Keep your heart pumping for those you love: Quit smoking today
Give a gift to yourself (and those you love) and quit smoking to decrease your risk of heart disease. We can’t think of a better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day!
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We’ll be blunt: Don’t get high and drive
‘Tis the season for ugly sweater parties, holiday revelry, and celebrating with friends and family! Keep the season merry for yourself and others by taking part in another important tradition: planning before you party.
Read MoreFlavored tobacco: candy-coated addiction
Gummy bear, cotton candy, berry blend, root beer float, banana split. Are these your favorite treats or are they flavors of tobacco products? Hard to tell, right? Kids get confused too. When it comes to tobacco products, particularly e-cigarettes, flavor attracts kids and puts them at risk of a lifetime of nicotine dependence. Flavors are […]
Read MorePRIORITIZING HEALTH AND SAFETY IN MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION
By Lindsey Greto and Meghan King, Public Health marijuana program It’s been six years since Washington State legalized retail cannabis and since then, several other states and Canada have also legalized retail cannabis. This dramatic shift in public policy has raised some complex issues and public health challenges. To help focus their work, Public Health […]
Read MoreWorld AIDS Day: An update on HIV in King County
Each year, World AIDS Day is a chance to take note of our successes, on-going challenges and opportunities responding to the HIV epidemic. World AIDS Day this year is December 1st. While the news is good in important areas, there are troubling issues as well. We sat down with Dr. Matthew Golden, MD, HIV/STD Control […]
Read MoreRetail Cannabis and Research: A Joint Venture
There isn’t a lot of research on cannabis, but ADAI is challenging that.
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