Like others, have joined the exodus from X. Find me at bsky.app/profile/lionsh…

Please share your thoughts with us so we can do research that actually answers questions that people care about when it comes to #stoppingsmoking #tobacco #smoking #research

New paper examines the prevalence and real-world effectiveness of smoking cessation aids in England. Results show that while a range of effective aids are available, around half of people try to quit using less effective forms of support or none at all. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

New paper explores changing patterns of 'dual use' of vaping and smoking in England in the context of a rapidly evolving vape market. Dual use prevalence has increased but there's been a shift away from more frequent smoking toward more frequent vaping. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

New systematic review in Addiction Journal evaluates evidence for a gateway effect from vaping to smoking among young people. Results show little evidence that vaping is causally linked to smoking uptake. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

Join us in September in beautiful Cluj Napoca, Romania, for SRNT Europe's annual conference. Submit your abstract by 30 March! easyacademia.org/srnte2025

Come and join the ELSA Team! Closing date is 25th February elsa-project.ac.uk/job-vacancies

New paper shows smoking, and to a lesser extent non-combustible nicotine use, is associated with higher levels of alcohol consumption and risky drinking nature.com/articles/s4159…

Since 2013, the proportion of adults in England reporting single and multiple non-combustible nicotine product use has risen, with the prevalence of single product use almost tripling and multiple product use doubling, find Sharon Cox et al. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-ar…

Vapes are both acceptable and potentially effective harm reduction tool for people with mental health problems who smoke, Lion Shahab showing data from the very important ESCAPE trial #srnt2025 UCL_Tobacco_Alcohol

Modeling the Impact of Vaping: What We Need to Know and Which Methods to Use Commentary by Lion Shahab academic.oup.com/ntr/article/27… Lion Shahab

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New paper reveals two key changes in vaping trends since the UK government announced plans to ban disposable vapes. 1. The rise in vaping prevalence has stalled, including among young adults. 2. People who vape are increasingly using reusable devices. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

This paper led by Dr Emma V Beard is an important development in how to include hidden and missing populations in smoking prevalence estimates. The absence of the ‘hidden population’ from current estimates leads to underestimation of smoking rates in the UK. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

Interested in smoking and vaping? I will be giving a UCL Lunch Hour Lecture covering lots of our recent research findings in this area. The lecture will take place online on 29 May, 1-2pm. It’s free and all are welcome to attend. You can register here: ucl.ac.uk/events/events/…

A complete overview of the good, bad and the ugly evidence of vaping health effects by Lion Shahab, overall yes, nicotine vaping has beneficial effects but there may be some sub populations with health conditions where vaping may aggravate these conditions.

The Smoking Toolkit Study shows substantial declines in smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption among adults in England since 2007. However, the extent of these changes differs according to how the outcomes are defined. Research letter in Tobacco Control tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/…

New brief piece on the shocking underuse of effective smoking cessation medications in the UK by Jon Livingstone-Banks, dimitra kale and myself. There’s a need to get the message out to smokers trying to stop theconversation.com/two-of-the-bes…

New in Addiction Journal, we find adults who smoke cigarettes non-daily tend to be more motivated to quit smoking than those who smoke every day, especially among older and less advantaged people. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

What tranSPIREs from recent research on e-cigarettes? Towards a comprehensive approach to model vaping policies Editorial by Lion Shahab and Hazel Squires academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-ar… Lion Shahab