Dr. Brad Rodu talks about the factors driving a dramatic decrease in cigarette smoking with radio host Rob Schilling on The Schilling Show/WINA Charlottesville, VA. Dr. Brad Rodu is a man on a mission: to save the millions of lives currently at risk from smoking cigarettes. While a quitting is a formidable challenge for many […]
Talking THR — Dr. Joel Nitzkin — Jim Engster/Talk Louisiana (January 18, 2019)
The US public health debate over safer alternatives to cigarettes – e-cigarettes, Swedish snus and other non-combustible products – is explored by public health physician Dr. Joel Nitzkin and host Jim Engster on his show Talk Louisiana for WRKF-FM Baton Rouge, an NPR affiliate station. The discussion includes youth uptake of e-cigarettes, differential tobacco taxes, […]
Talking THR – Prof. Kevin McGirr – Frankie Boyer (July 5, 2018)
The risk factors for smokeless tobacco compared to cigarettes, and the American Cancer Society’s tacit acknowledgement in a recent paper that modern American smokeless products have minimal risk for cancer are discussed in this interview with UC San Francisco professor Kevin McGirr on the nationally syndicated Frankie Boyer Show for BizTalkRadio. When asked about data […]
Public health advocate David Sweanor urges defeat of San Francisco’s Proposition E
On June 5, 2018, San Francisco voters will decide on Proposition E, a measure that would uphold the city’s ban on retail sales of flavored tobacco products (including vaping products) enacted last year. David Sweanor, from the Centre for Health Law, Policy & Ethics, University of Ottawa, recently joined Chip Franklin on KGO-AM to discuss […]
