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(1/2) Leading experts, including @umichsph's Ken Warner & Cliff Douglas (@cdoug), have a new commentary in the journal Addiction calling on @CDCgov & @Surgeon_General to correct misinformation on #ecigs consistent with more recent scientific evidence. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Announcing our new online course, "Tobacco & Nicotine: Public Health, Science, Policy, and Law." Groundbreaking, open-minded, informative, featuring major figures in tobacco control. See trailer at youtube.com/watch?v=MLy2txgU…, news story at online.umich.edu/content/tob…. Free of charge!
Highly recommended: A new analysis to be published by @foodanddruglaw argues that traditional tobacco control organizations have "captured" @FDATobacco's regulatory process and recommends corrections to get tobacco and nicotine regulation on track. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
We disagree with the head-in-the-sand approach advocated by @LungAssociation, which ignores the science & the urgent need to educate adults who smoke, half of whom will die prematurely of lung and other fatal illnesses if not not fully informed about issues such as relative risk.
@FDATobacco Strategic plan includes "to inform adults who smoke about the relative risks of tobacco products" (at goal 4). @LungAssociation comments: "The Lung Association strongly recommends this language be removed." Wow! lung.org/getmedia/81b16579-2…
From Dr. David Méndez of @umichsph:
“The problem is that as a society, we tend to say, ‘We need to save the kids’ without having a balance.” If ... smokers switch to a lower-risk product like #ecigs, “you’re saving their life now." subscriber.politicopro.com/a… @CenterTobacco @cdoug
Highly recommend this new analysis examining @FDATobacco's PMTA process and recommending concrete ways to greatly strengthen its effectiveness, usefulness and transparency in order to better effectuate the public health mandate of the Tobacco Control Act. @CenterTobacco @cdoug
Recent article on suggested improvement of the PMTA process. Shared with permission of FDLI.
fdli.org/2023/06/suggestions…
There is ongoing misunderstanding relating to the EU's decision decades ago to ban snus before Sweden entered the union. Health concerns related to smokeless tobacco products were real, especially including non-snus products, but protecting cigarettes was an important factor.👇👇
Sweden joined the EU in 1995, giving it access to the common market. Snus was banned when the state cigarette monopolies of Spain, Italy, Portugal & France warned it would be popular & reduce cigarette sales, as has already happened in Sweden. Health be damned. @UMTobResNetwork
A new study ranks alcohol as the most harmful drug in New Zealand. Criteria include drug-related mortality and damage, dependence, injury to others, crime, community damage, economic cost. Tobacco ranked 4th, vaping nicotine 20th. 1news.co.nz/2023/06/28/most-… dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
Another excellent study from our team here at @CenterTobacco. Well done, colleagues!
Dual and poly tobacco use is largely transient, while single-use patterns are more stable over time. Transitions differ by age, sex, race/ethnicity, education and income, which may influence the impact of current and future tobacco control efforts bit.ly/44vGH7n
New research from the @CenterTobacco team projects the potential public health impact of @FDATobacco's proposed regulation to eliminate menthol cigarettes. It points to the anticipated impact of menthol cigarette users quitting or switching to alternative nicotine products.
April Issue: A simulation study of a menthol ban in the US estimates overall smoking to decline by 15% as early as 2026 due to people who smoke menthol quitting both NVP and combustible use or switching to NVPs. bit.ly/41z1ZPh @AlexCLiber @cdoug
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We would like to highlight again the findings of the most recent Monitoring the Future study for youth nicotine vaping prevalence. The report finds the drop in youth nicotine vaping during the pandemic continued through 2022 for all age groups tracked. monitoringthefuture.org/wp-c…
Among other findings here, it is historic that there is now "near-zero incidence of menthol cigarette use in adolescence." It wasn't that long ago that menthol cigarettes were one of the cigarettes of choice among youth. Of course, overall youth smoking has also plummeted.
US research finds that near-zero incidence of menthol cigarette use in adolescence suggests that efforts to lower both menthol use and its associated black/non- black disparities will require initiatives focused on increasing cessation among adults. bit.ly/3KL3qo1
Former FDA tobacco head: Smokers need a new tool to quit politi.co/3MaZbDk via @politico
We're pleased to share a news video & related article featuring Dr. Ken Warner: straightarrownews.com/cc/the… The video offers a 7-minute overview of the epidemic, including the evolution of science, policy & norms, and raises questions about current & future tobacco control efforts.
Please see important information below regarding legal action relating to tobacco regulation/#ecigs. @CenterTobacco
This thread on a new ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit bears close review. As described, with quotes from the court's opinion, it calls into fundamental question some of the regulatory actions taken by @FDATobacco on #ecigs. This ship must be righted.
New study finds standardized packaging measures may reduce appeal of #ecigs among youths without reducing appeal among adults. Potentially an alternative to other measures that impede adult harm reduction? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… MedPage Today coverage: medpagetoday.com/pulmonology…
Congratulations to the leaders and research team at @CenterTobacco for producing more meticulous, highly credible science that will help inform further research, public understanding and policy development at @FDATobacco and beyond. #ecigs👇👇
Another important, and persuasive report just out: "ENDS use did not significantly increase the risk of self-reported incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease over a 5-year period once current smoking status and cigarette pack years were included." sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Our director @cdoug has the last word (speaking of combustibles): "Reducing nicotine to non-addictive levels is clearly the policy change that's most likely to save the most lives in the shortest period of time. There's nothing like it." @CenterTobacco @umichsph @UMichiganNews 👇
New edition of Pulse Check is out this morning, featuring tape I collected at #SRNT2023; many thanks to the researchers who answered my question about what the single most important action @FDATobacco could take to reduce tobacco death + disease podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
We are very happy to add our heartfelt congratulations to @jamie_tam. Our whole team is incredibly proud of you!
Congratulations to @CenterTobacco & #CISNET investigator @jamie_tam for winning the @srntorg 2023 Jarvik-Russell award. #SRNT2023
1/6. Prominent scientists and medical specialists have produced a critical assessment of Australia’s National Health and Medical
Research Council (NHMRC)'s influential statement on #ecigs. This should be seriously considered. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…. The full abstract follows: