If you have a heart condition, Don't read this!

[ckc]

Maybe Banz is waiting for the results of this Active grants - Programs and grants - Grants - RWJF

 

[Vocalek]

Two classes of PREPs are being investigated in this study: nicotine replacement medications intended primarily for use as part of a smoking cessation protocol (e.g., transdermal patch, gum, nasal spray, and inhaler); and low-nitrosamine and/or smokeless oral nicotine delivery systems that do not require the user to expectorate (e.g., nicotine water, tobacco lozenges, tobacco packets, Swedish smokeless tobacco or so-called snus). The analyses for this study will estimate the public health risks and benefits of policies aimed at increasing access to PREPs. The research team will test the feasibility and reliability of a rigorous mathematical model of smoking and nicotine use behavior, as well as develop the computer software to implement this model. The model will produce an unbiased estimate of the net public health effect of increased access to specific PREPs. The method will be applied to data on Swedish snus use that will be obtained from previous research by Foulds and Ramstrom.

Grant Details:
Approved award: $5,450
Awarded on: Sep 2, 2009
Time frame: Oct 1, 2009 - Sep 30, 2010
Grant number: 66624

Grantee:
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Office of Sponsored Programs, UNCG
1111 Spring Garden Street
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
(336) 334-5878


Contact Information:
Joseph V. Terza, Ph.D. (Project Director)
jvterza@uncg.edu
Phone: (336) 334-4892

Five thousand dollars? Sure hope that the grantee has some other source of funding to add to this, unless the plan is to hire a couple of junior high school students to write the computer program. Wonder what Bill can tell us about this Dr. Terza. Is he the real deal (i.e. an honest scientist), or is the plan to come up with some way to fudge the data in future studies to make it look as if NRTs are more effective than smokeless products?

 

[rothenbj]

I really don't think quality is very important any more, just quantity. When the conclusion is know before the science it really doesn't take a lot of research. Each study adds in to the "body of evidence".