Discussions among participants about the ways nicotine and tobacco (NT) products relate to the use of other substances has been a recurring topic in our recent tobacco harm reduction study. …
It’s Complicated: Harm Reduction Through Nicotine & Tobacco Use Read More
It should go without saying that public health institutions and researchers have an obligation to tell the truth. In principle, there aren’t many stakeholders in e-cigarette research who would argue …
Since February of last year, I have been talking to Black and Latina women from the Bay Area about their perceptions of and experiences with police. These women that I …
“I think moving to the Bay Area, moving to Berkeley and Oakland and being in the East Bay where there is more exposure to just more self-love culture and what …
Max told me a lot about smoking. And gender. And freedom. I wanted to talk with this participant all day, but Max is in a band and had to leave …
Today I’m interviewing Tabatha, a young woman in her 20s with a cloud of curly red-tinted hair, who wears a jacket and skirt with combat boots and a septum ring. …
We’re all freaks here: Queer community, punk identity & cigarettes Read More
The past two years have been exciting for our team at the Center. Our first project interviewing Black youth about stigma and tobacco use has been eye opening, and we’re …
This respondent was a foster youth who recently transitioned to independent status in terms of the state. She had been on the streets in the past, but she currently lives …
We’ve started a new discussion list focused on critical public health research. We would like this list to be a place where researchers can talk informally about ideas and methods, …
