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When young people consider the potential harm of tobacco and marijuana products, their assessment may be based on mistaken beliefs about the risks of various ingredients and methods of ingesting the substances, according to a study led by a tobacco researcher from the School of Public Health at Georgia State University.
The study participants “gauged harms in nuanced ways, with criteria for judging harm differing between tobacco and marijuana products and comparing them with alcohol, illicit drugs and pharmaceuticals,” the researchers said in the article “Perceived harms and benefits of tobacco, marijuana and electronic vaporizers among young adults in Colorado: Implications for health education and research.” The lead author is Dr. Lucy Popova, assistant professor of health promotion and behavior and a researcher at the school’s Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS).
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