Cocaine Was Once Popular Because of Its 'Health Benefits ' — You'll Be …

Published March 14, 2014

Cocaine Was Once Popular Because Of Its 'Health Benefits ' — You'll Be …
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Cocaine and two other items were once "proven" to have health benefits. Photo courtesy … The Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health in 1964 was the first time the governement announced cigarette smoking and tobacco use was linked to cancer. Read more on Medical Daily

Prof. Carl Hart Says Heroin 'Public Health Crisis' Is A Myth
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Heroin use actually pales in comparison to other drugs. The survey indicates that, in 2012, 1.6 million people admitted using cocaine in the last 30 days. Roughly 5.4 million used marijuana. Calling heroin use a "public health crisis" is extreme, Hart … Read more on Huffington Post

Coke v. WHO on sugar & obesity, gene therapy v. HIV, Obama & Obamacare v …
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As Raeburn pointed out, not only is the session sponsored by Coca-Cola, both the speakers–the only speakers–have been supported by Coke and have used their professional positions as academics to work against public health efforts such as taxing sugar … Read more on PLoS Blogs (blog)