Check out our blog on mouth cancer graphic health warnings in the UK. https://bit.ly/47hVAMY

Latest News: Discrepancies in how countries define tobacco and nicotine- containing productsmay create loopholes that could be exploited by the nicotine and tobacco industry to undermine and avoid regulations. https://bit.ly/4haHhji

Latest News: Early-stage COVID-19 policy changes in Hong Kong were associated with significantly lower tobacco abstinence rates among adults using or being referred to community-based smoking cessation services. https://bit.ly/4AknaXc

Study documents a marked increase in illicit cigarette trade in Mexico between 2017 and 2023. Substantial geographical variation in level & evolution of illicit trade, provides additional evidence that factors beyond taxation play a key role in shaping illicit trade dynamics. https://bit.ly/4AxM7yE

Latest News: While Australian media reporting predominantly contained views supportive of policy change, it also portrayed smoke-drift in homes as a ‘rights-based’ conflict between individuals. https://bit.ly/46dZDcQ

Latest News: Robust MPOWER implementation is associated with reduced inequality in smoking- related cancer burden. https://bit.ly/4xLVity

Latest News: US college students are aware of ONP (oral nicotine pouch) continuity programmes, and awareness is associated with intention to use and ever use of ONPs. https://bit.ly/3VjdCM0

Latest News: Although lower e- cigarette nicotine concentrations may reduce the potential for nicotine dependence, concentrations ≥1.8% may facilitate complete transition from cigarette smoking for some individuals. https://bit.ly/4xJhFzw

Latest News: This study supports the technical feasibility of regulating device-level parameters to influence nicotine exposure. https://bit.ly/4gXT96O

Latest News: Despite the country’s reputation for strong tobacco control, Aotearoa NZ’s failure to fully implement Article 5.3 leaves its health policies vulnerable to tobacco industry interference. https://bit.ly/4gpY28m

Latest News: Advertisements for heated tobacco products (Ploom) were identified on TVer, Japan’s largest ad-supported VOD platform. Tobacco industry- led advertising self- regulation is insufficiently implemented in the digital media environment. https://bit.ly/4xgOLql

Latest News: Following an e-liquid flavour ban, there has been a significant decrease in the number of new e-cigarette products notified for the Dutch market, as well as in the percentage of products containing non-allowed flavourings. https://bit.ly/4zygFQj

Latest News: Scoping review of international public education and media campaigns aimed at reducing demand for, raising awareness of and discouraging the purchase or sale of illicit tobacco and/or vaping products https://bit.ly/4xYT49L

Latest News: The recent decision by the Seoul High Court to dismiss the National Health Insurance Service’s (NHIS) appeal against major tobacco manufacturers represents a significant moment for public health in the Western Pacific. https://bit.ly/4gcQib0

Latest News: Specialty retailers (vape shops, smoke shops and cigar shop) cluster in low-income areas, rural tracts have fewer shops despite higher smoking prevalence and that additional vape shops increase overall visits. https://bit.ly/4hZ77Hy

Latest News: Combustible tobacco-free cigarettes containing a nicotine analogue: a dangerous design to counter smoking regulations? https://bit.ly/4hY9hHl

Latest News: Public insurer litigation and tobacco industry liability: lessons from the National Health Insurance case in the Republic of Korea. https://bit.ly/4fQ0DJG

Latest News: In a randomised controlled trial of an e-cigarette and tobacco use intervention for hospitalised youth, among intervention participants, nearly half made a quit plan and a substantial proportion were interested in and prescribed nicotine replacement therapy. https://bit.ly/4x8ANqJ

Latest News: In workplaces in Japan the presence of designated HTP-only smoking rooms is associated with increased HTP smoking. https://bit.ly/4xz5vcj

Latest News: Results from the Korean Smoking and Vaping Model indicate that flavoured cigarette regulation could substantially reduce smoking prevalence. https://bit.ly/3TNacR9

Latest News: Tobacco brands continue to use e-mail marketing to distribute price promotions, sweepstakes and promote flavoured products directly to consumers. https://bit.ly/45RUfvA

Latest News: Trends in where adults buy their e-cigarette supplies: findings from 2016 to 2024 International Tobacco Control (ITC) four country smoking and vaping surveys. https://bit.ly/4hjveAy

Latest News: While Apple has removed much of the concerning content from its App Store, the Google Play Store has numerous e- cigarette entertainment apps containing youth- appealing features. https://bit.ly/4bFHsjr

Latest News: Digital anti-tobacco mass media campaigns show promise in influencing tobacco-related behaviours. However, existing exposure measures in the evolving digital environment may limit the ability to accurately link campaign exposure to behavioural outcomes. https://bit.ly/4xhHeqO

July Issue: Cigfluencers: how celebrities and influencers are glamourising smoking again. https://bit.ly/4598Jab

July Issue: Cigarette packs as advertising channels to promote heated tobacco products in South Korea. https://bit.ly/3RsI2tZ

July Issue: Unauthorised therapeutic claims on e-cigarette and nicotine pouch company websites in the USA. https://bit.ly/4wOUe7q

Latest News: Test purchases of tobacco with minors in the Canton of Vaud (Switzerland) in 2023 and 2024. https://bit.ly/4yXs4IU

July Issue: Depictions of tobacco and ecigarettes in popular US, French and German music videos. https://bit.ly/45JLXWt

July Issue: ‘I'm sure within 5 minutes I can find someone that will be selling it’: qualitative insights into how social media facilitates the sale of banned flavoured tobacco products. https://bit.ly/3Ub20Kp