Glad to know that our best and brightest scientists are on this case.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) got a six-figure grant to study the reasons behind black people relapsing when they try to quit menthol cigarettes (they're going to blame racism).
You know what? Let's just shut down the universities - except maybe Hillsdale - and start over from scratch.
This is our tax dollars at work!
From 1819 News:
The study is being conducted by UAB, which is receiving $783,697 in total funds from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and will run until July of next year.
Why is Bobby Kennedy making us pay for this?
How many of these random worthless studies are we funding each year?
According to the grant summary, provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the study is designed to determine what causes momentary lapses for black menthol smokers, stating that black cigarette smokers, 85% of whom it claims smoke menthol cigarettes, ‘suffer excess tobacco-caused morbidity and death, including cancer.' It also states that black people have greater nicotine dependence.
'Menthol (v. non-menthol) cigarette smokers, especially black smokers, have a greater dependence on nicotine and are less likely to quit smoking, despite having more quit attempts,' the study reads. 'This may be partly due to greater abstinence-induced declines in positive mood/affect and nicotine cravings. However, there are limited data on the underlying mechanisms that explain smoking lapses among black menthol smokers. Prior studies have used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to examine how negative affect (i.e., poor mood), nicotine craving (i.e., urge to smoke), and contextual factors predict cigarette smoking lapse in real time. Understanding these underlying mechanisms will help us develop effective cessation interventions for black menthol smokers.'
Black people have a tougher time quitting smoking, but they're blaming it on the menthol in the cigarettes.
And maybe discrimination (aka racism).
Chapelle already tackled the issue, of course:
But UAB is going to finally get to the bottom of it.
I blame Biden for not banning them when he had the chance!
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