Fighting against its own interests
I want to start off by saying that I have no problem with a tobacco ban on campus; I understand that the funding received from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) is critical to...
View ArticleCampus tobacco ban includes electronic cigarettes
While many universities continue to grapple with unclear policies regarding recently popular electronic cigarettes, UT set a clear ban on them during the 2012 tobacco-free initiative. Adrienne...
View ArticleSenate passes bill banning sale of e-cigarettes to minors
The Texas Senate passed a bill banning the sale of e-cigarettes to minors by a 27–3 vote Tuesday.E-cigarettes are battery or electronically-powered cigarettes that can be used to vaporize nicotine...
View ArticleScience Scene: Vaping not as bad as smoking, but still raises health concerns
Cigarette use in teenagers fell by over 40 percent from 2011–2014, according to a survey the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and FDA released this past month. That’s the good news.The not so...
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