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?
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Jonathan Foulds, PhD
Professor of Public Health Sciences and Psychiatry
Penn State, College of Medicine
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