VCU researches receive grant for $1.3 million for e-cigarette study
Katrina Lee, Contributing Writer Researchers at VCU will conduct a study in early 2022 to examine electronic cigarette flavor regulations and their effect on African American menthol smokers. VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers Caroline Cobb and Andrew Barnes were awarded a three-year grant of $1.3 million on July 1 from the National Institution on Drug […]
Researchers find e-cigarettes help reduce smoking, presence of carcinogen
Katharine DeRosa, News Editor A new study by VCU and Penn State researchers suggests e-cigarettes that deliver similar amounts of nicotine as actual cigarettes are useful to people looking to reduce their smoking habits. Researchers from VCU and Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania, led the effort — Caroline Cobb, lead researcher, is […]
VCU tobacco expert, five others debunk claim that e-cigs are ‘95% safer’
Eduardo Acevedo, Contributing Writer A member of the VCU Center for the Study of Tobacco products, along with five other nicotine experts, are working to disprove the claim that e-cigarettes are “95% safer” than cigarettes in a recent editorial published in the American Journal of Public Health. The claim that e-cigs were 95% less harmful […]
Former FDA commissioner examines tobacco regulation in ICA talk
Hannah Eason, News Editor Tobacco regulations during the 1990s were an uphill battle, said David Kessler, who was commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from 1990 to 1997, during his talk at the Institute for Contemporary Arts on Monday evening. While commissioner, Kessler was involved in the implementation of the Nutrition Labeling and […]
As vaping illnesses mount, officials warn of dangers of e-cigarettes
Georgia Geen, Capital News Service When cases of lung disease linked to vaping began popping up across the country this summer, the Virginia Poison Center started receiving calls from people who thought they might be ill from using e-cigarettes. “Nobody knows why there’s all of a sudden been a cluster,” said Dr. S. Rutherfoord Rose, […]
What the f#@& are Juuls?
To answer the question, they’re vapes … but “cooler.” What started as an e-cigarette designed to help adults quit smoking has skyrocketed in popularity among young adults. VCU students are no exception — in fact, Juuls have become part of the VCU aesthetic, alongside mom jeans and cigarettes. “This is something that became a college […]