Policy changes to FDA CTP User Fee Collections need to be made to 1) adjust for inflation (stuck at 2019 levels), 2) cover all CTP deemed products (Cough! E-cigarettes) and 3) allow for charging fees that are disproportionate to market share. 8/11

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Senator Dick Durbin @Ats_eoph ATSPeds American Academy of Pediatrics Cigarettes brands used by kids highlighted here. Congress needs to empower U.S. FDA FDA Tobacco to penalize Big Tobacco for targeting these to the sub 21 population.

Our (w/ Abigail Friedman) new open-access paper finds underage smoking is concentrated in 3 cigarette and 4 cigar brands. We suggest policy remedies and surveillance upgrades. Read and comment!

U.S. FDA @FDA_Tobacco ATS EOPH @basic_SRNT In our new paper in JAMA , we investigated “non menthol” labelled cigarette brands introduced in California and Massachusetts following California’s menthol cigarette ban in December 2022 . jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Glad to announce the establishment of the Center for Global Health Policy & Politics, a cross-campus collaboration between the law and health campuses Georgetown University O'Neill Institute Georgetown University School of Health building off our work of the last few years. See our work at ghpp.georgetown.edu

I have a Blue place invite code. DM me first to grab it!

I have a new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco Research Journal with Abigail Friedman and Radhika Ranganathan! We ask how much of the market for cigarettes and e-cigarettes is captured in by beloved tobacco retail sales data. The answer? 👇 academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-ar… 1/7

Today is my final day at Georgetown Cancer Prevention and Control Program. I'm joining RTI International next month. I've had a productive 3 years working with colleagues at Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations and ITC Project and I'll miss not seeing them every day. I'm truly looking forward to what happens next!

Alex Liber 🇺🇦 Georgetown Cancer Prevention and Control Program RTI International ITC Project We’ll miss you, Alex. But everyone in CAsToR is looking forward to continuing collaborating with you and to seeing all the great work that you will be doing at RTI. Good luck with the new job and keep up with your outstanding tobacco research.