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Smoking and Mental Health Risks

Smoking and Mental Health Risks

Many people today understand the risks that smoking poses to someone’s health, however on top of this it also affects mental health. Smoking linked to serious health conditions such as cancer, heart disease, and emphysema. In addition to these risks, chemicals such as nicotine can affect a person’s mood and mental health.

Mental Health Becomes Unbearable for U.S. Teens

Mental Health Becomes Unbearable for U.S. Teens

The shadows of depression and suicide have been creeping into the lives of American teens. One 13-year-old girl from Minneapolis ran into the woods. The mother saw her daughter’s phone and she was shocked to see that there was self-harm from her daughter’s ankles in the pictures. She followed her daughter into the woods in hopes that her daughter would not commit suicide.

Stop Smoking

Stop Smoking

An appeals court just dismissed a ruling that another appeals court upheld earlier this year. The Supreme Court might have to step in and make a final decision in this fight against cigarettes. The law says that cigarette companies would have to use graphic imagery in their health warnings about the dangers of cigarettes. Because […]

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