Rutgers Health researchers are recruiting participants for a study examining cigarillo perceptions and use in young adults. These products come in brands like Swisher Sweets, Black & Mild, White Owl, and Dutch Masters.
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Disability Pride Month, held annually every July, is a time to honor the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of the disability community. The month of July was chosen back in 1990 as a part of the celebration of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in everyday activities.
The Community Living Education Project (CLEP) was founded at Rutgers in 1991. A core belief of CLEP is that all individuals must have the opportunity to choose where and how they want to live. CLEP supports people with disabilities and their families as they explore the many possibilities of community living.
Compared with their heterosexual peers, thinking about suicide, attempting suicide, bullying in school and cyberbullying are happening at least double the rates among lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescents – with these trends increasing among Black LGB adolescents, according to Rutgers Health research.
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