Marcus Okafor

Health journalist covering cardiovascular risk and long-term weight research. Previously spent four years fact-checking medical copy, a job that permanently ruined his tolerance for the word "detox".

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Substance Use and Recovery What People Get Wrong About Cannabis Use

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

3 min read

Cannabis is legal for adults in many states, but it can still cause dependence, impaired driving and harm to young people and pregnancies. Key takeawa...

Substance Use and Recovery Cannabis Use for Beginners: Where to Start

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

3 min read

The health effects and risks of marijuana, including smoked, vaped and edible products. Key takeaways Cannabis use disorder: about 3 in 10 people who...

Substance Use and Recovery Your Questions About Cannabis Use, Answered

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

5 min read

The health effects and risks of marijuana, including smoked, vaped and edible products. Key takeaways Cannabis use disorder: about 3 in 10 people who...

Substance Use and Recovery Cannabis Use in Five Minutes

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

3 min read

The health effects and risks of marijuana, including smoked, vaped and edible products. Key takeaways Cannabis use disorder: about 3 in 10 people who...

Substance Use and Recovery Supporting a Family Member With Addiction: Sorting the Evidence From the Noise

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

9 min read

Family support can encourage someone to start treatment, and family members often need support themselves. Key takeaways Addiction: is a treatable med...

Substance Use and Recovery Why Supporting a Family Member With Addiction Matters, Explained Simply

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

3 min read

Family support can encourage someone to start treatment, and family members often need support themselves. Key takeaways Addiction: is a treatable med...

Substance Use and Recovery Supporting a Family Member With Addiction: The Practical To-Do List

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

3 min read

Practical ways to help a loved one with a substance use problem while protecting your own health. Family support can encourage someone to start treatm...

Substance Use and Recovery Supporting a Family Member With Addiction: Common Myths and What Guidelines Say

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

3 min read

Family support can encourage someone to start treatment, and family members often need support themselves. Key takeaways Addiction: is a treatable med...

Substance Use and Recovery New to Supporting a Family Member With Addiction? Start Here

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

3 min read

Practical ways to help a loved one with a substance use problem while protecting your own health. Key takeaways Addiction: is a treatable medical cond...

Substance Use and Recovery Answers to the Common Questions on Supporting a Family Member With Addiction

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

4 min read

Practical ways to help a loved one with a substance use problem while protecting your own health. Key takeaways Addiction: is a treatable medical cond...

Substance Use and Recovery Supporting a Family Member With Addiction in Five Minutes

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

3 min read

Practical ways to help a loved one with a substance use problem while protecting your own health. Key takeaways Addiction: is a treatable medical cond...

Heat, Cold and Weather Safety Frostbite: What Published Guidance Supports

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

10 min read

It can cause permanent damage, and numb skin can be burned easily during rewarming. Key takeaways First signs: redness or pain in the skin Later signs...

Heat, Cold and Weather Safety Understanding Frostbite: A Plain-English Explainer

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

3 min read

It can cause permanent damage, and numb skin can be burned easily during rewarming. Key takeaways First signs: redness or pain in the skin Later signs...

Heat, Cold and Weather Safety The Frostbite Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

3 min read

Injury caused by freezing of the skin and the tissues under it, most often on the fingers, toes, nose, ears, cheeks and chin. It can cause permanent d...

Heat, Cold and Weather Safety Popular Beliefs About Frostbite, and What Is Actually Published

Marcus Okafor

2 years ago

3 min read

It can cause permanent damage, and numb skin can be burned easily during rewarming. Key takeaways First signs: redness or pain in the skin Later signs...

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