A look back at how @TruthInitiative -- the US's largest anti-smoking group -- lost its way. "They have spun and ignored the science." My story for Filter | harm reduction journalism #smoking #vaping filtermag.org/truth-initiati…

This, is what it's all about.

Memories! The weekend my son closed his vape shop and took his mom to Milwaukee! Aaron Biebert

Is the anxiety over teen vaping overblown - and has it obscured e-cigs potential as a live-saving tool for smokers? (Spoiler: Yes.) My piece for Globe Magazine: bostonglobe.com/2022/08/10/mag…

This feels like what some countries are doing with cigarettes. Taxes down? Ban the safer (but less profitable) alternatives. “Young People Don’t Drink as Much as They Used To. Japan’s Tax Agency Is Worried.” - VICE vice.com/en/article/3ad…

*ring, ring, ring* “Hello world? Common sense here. Why have I been kicked to the curb?”

“Our study finds that for every one Juul-sized e-cigarette eliminated as a result of an e-cigarette tax, 1.9 packs [of cigarettes] are purchased instead,” co-author Michael F. Pesko 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 tells Alex Norcia: filtermag.org/vape-taxes-smo…

Important and clear statement from the Director of FDA Center for Tobacco Products, Dr Brian King:

Dr Haji Helmy Big Tobacco didn't invent vape athra.org.au/is-vaping-a-co… "promote the use of e-cigs... as a substitute"- RCP rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outpu… UK top for action to block industry. ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2020/03/05/8-t… x.com/ABillionLives/…

Happy birthday to Skip Murray, DSP, TTS! 🎉 In 2020, she hosted an outdoor screening of our last feature film. I was hurting from the loss of our big premiere events due to COVID. When I turned the corner & saw her fun red carpet setup for us, I teared up. She’s wonderful. She cares.

3/🧵 Alex explained the language used when referring to PWS or people who used to smoke is stigmatizing. How we are labeled because of a behavior and dismissed as fellow human beings. I have a special request for Tobacco Reporter, but first, I'd like to share some of Alex's words

Our team wants to formally apologize for using the word “smokers” in #ABillionLives. We were new to the topic & kinda dumb. We learned more, listened deeper, & changed our ways in 2018. We urge others to do the same. Shame doesn’t help anyone. Learn 👉 anderson-review.ucla.edu/smoking-stereo…

1/🧵 A thread of writing and research projects.

The Compassion Club: A new proposal for transformation of tobacco retail academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-ar…

Respectfully disagree. “Smoker” is an extremely stigmatized label & only years of affirming public campaigns would make a dent in it. “Person who smokes” is far less emotive & feels more like a clinical description.

#Science sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reactio…

@panthernoster durand benoit I hold the world record for the number of times I've watched You Don't Know Nicotine and A Billion Lives.

AGW killed the tories John Truncali 🕯Queen Zhalli @zhalli1.bsky. Free Palestine 🍉 Mark Butler MP Wrong. Here's the man who invented them. You can hear his reasoning for yourself. x.com/ABillionLives/…

AI is interesting. But, even it knows the facts (last screenshot below).