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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Vermont

Vaping has been linked to more than 40 deaths and 2,000 illnesses in the U.S. Oleksandr Zamuruiev/Shutterstock.com

November 27, 2019

Are ‘vaping’ and ‘e‑cigarettes’ the same, and should all these products be avoided?

Allison Kurti, University of Vermont

Vaping continues to be in the news, with the CDC recently linking vitamin E acetate to the deaths and illnesses caused by vaping. But just what is vaping? And is it different from e-cigarettes?

Smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S., and most smokers say they want to quit. Mel Evans/AP File Photo

November 20, 2019

Some smokers credit e‑cigarettes with saving their lives – does that matter?

Allison Kurti, University of Vermont

Concerns about e-cigarettes are growing, with the AMA calling for a ban. With the Great American Smokeout on Nov. 21, it’s worth asking: What do smokers think?

A file photo from 2013 shows a woman smoking a cigarette. Dave Martin/AP Photo

March 27, 2017

Pay people to stop smoking? It works, especially in vulnerable groups

Stephen Higgins, University of Vermont; Allison Kurti, University of Vermont, and Danielle R. Davis, University of Vermont

Cigarette smoking kills about 480,000 Americans annually and costs nearly US$170 billion in health care each year. Is it time we considered financial incentives to help people quit?

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