Three Top U.S. Universities that Are Dedicated to Vaping Research

Did you know that many vaping experts are doing reliable and valid research within the university school system in the United States? The FDA even help to fund their research by providing grants that allow students and educators to conduct inquiries that are focused on the trends and behaviors of vaping and its effectiveness when compared to other nicotine alternatives, to build scientific underpinning for regulation and access to e-cig starter kits and nicotine-containing e-liquids. So, since some headlines are floating around about the future of vaping, we wanted to focus on the significance of Academia and highlight three institutes that are dedicated to analyzing how e-cig starter kits are advantageous to the public health. 

Boston University

The Community Health Sciences program at Boston University’s School of Public Health has conducted research projects, alongside instructor and physician, Dr. Michael Siegel, of how the vaping industry has become harshly over-regulated when compared to traditional tobacco cigarette companies. 

“I think that there has been a tremendous overreaction to what’s going on in the United States,” he said. “We’ve seen about 400 cases of severe respiratory illness and about seven deaths. And what authorities are telling people is that in the overwhelming majority of these cases, what is associated with the illness is not vaping electronic cigarettes, but actually vaping illicit marijuana vape cartridges.” 

The Medical University of South Carolina

The research conducted at this institution is overseen by Dr. K. Michael Cummings, who is a tobacco expert and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences for the College of Medicine at the University of South Carolina. He has dedicated his time to the collection of data related to how vaping nicotine is a lot safer than smoking cigarettes. 

“Newer nicotine vaping products mimic the experience of smoking a cigarette, allowing for lung delivery of nicotine to the bloodstream and making them a good substitution of cigarettes for smokers,” he said. 

University of Buffalo

This school is lucky to have an expert on nicotine addiction, smoking, vaping, tobacco and e-cigarette policy and FDA regulations on nicotine products, Dr. Lynn T. Kozlowski. Also, a founding member of the Society of Nicotine and Tobacco Research, he has dedicated many years of teaching to his research — prevention for youth use of e-cigarettes and tobacco products — and the mentorship of those students studying into further FDA policies. 

“Wanting no child to vape does not justify evasion or misinformation on differential harms of products,” he said. 

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