Our new paper published in JAMA Network Open analyzes 15 years of U.S. sales data for oral tobacco and nicotine products. Check it out here: ja.ma/3Lgtlqg

Oral Tobacco and Nicotine Marketplace Trends Since the Tobacco Control Act

This study assesses trends in sales of oral tobacco and nicotine over a 15-year period beginning with the implementation of the Tobacco Control Act in 2009.

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JAMA Network Open@jamanetworkopen.com · 9mo ago

Nicotine pouch sales grew from launch in 2016 to 44% of the oral tobacco and nicotine market by 2024, surpassing moist snuff and snus. ja.ma/3Lgtlqg

A new study led by Cristine Delnevo, Director of Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS), suggests that nicotine pouches may offer a path to reduced tobacco harm ➡️ jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Here’s a story on my latest paper on cigarette trafficking. The most common littered packs in NYC are menthol Newports from Georgia NYC-stamped packs came in 4th @RU-INTS.bsky.social @rutgerssph.bsky.social @rutgersarc.bsky.social gothamist.com/news/cigaret...

Cigarette packs littering NYC streets tell story of taxes going up in smoke

A Rutgers University study of cigarette packs found that many are coming from places that charge lower taxes for smokes.

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Tomorrow is the beginning of the Conference on Tobacco or Health 2025. Take a look at the INTS members who will be presenting, and be sure to visit the Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco (CRST) booth!

Andrea Villanti is a guest editor of this newly published issue of JNCI Monographs funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, covering the continued impact of the commercial use of tobacco and health disparities ➡️ academic.oup.com/jncimono/iss...

Volume 2025 Issue 70 | JNCI Monographs | Oxford Academic

Publishes monographs dealing with cancer and closely related research fields, or related groups of papers on specific subjects of importance to cancer research.

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Hangin' with this top-notch crew to celebrate the Class of 2025 #rutgerssph

Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS)@ru-ints.bsky.social · last yr.

INTS faculty were happy to celebrate the 2025 graduates at the @rutgerssph.bsky.social convocation held yesterday at the State Theater 🎓

Assistant Professor @otg2014.bsky.social and her colleagues penned a new letter to the editor of Nicotine & Tobacco Research on how a WNBA star's cigar brand collaboration, amid growing interest in women's basketball, may increase the appeal & sales of cigars. ➡️ academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...

Letter to the Editor: Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Star Athlete Kelsey Plum gets Signature Premium Cigar Amidst Record-Breaking WNBA Viewership

Ollie Ganz, DrPH, Cristine D Delnevo, PhD, Andrea C Villanti, PhD, Kevin R J Schroth, JD, Jennifer Cornacchione Ross, PhD; Letter to the Editor: Women’s Na

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Tobacco Control published a new paper by @otg2014.bsky.social, with co-authors Patrick Barnwell and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social, which examines the top-selling e-cigarette brands and differences in top-selling brands by regions in the USA ➡️ tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

Regional variations and market share of FDA-authorised products for top-selling electronic cigarette brands in the USA: 2022–2024

Background This paper examines top-selling electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) brands and differences in top-selling brands by region in the USA from 2022 to 2024, and the market share of Food and Drug...

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Cigar text-only warning labels, particularly larger ones, can facilitate some cigar risk knowledge and beliefs, reduce pack appeal and discourage product interest, find Olivia Wackowski et al. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...

The impact of cigarillo text warning presence and size on young adults’ cigarillo risk beliefs, knowledge, appeal and use intentions

AbstractIntroduction. Cigar warning labels can serve as health communication tools; yet current cigar warnings in the United States can be small or absent,

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@jesskingjensen.bsky.social and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social are authors of a new Preventive Medicine paper that examines the impact of cigar pack policies on cigar sales. @rutgerssph.bsky.social @rwjms.bsky.social Learn more ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

Our amazing team presenting over 40 presentations at #SRNT2025 over the next 3 days. See you there! ints.rutgers.edu/ints-srnt-20...

Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS)@ru-ints.bsky.social · last yr.

The INTS team will present posters, symposiums, and more at this week's SRNT conference! View our schedule of presentations ➡️ ints.rutgers.edu/ints-srnt-20... #SRNT2025

INTS Associate Professor, Kevin Schroth, discusses the FDA's impact on tobacco harm reduction with Regulator Watch ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJic...

I stand with Ukraine. If you were as horrified as I was by today's meeting at the White House, you can email your outrage to: comments@whitehouse.gov.

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FDA Authorizes Marketing of 20 ZYN Nicotine Pouch Products after Extensive Scientific Review

FDA authorized the marketing of 20 ZYN nicotine pouch products through the PMTA pathway following an extensive scientific review.

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After 4+ years of litigation, the 5th Cir ruled that FDA's proposed graphic warnings for cigarettes did NOT violate the 1st Amend. Now Judge Barker (E.D. Tx.) has again indefinitely blocked the rule, finding FDA likely violated the APA bc it lacked authority to increase # of warnings from 9 to 11.

Led by INTS post-doctoral fellow Caitlin Weiger, a new paper published in @TC_BMJ found that the ‘additive-free’ and ‘tobacco and water’ claims of some popular cigarette brands may convey reduced risk. Read more here ➡️ tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

Decoding consumers' interpretations of ‘additive-free’ and ‘tobacco & water' cigarette advertising claims

Objectives In the USA, some tobacco companies replaced the marketing phrase ‘100% natural additive-free tobacco’ with ‘tobacco ingredients: tobacco & water’ (T&W) after receiving warnings from the US ...

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Viewpoint: Implementation of a low-nicotine product standard has the potential to be the most significant tobacco control policy of the 21st century. https://ja.ma/3OKcb2X

Viewpoint: Nicotine pouch products may hold great promise to benefit public health, but only if the FDA can effectively regulate the marketplace. https://ja.ma/3DgcCzc

Institute Director and Professor @crisdelnevo.bsky.social and Associate Professor @maryhrywna.bsky.social discuss the FDA's regulation of nicotine pouches and how important it is to issue marketing authorizations for these products in this Q&A ➡️ go.rutgers.edu/b9y7hgv2 @rutgerssph.bsky.social

Why the FDA Should Move Fast to Regulate Nicotine Pouches

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Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪

Altmetric@altmetric.com · 2y ago

There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research. A Place of Joy.

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