Don't Quit Quitting: Snuffing the Cigarette Habit Is Hard but Worth It …

Published July 30, 2013

Don't quit quitting: Snuffing the cigarette habit is hard but worth it …
It's a tough habit to crack, ranking with heroin, cocaine and alcohol in terms of addictive properties, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Richard Hurt, director of the Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center in Rochester … Read more on Dallas Morning News

Poverty, Not Crack, Biggest Factor in Addicted Babies Lives
At age 4, for instance, the average IQ of the cocaine-exposed children was 79.0 and the average IQ for the nonexposed children was 81.9. Both numbers are well below the average of 90 to 109 for U.S. children in the same age group. When it came to … Read more on BET (blog)