New #Australian trial shows nicotine #vaping was more effective than conventional nicotine replacement for #smokingcessation in low social advantage group. Verified 6-month continuous abstinence 9.6% in NRT vs 28.4% in vaping; >99% post prob vaping superiority. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

From July, eligible Australians will be screened for #lungcancer as part of the nation’s first new cancer screening program in over 20 years... including those who smoke long-term... theconversation.com/lung-cancer-...

Lung cancer screening is about to start. What you need to know if you smoke or have quit

The aim is to find and treat lung cancers early, before they grow and spread, to improve the chance of survival. Here’s what’s involved.

theconversation.com

Have you noticed more celebrities smoking lately? Dr Carmen Lim, Dr Joshua Trigg, and I explored how "cigfluencers" are making smoking cool again and its impact on public health in an Ad Watch for Tobacco Control. 🔗: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl... @ncysur.bsky.social

Congratulations to our PhD student @sarahdp.bsky.social on being appointed to the Flinders University Research Committee. Awesome to see her getting involved in University governance while running her research!

Blog from ASH UK explaining why cigarettes filters should be banned as they are a marketing fraud that cause huge environmental damage and fail to protect health. ash.org.uk/media-centre...

The Great Cigarette Filter Fraud - ASH

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.

ash.org.uk

A total vibe. I love anything with well fleshed out characters.

New research shows that "smoking kills more than 24,000 Australians every year, or 66 people per day, which is significantly more than previous estimates..." bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

If you're buying cigarettes in Australia, you'll now encounter regular stick health warnings. #tobaccocontrol #publichealth

Joanna Cohen PhD from Bloomberg Public Health on the TPackSS pack surveilance system, among other resources. #SRNT2025

Hearing the #FDA present on their new #vaping prevention campaign concepts testing. 'The Real Nightmare' and 'Organ Pinball'...

Day 3 of #SRNT2025, and the schedule is chock full of science goodness. Looking forward to the latest in nicotine use and addiction research. Loads on #vaping today (related, need good coffee place recommendations for New Orleans).

Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt #TobRegSky@sejordt.bsky.social · last yr.

#TobRegSky #PedSky #MedSky #EpiSky #addictionsci #addictionsci 🧪🛟 At #SRNT2025 , mechanical engineer Alan Shihadeh from the American University of Beirut is presenting the plenary lecture "Problems in the Mechanics of Nicotine Flux, Dose, and Exposure in ENDS Product Regulation".

River front runs FTW. Jazz band and doggos not pictured.

Next version of cigarette pack warning style and Quitline inserts in Australia now.

“Instant coffee, for example, is a well–deserved punishment for being in a hurry to reach the future” — Alan Watts

See US GOV data archiving efforts here as well: lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/01...

Preserving Public U.S. Federal Data | Library Innovation Lab

lil.law.harvard.edu

Josh Trigg@joshltrigg.bsky.social · 2y ago

For anyone looking to access archived versions of the US GOV and CDC data on pages that are going dark (jfc), keep an eye here.

For anyone looking to access archived versions of the US GOV and CDC data on pages that are going dark (jfc), keep an eye here.

digi!@digitaldragon.dev · 2y ago

Archive Team is pulling in data.gov, cdc.gov and others as fast as possible: tracker.archiveteam.org/usgovernment/

Nicotine pouches are now banned in South Australia. They're now subject to the same controls as illicit tobacco and e-cigarette products. Info here: www.premier.sa.gov.au/media-releas...

New alarming nicotine trend banned in South Australia

premier.sa.gov.au

Meanwhile, the Governer of South Dakota is proposing a 60% ('rightsizing') cut in tobacco control funding ‐ see Senate Bill 54. sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill...

Another day, another jurisdiction passing a generational #tobaccoban Massachusetts is flying along. #tobaccofreegeneration www.boston.com/news/local-n...

Another Mass. town has passed a 'generational ban' on tobacco products

Newton joined several other Massachusetts towns when its City Council approved a “generational ban” on tobacco products.

boston.com

'Artisanal data foraging' 🤣🤣🤣 youtube.com/watch?v=eDr6...

"The FDA announced that they are pushing forward with a rule that would dramatically limit how much nicotine can go in a cigarette... Under new regulation, that would fall [from ~17mg] to less than one milligram... it would decimate the demand for cigarettes..." The Atlantic 12ft.io/proxy?q=http...

Cheers, 2024. You've been rad. 2025, you take notes.

Running lollies give more energy when served in a biohazard waste bag. Fact.

Halls Gap resident Trish Ravenhall says she is prepared for the possibility she might not see her home for four or five weeks as a bushfire rages through the Grampians.

'Just go': Victorian bushfire evacuees prepare to be away from homes for weeks

Halls Gap resident Trish Ravenhall says she is prepared for the possibility she might not see her home for four or five weeks as a bushfire rages through the Grampians.

abc.net.au

Happy Gravy Day, all. I hope you're keeping well.

Stephen McDonell@stephenmcdonell.bsky.social · 2y ago

Friday track time: #Australia's favorite Christmas song, story of a letter from a prisoner to his brother in the run up to Chrissy. The day he's writing (21st of December TOMORROW) is now referred to as "Gravy Day" in Australia. Beautiful lyrics, Aussie Christmas... www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYqI...

If you're on break, keep an eye out for street libraries to score some reading material. Occasionally, chuck a few back in. streetlibrary.org.au/find/

In case you missed this.

Nature Portfolio@natureportfolio.nature.com · 2y ago

One of the biggest questions we get is when will our journals be here. We thank you for your patience. You can now follow our journals with this starter pack!

So, this is a great read, particularly as a dingo appreciator with hunters in the family. Also, brindle dingos.... nice! www.theage.com.au/national/for...

For decades, people have believed this dingo myth. DNA testing has revealed the truth

Dingoes are one of Australia’s few remaining apex predators, but have long been misunderstood.

theage.com.au

the opioid crisis and "patient organisations" Thousands died gambling -How lived experience groups funded by industry $$ have had an impact Funding like this just creates another voice for industry interests, sadly academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

Commercial influences on patient and public involvement: a renewed call for research and action

Abstract. Patient and public involvement is increasingly advocated in health policy, research and practice. Patients and people with lived experience, care

academic.oup.com