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University of Kentucky BREATHE official on vaping and smoking study

University of Kentucky BREATHE official on vaping and smoking study  WEKU

ArepresentativeoftheUniversityofKentuckyCollegeofNursingsaysastudyonsmokingandvapingonlyservestoemphasizetheimportanceofcessationprograms.AmandaBucheristhedirectorofTobaccoPolicyResearchandOutreachwithBREATHE,whichstandsforBridgingResearchEffortsandAdvocacyTowardHealthyEnvironments.AnOhioStateUniversityStudystatespeoplewhobothvapeandsmokearefourtimesmorelikelytodeveloplungcancerthanthosewhojustsmoke.Buchersaiditcomesdowntoexposure. “Peoplewhousebothtraditionalcigarettesande-cigarettesaregoingtobeexposedtoabroaderarrayoftoxinsthantheywouldbeiftheyjustusedonedeviceoranother,”saidBucher. Buchersaidtraditionalcigarettesande-cigaretteshavedifferentchemicals.Shenotedtherearealsosomecompoundsformedwhenthechemicalsareheatedinvaping.Bucheraddedanationalsurveyin2021showedthatalmost30%ofadultsparticipateindualuseofcigarettesande-cigarettes.Buchersaidcessationisalwaysthegoal. “Wewanttomakesurethattobaccotreatmentisavail