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The Relationship Between E-Cigarette Use And Tobacco Status Among Youth In Public Health Tobacco Cessation Programs, Sophia Brasil
The Relationship Between E-Cigarette Use And Tobacco Status Among Youth In Public Health Tobacco Cessation Programs, Sophia Brasil
McNair Scholars Research Journal
E-cigarette use is an emerging and fast-growing trend particularly among youth and young adults that has not been thoroughly researched in terms of quit rates and abstinence rates. The objective of this research was to determine whether there is an association between e-cigarette use and cessation rates of youth in tobacco cessation programs. This research, compiled in Fiscal Year 2015, analyzes quantitative evaluation data gathered from statewide public health tobacco cessation programs in Idaho in order to explore the relationship between e-cigarette use and quit rates. This research evaluates data from participants of tobacco cessation programs (N=2127) and the association …
Mythbusting The Common Cold And Flu, Matthew Dillon
Mythbusting The Common Cold And Flu, Matthew Dillon
McNair Scholars Research Journal
As we have created vaccines for many contagious pathogens in the last 100 years, the flu and cold still lack a “cure.” There are many things people do to try to get over the cold and flu from homeopathic remedies to the flu vaccine. While nothing can prevent the cold or flu, there are ways we can mitigate our chances of getting these viruses. By doing what we can to avoid getting these illnesses, we are also helping prevent the spread of the viruses to others. In the end, this is our best course of action until a vaccine that …