The CASAA Research Fund is seeking to crowdfund a new research project that we expect will provide clear scientific evidence that there is no gateway effect from e-cigarettes and other THR products to smoking. The proposed research, directed by Dr. Karyn Heavner, would build on the methodology research CASAA's Dr. Carl V Phillips recently published. The researchers would review all the existing gateway claims, in the scientific literature and important other media, and assess whether there is any evidence presented that actually supports the claim. (The hypothesis is that there is not.) The details can be found at CASAA: CASAA Research Fund Launches Fundraising for Study of Gateway Claims
We need $7500 from the community because the CASAA general fund will be matching every donation 1-for-1, to reach the budget of $15,000. This is a really important bit of research for our advocacy efforts because the gateway claim is a constant thorn in our side. We know there is not legitimate basis for it, but we have no definitive research to point to that shows that. This project promise to produce very high bang-for-the-buck, as is the goal of the Research Fund.
We need $7500 from the community because the CASAA general fund will be matching every donation 1-for-1, to reach the budget of $15,000. This is a really important bit of research for our advocacy efforts because the gateway claim is a constant thorn in our side. We know there is not legitimate basis for it, but we have no definitive research to point to that shows that. This project promise to produce very high bang-for-the-buck, as is the goal of the Research Fund.
