Conversations Live: Vaping and the Opioids Crisis

Originally Aired January 30, 2020

News on vaping is increasingly making the headlines as new studies are showing adverse health effects related to the habit. But what is vaping exactly? Can it be safer than smoking cigarettes? And how is it regulated? Also, is there any connection between vaping and the opioid crisis?

Guests

Melissa Tomascik

Melissa Tomascik

PROSPER Prevention Specialist
Penn State Extension
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Jonathan Foulds, PhD

Jonathan Foulds, PhD

Professor of Public Health Sciences and Psychiatry
Penn State, College of Medicine
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