The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded $3.6 million to researchers at Boston University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to develop and test public health messaging intended to discourage young adults from smoking blunts, which combine marijuana with tobacco-based cigar wraps.
The five-year project, announced October 20, will focus on adults ages 18 to 34, examining their understanding of the health risks associated with combining marijuana and tobacco and determining which messages are most effective at encouraging reduced consumption…