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Revisit some of the stories from UQ's Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences this year.

Revisit some of the stories from UQ's Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences this year.

Dr Gary Chan spoke with 4BC about New Zealand’s push to ban future generations from buying cigarettes.

Globally, most adolescents who experiment with vaping don’t develop an addiction, but the way tobacco products were taxed may be linked with higher e-cigarette use among young people, according to new University of Queensland research.

Dr Janni Leung and Dr Daniel Stjepanovic featured in a Futurity article about research linking prescription opioid use with a risk of developing mood disorders.

People who are prescribed opioids for pain relief have a higher risk of developing mood disorders such as anxiety, University of Queensland researchers have found.

Dr Janni Leung has been recognised in The Australian’s Research Magazine as one of 40 early career researchers to watch.

PhD student Carmen Lim featured in an InQueensland article discussing the growth in cannabis vaping amongst teenagers.

PhD Candidate Carmen Lim spoke to CNN about a new study which has found marijuana vaping by school-aged youth doubled between 2013 and 2020.

More than 100 global experts have slammed the World Health Organisation for a stubborn anti-vaping stance that is contributing to “millions” of avoidable smoking-related deaths.