NIH spends $1.5 million to reduce female smoking in Brazil, but won't research e-cigarette impact on US smokers

[Bill Godshall]

NIH gives $1.5 million to researcher to reduce female smoking in Brazil, but hasn’t funded research on e-cigarette or smokeless tobacco impact on US cigarette smokers.
U.S. Pays $1.5 Mil to Help Brazilian Women Quit Smoking | Judicial Watch
Feds grant $1.5 million to help women quit smoking in Brazil - Washington Times

 

[AgentAnia]

Ironic that NIH is funding this study, while e-cigarettes are banned in Brazil.

The Univ. of Alabama is doing quite well from anti-smoking efforts. This is the same university that received $400,000 in funding from NIH to develop smoke-detecting underwear. My my....

 

[Vocalek]

Ironic that NIH is funding this study, while e-cigarettes are banned in Brazil.

The Univ. of Alabama is doing quite well from anti-smoking efforts. This is the same university that received $400,000 in funding from NIH to develop smoke-detecting underwear. My my....

It would be interesting to see how the Brazilian government would respond if the researcher wanted to study the effect of e-cigarettes for helping women who want to quit.

 

[Fiamma]

Why is the NIH spending my tax dollars for a non US project?

 

[CES]

There are NIH grant funding opportunities in the tobacco regulation section of the national cancer institute.

RFA-OD-13-010--tobacco Control Regulatory Research (R21)
RFA-OD-13-011--Tobacco Control Regulatory Research (R01)

and in the DDHS as well
RFA-OD-13-014 --Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award in Tobacco Control Regulatory Research (K01)

the descriptions of projects that will be considered under these RFAs specifically include e-cig research