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		<title>Nicotine Addiction, Effects, Withdrawal Symptoms and Health Risks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nicotine is the one of the many chemicals found in tobacco products and more commonly used in the form of cigarettes. These days other products such as nicotine chewing gum, mouth sprays and patches are also utilised but more frequently as a temporary measure to quit cigarette smoking. These nicotine replacement products deliver a fixed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is &#8216;Sugars&#8217;? Narcotic Drug Mix Containing Heroin</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Sugars&#8217; is the street name of a popular drug in South Africa which is a heroin-derivative where heroin is mixed with small amounts of residual cocaine. It is then used together with other drugs like cannabis (marijuana, dagga) or inhaled on its own. The drug mix is cut with other substances that give it bulk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dangers of Smoking &#8211; Cigarette, Cigars, Tobacco, Hookah</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cigarette smoking is a known health hazard. While cigar and other means of tobacco smoking, as in pipes, are not as common as cigarette smoking, the dangers are the same. Some new evidence suggests that tobacco smoking through a hookah (&#8216;hubbly bubbly&#8217;) may be more toxic than cigarettes and cigars. Most cigarette smokers are well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dangers of Cigarette Smoking During Pregnancy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dangers of cigarette smoking is widely publicised in the media and smokers cannot claim to be ignorant about the dangers of this habit as cigarette packs now contain warnings. While cigarette smoking poses a health risk to all smokers, pregnant women should be more cautious as they are risking both their pregnancy as well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acute Pancreatitis &#8211; Symptoms, Causes and Alcohol Binges</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The festive season is often marked with excessive alcohol consumption and while this may be part of the revelry, it can also lead to conditions like acute pancreatitis. Most cases of acute pancreatitis leading to emergency room visits occur immediately after Christmas or New Year&#8217;s day. The pancreas is small gland situated in the abdomen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crystal Meth &#8216;Tik&#8217; Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Stop Smoking with an Electronic Cigarette</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The anti-tobacco laws that have come into effect over the past few years in South Africa has undoubtedly inconvenienced cigarette smokers. From having to smoke in designated smoker zones even when outdoors to paying more every year for a pack of cigarettes, these measures have made smokers more aware of the importance of kicking the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foetal (Fetal) Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Foetal Alcohol Syndrome? Foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) refers to growth, mental, and physical problems that may occur in a baby when a mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy. The defects that are part of foetal alcohol syndrome are irreversible and can include serious physical, mental and behavioral problems, though they vary from one child [...]]]></description>
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