June 28, 2023
Vape products are used more often and have higher levels of nicotine than in other countries, new studies say.; and UC's addiction expert Ashley Merianos would like to see vape products regulated. Her opinions are shared in a Daily Mail article that covers the topic in depth.
March 11, 2024
High schools are cracking down on vaping on campus, says and article in The Wall Street Journal. These efforts are based out of concern for growth and brain development, as mounting evidence shows the harms of vaping, according UC tobacco and addiction expert Ashley Merianos who is cited in the article.
May 21, 2024
Ashley Merianos, PhD, is cited as an expert in two recent Deutsche Welle articles on vaping research. Merianos, a prolific tobacco researcher, is an assistant professor of human services in UC's College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services (CECH).
September 27, 2021
UC researchers looked at how healthy behaviors impact young adults with disabilities. In a pilot study, participants were able to manage their weight with education and support.
February 8, 2022
Tobacco smoke remains on the hands of children, even those in non-smoking households.
January 26, 2021
Drugged driving increases alarm UC researchers, and should alarm the public as well.
March 24, 2021
UC research finds that tobacco smoke-exposed children utilize emergency and urgent care services more often than unexposed children, which contributes to a large toll on the nation’s health care system.
February 8, 2019
The UC College of Allied Health Sciences and the College of Education, Criminal Justice & Human Services are collaborating on a program to teaching Social Work and Counseling graduate students about treating substance use disorders.