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…

Heated Tobacco Products #HTPs are being increasingly promoted by #BigTobacco as an alternative to cigarettes, but what do we really know about them?! Check out exposetobacco's latest brief for all the latest information on HTPs. 👉 Learn more: exposetobacco.org/resource/under…

The tactics used by the #tobaccoindustry to influence #policy vary from country to country. New #research highlights strategies used to influence tobacco policy in South Africa where industry interference is a barrier to progressing tobacco control. doi.org/10.1093/heapol…

Join member Combatants for Peace & global movement of Palestinians & Israelis who not only remember the Nakba, but resist ongoing displacement & call for freedom and dignity for all. The Joint Nakba Remembrance Ceremony honors the past & demands a different future. secure.everyaction.com/RUJGPRawKk2heJ…

Ramadan significantly reduces smoking intensity and cigarette sales, find Zeynep Ugur et al. Full fasters decreased smoking by 53%, and national cigarette sales fell by 14%. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-ar…

Did you miss this month’s Innovations in Tobacco Control lecture with IGTC director Joanna Cohen? She presented “Breaking the Illusion: Building the Scientific Case for Plain and Standardized Packaging for All Tobacco Products.” Watch now on YouTube. buff.ly/JlBF7mn

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Eid Mubarak to all those observing this year. As we hold the gravity and depth of this moment, we wish everyone happiness and peace on this Eid al-Adha.

Excellent piece by Justin Vaïsse on the motivating idea behind this week’s convening in Paris, which ALLMEP is proud to serve on the Steering Committee of. Finally correcting for the absence of civil society’s presence, ideas and energies in I/P diplomacy.

A busy day at the @wctc_official with our staff presenting their research as well as the beginning of the moderated e-poster presentations.

Concerns have been raised that vaping has created a 'new generation of nicotine addicts'. Using NYTS data, we examined changes in the proportion of US high-school students reporting symptoms of nicotine dependence over the past decade, in the context of changing patterns of

Hypothetical purchase task metrics predict responding on an incentivized purchase task for full and reduced nicotine cigarettes, find Brett Gelino et al. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-ar…

#WCTC2025 may be over, but the tobacco control conversations continue. One of STOP's highlights was joining sessions led by network partners like Tobacco Control Research Group, who are addressing every angle of the issue. Here’s Dr Tess Legg sharing takeaways on her symposium.

Congrats to Prof. Anna Gilmore, Dr Rachel Barry & Alice Fabbri for the publication of their new paper in the latest edition of FHJ. This special edition focusses on #commercialdeterminants and #conflictsofinterest in #PublicHealth and Policy. 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.fhj.…

The public is already much further along in thinking about gradually introduced tobacco bans than most policymakers. This became apparent during the Global Tobacco Endgame Summit in Dublin. The time is ripe to ban the sale of tobacco products. Wanda de Kanter tabaknee.nl/news/item/3274…

In an online survey in South Africa, heated tobacco product (HTP) users were mostly current cigarette smokers who believed HTPs were less harmful than cigarettes, find Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf et al. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-ar…

🆕 research has uncovered the targeting of dental professions by tobacco company Philip Morris. By targeting #dental professionals, Philip Morris is seeking to embed its own narratives into professional norms, continuing education, and patient care. 🪥 doi.org/10.1136/tc-202…

Financial strain, nicotine dependence, early self-efficacy challenges, and medication experience may be targets for improving smoking abstinence among those at high risk for early treatment failure, find Archana Sundar et al. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-ar…

The number of terms used to describe e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products has expanded significantly, often with word choice that serves tobacco industry interests. Here we break down the problem and suggest a #commonlanguage moving forward. buff.ly/fx1RCwm

Despite being told that some of its previous marketing was not legal, PMI continues to widely market its addictive Heated Tobacco Product in the UK through using perceived gaps in the current legislation. Find out more: doi.org/10.1136/tc-202… #TobaccoAdvertising