Dependence and withdrawal are real: Long-term or heavy cannabis use can lead to cannabis use disorder marked by tolerance, cravings, irritability, anxiety, sleep problems, and other withdrawal effects
20th Century Alcohol & Tobacco Ads is published this week, so I spoke to its editor the cultural anthropologist and popular culture historian, Jim Heimann about how companies flogged us booze and gaspers in the bad old days
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 78,000 pregnant women reported past-month marijuana use
Although tobacco was initially prescribed as medicine, further study led to claims that smoking caused dizziness, fatigue, dulling of the senses, and a foul taste/odour in the mouth