This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), will support a multi-method study to determine the addiction potential of concept-flavored cigarillos among young adult cigarillo users. The $752,701 award, with a project period from August 2025 to May 2030, will examine how cigarillo flavor type (concept, characterizing, tobacco) and flavor additives impact product appeal, smoking behavior, and...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), will provide $431,750 to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey to conduct a multi-method investigation of premium cigar use and marketing. The key objectives are to: 1) understand consumer experiences and perceptions of premium cigars through focus groups; 2) document and characterize premium cigar marketing through a longitudinal content...
This federal Project Grant award of $360,100.00 was provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), to George Washington University. The funding will support research on the "Socio-Structural Determinants of Cannabis and Derived Psychoactive Cannabis Product Use and Consequences Among Young Adults." The project aims to investigate the increasing use of cannabis and derived psychoactive cannabis products,...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), will fund research to study the neurogenetic mechanisms underlying nicotine and cannabis addiction. The $175,888 award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2028, will enable the development of novel transcriptome-connectome analysis methods to identify genes associated with changes in brain functional connectivity related to addiction. The...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) federal grant program, aims to study the effects of cannabis use on treatment outcomes for adolescents with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and co-occurring psychiatric disorders (CODs) in community-based treatment settings. The $197,262 award will leverage mixed methods, including qualitative interviews, an ecological momentary assessment pilot, and...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded a $863,837 Project Grant under CFDA 93.279 (Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs) to the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) to study the effects of alternative tobacco product marketing on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, and its impact on tobacco use among youth and young adults. The project aims to: 1) identify and characterize social media content related to alternative tobacco products, 2) assess the...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under CFDA 93.279 - Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs, provides $353,508 to Clemson University to conduct a 3-group randomized controlled trial examining the impact of electronic cigarette (EC) flavor and use patterns on harm reduction milestones (e.g., cigarette per day reduction, switching) among people with opioid use disorder on buprenorphine. The 5-year project aims to offer the principal...
This $668,110 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) will fund the development and acceptability testing of a technology-based intervention to reduce cannabis misuse among college students. The project aims to refine an existing intervention that provides information on cannabis products, marketing, laws, and risks to increase young adults' cannabis literacy. The research will involve focus groups with...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), is focused on understanding the impacts of evolving cannabis and tobacco policies on blunt use among young adults, particularly those who identify as Black/African American. The $162,259 award to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey will support research activities from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2027. The key products and services to be...
This Project Grant award of $622,957 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director, under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research program (CFDA 93.077), supports research by Duke University to investigate the chemical composition and behavioral effects of novel tobacco products, including oral nicotine pouches and "non-menthol" cigarettes. The study aims to analyze the flavors, sweeteners, and nicotine forms in these products, and...