife and love through years of experimentation lodged themselves systematically into more and more advanced versions and became functional in each iteration) • Sumi ink tattoo ink any ink really • The written word (anemone, sea urchin, porcupine quill, Bird feather and ink. Papyrus) • Floppy disk (suction cup on a piece of mail specifically a bill and the suction cup on the plastic window) • Cd, dvd, blu ray (laying of hands on a television screen) • Television (just a series of ceph exploring life through the inside of a glass tank with mirage and digitage mix) • Movie theater ( same but aquarium instead) • Papillon (love + insect from trilobyte and ink and papyrus needed training wheels to learn how to fly) • Taser (digitage mix of the two extra original tentacles lost from vampyrapod with mix of electric eel which was a detached limb of an octopus that had achieved ball lightning static existence) • Wisteria (ceph and foilage mix) (needed the seeds to play mancala or something) • Water strider (walked on water) • Lunar lander (digitage) (tapeworms in humans directed construction, the first electronic component gestalt high enough to become digital) (a tree really wanted to go to the moon) • Champagne cork (Ate some bark, vent plugged up and had to pee really bad) • Electrostatic Ball (attempting time travel, a ceph was meditating in complete non movement inside a digitized mirage flashing irridescence until it passed away) • Ball lightning (time travel attempt Same ceph tried a pure digitage and mirage mix) • Gnarwal (chameleon tongue, mirage and pachyderm) • Light bulb (ceph + mirage + digitage mix) (octopus crawled into a mirage jar and was irridescent) • Liquor bottle (octopus got stuck in a fulgarite and died temporarily trapping its soul in reflection but the invention of cork escaped it) • Silly string (mirage mix) (angry octopus sprayed another with diarhea from its vent) • Tapeworms (had to brave a walk into a volcano and die. As the octopus melted while running, it evolved the turkey, turkey vulture, vulture, and was just a slithering worm by the time it was engulfed by lava) • The Ten Commandments (vampyrapod fossils brought by a tapewormed moses to show people and try and explain the religion) • Dumbo (actually just a tiny cute octopus) • Hydra from capt america (introducing the public to idealogy of cephs) • Tobacco leaf (the laying of hands on deciduous plantlife, a gift to the early iterations of human) • Cow (equine ceph and pachyderm mix) essentially the Orca ate the Octopus, in its 4th stomach it finally died and so when the cow who has 4 stomachs manifested it came with udders symbolic of the octopus genesis in post actualization-causation • Rapa nui. The end of time. (Great stone heads disembodied) (mirage and strife)the final resting place. A graveyard. A place of rest always available

I keep seeing the same questions ask r over and over - “WHAT CAN I BRING?”
ALLOWED ITEMS
YES Liquid sunscreen, in non-­aerosol containers of 3oz or less YES Bug spray in non-­aerosol containers of 3oz or less YES Clear backpacks, bags, and purses (no larger than 12” x 6” x 12”) YES One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag (Zip-top bag or similar) YES Fanny Packs are allowed YES Small clutch bags approximately the size of a hand with or without a handle or strap YES Blankets & beach towels YES Sunglasses and hats YES One (1) EMPTY non-glass water container up to 2 liters in size YES EMPTY CamelBak style water bladder systems subject with one pocket for the water bladder and one additional pocket* YES If you need medicine, please note that prescription and OTC medications are subject to specific guidelines** YES Factory-sealed nasal Naloxone/Narcan kit; no more than 2 per person YES Baby strollers (if you have small children) *Guidelines for CamelBak style hydration systems: Although SINGLE POCKET CamelBak style water bladder systems are allowed EMPTY into the venue, the water bladders themselves must be capable of being removed from the carrier and must be transparent enough to allow security to visually inspect the empty bladder. Additionally, CamelBak style bladder carriers must have no more than ONE pocket in addition to the compartment that hold the water bladder. Any CamelBak style water bladders that cannot be removed from the carrier and/or is opaque enough to prevent visual inspection will not be allowed into the festival. Any CamelBak­ style bladder carriers larger than the permitted size will not be allowed into the festival.
**Guidelines for prescription and OTC medications: Prescription medications are allowed only in the original prescription bottle, any person attempting to bring in prescription medication must have a government­ issued photo identification card that matches the name printed on the prescription, and the pills in the bottle must match the description printed on the prescription. You will only be allowed to carry the dosage of prescription medication required for the duration of each individual Event date. Over-­the-­counter medications are allowed provided that they are new and in the original, factory-sealed container.
Hangout Bag Policy Graphic PROHIBITED ITEMS
NO Tents, umbrellas, or temporary structures of any kind NO Weapons, knives, or firearms of any kind, including any item that can be used as a weapon NO Narcotics, including marijuana, drug paraphernalia and any other illegal substances NO Backpacks, cinch bags, briefcases, purses, or bags allowed except bags made of clear plastic, clear vinyl, or clear PVC not exceeding 12” x 6” x 12” NO Alcoholic beverages of any kind NO Unsealed disposable vapor or electronic cigarettes NO Drones or any other remote flying device NO Vitamins NO Kites NO Glow Sticks NO Focused light devices, including laser pointers NO Refillable vapor or electronic cigarettes NO Unsealed: cigarette packages, tampons, packs of gum and chapstick/lip gloss NO Marker pens and spray paint NO Air horns and/or megaphones NO Items intended for sale/promotion (including flyers, stickers and posters) NO Water guns, water balloons, and/or any other kind of water projectile NO Glass in any form, including glass bottles NO Outside food or beverages NO Skateboards, rollerblades, hoverboards, scooters, bicycles, wagons and/or motorized carts or Scooters NO Fidget spinners NO Bicycles inside festival grounds (bike racks will be available near the entrance) NO Large chains or spiked jewelry NO Fireworks, sparklers, firecrackers, and/or incendiary or explosive devices of any kind NO Chinese Lanterns NO Umbrellas NO Chairs of any kind, including inflatable loungers NO Coolers of any kind, including hard­sided and soft­sided coolers NO Pets (service animals with current rabies vaccination excepted) NO Video equipment of any kind (including personal camcorders and GoPro cameras) NO Professional photo equipment (SLDSLR cameras, detachable/removable lens cameras) NO Audio recording equipment of any kind NO Portable audio equipment of any kind, including portable “boom box” stereo systems NO Professional radios or walkie­talkies NO Flags and/or flagpoles NO Selfie sticks NO Hammocks NO Any item that can be used as a means to disturb the peace, endanger the safety of the crowd, and/or inflict damage to people and goods *ALLOWED/PROHIBITED ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Hangout Music Festival and private security personnel at the entrances reserve the right to make the final determination on allowed and non-­allowed items.
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