UTEP Researcher Studies Effects of Teen Vaping on the Brain and Behavior

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Original post: Newswise - Addiction UTEP Researcher Studies Effects of Teen Vaping on the Brain and Behavior

Newswise imageWith support from a nearly $340,000 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Ian Mendez, Ph.D., UTEP assistant professor of pharmacy, is developing an animal model that mimics real life exposure to e-cigarettes in order to investigate the effects of nicotine vapor exposure on adolescent behavior.