In local new coverage addressing issues surrounding the new University System of Georgia Tobacco Free Campuses policy going into affect at UGA on Oct. 1, the Red & Black tackled the e-cigarette debate in a Sept. 25 article.

A HBP faculty member commented on the issue:

Dr. Jessica Muilenburg, associate professor with the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, said that e-cigarettes in and of themselves may be just as harmful as conventional cigarettes since they contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance as well as other chemicals.

Read the entire article in the Red & Black.

Posted September 25, 2014.