At 6 weeks, 19 of 52 participants (36.5%) of the 5% nicotine ecig group were abstinent from cigarettes (validated by CO<6ppm) compared with 6 of 52 (11.5%) in the 0% nicotine ecig group (P = .005). jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Jonathan Foulds PhD
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Professor of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey PA. President-elect SRNT (views mine only). Mainly do research on tobacco, health and nicotine addiction. Scottish. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=oYyjpUUAAAAJ&hl=e
💡📊 Edible #THC was associated with poorer simulated driving performance and lower self-reported willingness to drive, indicating dose-dependent impairment relevant to #DrivingSafety and roadside enforcement policy. ja.ma/4iboWmY
Altria sues FDA over tobacco product review system reut.rs/4ykbxhm
Altria sues FDA over tobacco product review system
Marlboro-maker Altria on Wednesday sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, seeking to force the agency to overhaul a product review process that tobacco companies say has stifled their growth in the key U.S. market, a legal filing showed.
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A new study finds that an all-out sprint may have unique benefits when it comes to the proteins and tiny molecules in your bloodstream. n.pr/4zuP9D7
High-intensity sprints can trigger molecular changes in the bloodstream
A new study finds that an all-out sprint may have unique benefits when it comes to the proteins and tiny molecules in your bloodstream.
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"Projected mortality effects of adolescent vaping—positive or negative—are very small. As such, this.. study of vaping’s mortality implications suggests that... youth vaping is highly unlikely to constitute an important source of lifetime premature mortality." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42571784/
The Lifetime Mortality Implications of Vaping and Smoking Initiated During Adolescence - PubMed
If youth vaping affects lifetime premature mortality, the increase or decrease is projected to be very small.
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"All they do is screw things up and make a product that can save lives less accessible. I'm an autonomous adult who can decide what my risk tolerance is as well as make my own health decisions." Views on e-cig regulation among long term users. doi.org/10.1177/1179...
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Healthcare worker’s perspective on CDC’s management during the COVID-19 pandemic: “I appreciated their scientific information shared during a time when misinformation was rampant”. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
The CDC’s management and COVID-19 vaccine recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic: A healthcare worker’s perspective
The CDC’s COVID-19 pandemic guidelines affected everyone, especially healthcare workers (HCWs) due to the high exposure risks, long hours and stress during the pandemic. Thus, understanding HCWs perce...
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#Poetry #Painting #EverdayMagic Nature is not stingy with her miracles We simply forget to look - Sara Sarna 🎨 Phil Epp
This slide from the excellent Monitoring The Future survey, shows the future of cigarette use in the United States. You see a similar pattern in 18-28 year-olds in other surveys. Daily smoking in 12th graders was 24.6% in 1997. Now it is 0.8% !! monitoringthefuture.org/data/bx-by/d...
You should always say "yes" to a quick 30 minute paddle. That hour and a half could be the best 4 hours of your life.
New NSDUH data for 2025. Over past 5 years, overall past 30 days cigarette use prevalence continuing down (est 36 million in 2025) and nicotine vaping going up (29m in 2025). www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/d...
I just watched the mini-series, "The Bombing of Pan Am 103" on Netflix. It tells the story of the 1988 Lockerbie disaster, mainly as a drama with great acting, but also with archival footage from the time. It was excellent. I give this mini-series 10/10. www.netflix.com/tudum/articl...
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"Achieving ≥50% smoking reduction within the first two weeks was strongly associated with long-term smoking abstinence in a smoking reduction trial using e-cigarettes." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42574030/
Incorrectly attributing cancer to nicotine can undermine healthcare providers’ confidence in recommending evidence-based treatments, such as pharmaceutical nicotine replacement therapy, for tobacco use disorder. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
FDA authorizes 4 additional nicotine pouch products. "To receive marketing authorizations, the FDA must have sufficient evidence that the new products offer greater benefits to population health than risks. " www.fda.gov/tobacco-prod...
Pilot Program Update: FDA Authorizes 4 New Nicotine Pouches
The authorized products, made by Helix Innovations LLC, are sold under the “on!” brand: Rich Berry 2 mg, Cappuccino 2 mg, Cappuccino 4 mg, and Autumn Spice 2 mg
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‘ .. significant burden of cigarette smoking, coupled with the state of the science on the efficacy of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation, clearly indicates that it is time to include e-cigarettes in patient-centered conversations regarding cessation’ jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Recommendations for Nicotine E-Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation
This Special Communication summarizes evidence on the use of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation and provides recommendations for clinicians on how to engage in conversations with adult patients who cu...
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NEW: The ad campaign was jarring. People who smoked for decades warned others as they were dying of cancer or lung disease. After 14 years, it went dark in September. Calls to 1-800-QUIT-NOW plummeted. A look at tobacco policy under Trump: 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/u...
Efforts to Help Smokers Quit Stall Under Trump
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“Using ZYN instead of cigarettes puts you at a lower risk of mouth cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis.” www.fda.gov/tobacco-prod...
FDA Authorizes 20 ZYNs to be marketed as Modified Risk
With this issuance, these 20 ZYN nicotine pouch products may now be marketed with a specific risk modification claim.
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Congratulations to Laraib Mazhar who has successfully defended her Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) dissertation at Penn State College of Medicine. Well done Dr Mazhar!
Compared to smoking cigarettes, would you say that e-cigs are… “less harmful” or "not less harmful” (just as harmful, more harmful)? The majority of health professionals (60.2%) wrongly believed ecigs to be as harmful or more harmful (18%) than smoked cigarettes. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Compared to smoking cigarettes, would you say that e-cigarettes are… “less harmful” or "not less harmful” (just as harmful, more harmful)? The majority (60.2%) believed ecigs to be just as harmful or more harmful (18%) than combustible cigarettes. (wrongly) journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Was taking a walk in Daniels Park near Denver last week when this bobcat appeared and casually strolled across the path in front of us!
Incredible! Scientists receive a rare standing ovation after announcing that a new treatment can double the survival time for pancreatic cancer, the deadliest cancer which was once considered “undruggable.” When we fund and support science, we can achieve anything! (Video: Dr. Wish Dhillon)
"Influencers" claim cigarette smoking is making a come-back among US adults. The recent 2025 data release does not support it. Current cigarette smoking = 9.1%. Current e-cig use = 6.7%. Click on the red "interactive" link in the pdf to see trends over time. www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nh...
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US smoking rate now 9.1%. (Data from US 2025 National Health Interview Survey) www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nh... @ash.org @atscommunity.bsky.social #LungSky #RespEd
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