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As Federal Menthol Ban Languishes, Black Smokers Are Left to the Mercy of Marketers.
After decades of deception, Black adults who smoke menthol cigarettes are often unaware of the deceitful ways tobacco companies market their products to them, according to a Rutgers study. “Evidence shows that the tobacco industry engages in predatory marketing...
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Death After Giving Birth.
Rutgers Health researchers have found that hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are strongly associated with fatal cardiovascular disease for up to a year after birth. Among the hypertensive disorders that cause dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy —...
Mental Health First-Aid Training May Enhance Mental Health Support in Prison Settings.
According to Rutgers Health researchers, training correctional officers in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) for adults, a 7.5-hour national education program from the National Council of Mental Wellbeing, may help provide them with the necessary skills to effectively...
New NJACTS Publication
Please read Dr. Treitler's article in JAMA Network Open titled, "Buprenorphine Utilization and Prescribing Among New Jersey Medicaid Beneficiaries After Adoption of Initiatives Designed to Improve Treatment Access." Expanding access to evidence-based treatments for...
Activity in a Room Stirs up Nanoparticles Left Over from Consumer Sprays.
Common household products containing nanoparticles – grains of engineered material so miniscule they are invisible to the eye – could be contributing to a new form of indoor air pollution, according to a Rutgers study. In a study published in the journal Science of...
Research & Innovation Racist and Heterosexist State Policies and Policing May Be Increasing Black Suicide Risk.
Discriminatory legal policies and policing that benefit white heterosexual people may be fueling suicidal ideation and behavior within Black LGBQ communities, Rutgers Health researchers have found. While suicide rates are decreasing among white Americans, trends for...
Three-quarters of New Jerseyans Familiar with Proper Guidelines to Store and Dispose of Medications, Opioids and Edibles.
A majority of New Jerseyans are at least “somewhat” familiar with storage and disposal of opioids and other medications, and less than 3 in 10 report that they or a loved one has been prescribed an opioid as pain medication in the past two years, according to the...
Elections Have Gotten More Accessible for Disabled Voters, but Gaps Remain.
In 2018, Kenia Flores, who is blind, voted by mail in North Carolina because she was attending college out of state. Had she been able to vote in person, she could have used an accessible machine. But voting absentee, her only option was to tell another person her...