Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center

Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center
AbbreviationNCPC
Formation2018; 8 years ago (2018)
Location
Director
Arturo Durazo
Parent organization
University of California
Websitencpc.ucmerced.edu

The Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC) is a research institute operated by the University of California, Merced and funded by the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program and Proposition 56 (2017).[1][2][3]

NCPC is directed by Dr. Arturo Durazo. It is housed on the campus of UC Merced.[4] Its goal is addressing nicotine and cannabis policy issues across the 11 counties in San Joaquin Valley and the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains.[5][6][7] The institute was placed at UC Merced due to its proximity to a large, diverse population and higher rates of tobacco and cannabis use compared to the rest of the state.[8]

The center was the first institute in the state of California to test wastewater for evidence of nicotine consumption.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "UC Merced receives multimillion-dollar grant for new policy center". Calaveras Enterprise. 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  2. ^ Backus, Alex (2018-07-25). "UC Merced to lead regional health study". KSEE24. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  3. ^ Crowder, Lucien (2019). "The rapid evolution of UC cannabis research". California Agriculture. 73 (3): 106–112. doi:10.3733/ca.2019a0024. ISSN 0008-0845. S2CID 203410381.
  4. ^ Alvarex, Jason (2018-07-23). "Multimillion-Dollar Grant Brings Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center to Campus | Newsroom". news.ucmerced.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  5. ^ "UC Merced creating new center aimed at researching smoking habits in the Central Valley". ABC30 Fresno. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  6. ^ Caiola, Sammy. "Tobacco And Nicotine Research Center To Open At California University". CapRadio. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  7. ^ Balla, Agnes; Forsyth, Andrew; Richmond McKnight, Tracy (2020-06-01). "University of California Cannabis Research Workshop May 2019 Meeting Summary". Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 5 (2): 183–186. doi:10.1089/can.2020.0022. ISSN 2578-5125. PMC 7347074. PMID 32656350.
  8. ^ Anderson, Barbara (2018-07-23). "New center at UC Merced will be the place to learn about cigarette and pot smoking". Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  9. ^ Harrington, Jessica (2025-03-31). "UC Merced's Nicotine & Cannabis Policy Center to use wastewater tests to measure, fight nicotine use". ABC30 Fresno. Retrieved 2025-10-03. Samples will be taken twice monthly from Merced and Stanislaus counties and once a month from UC Merced's campus. The samples will be analyzed for nicotine metabolites which will allow researches to observe patterns of use.
  10. ^ Colon, Brisa (2025-09-25). "UC Merced using wastewater to advance nicotine usage research". ABC30 Fresno. Retrieved 2025-10-03. "This is the first nicotine wastewater test that has been done in California, so it's definitely nice to think about it while we're probably the first ones to actually do this," said De'Liz Amador.
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine_and_Cannabis_Policy_Center