Friday, March 26, 2004
Researcher revealing tobacco secrets at USI
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A former researcher for Philip Morris will discuss the addictive nature of nicotine, and the tobacco industry’s attempt to hide important health information from the public in a program at 6 p.m. April 7 at University of Southern Indiana in the University Center’s Carter Hall. From 1980 to 1984, Victor DeNoble headed a secret lab in Virginia for Philip Morris, maker of Marlboro cigarettes. In his presentation, DeNoble will discuss experiments conducted on rats while exploring the effects of nicotine on the brain and central nervous system. The free event is being sponsored by Nix the Fix, the USI Coalition sponsored by Smokefree Indiana with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The public is invited to attend. |
