Due to their federally-recognized sovereign status, American Indian and Alaska Natives populations are exempt from certain tobacco taxes and smokefree laws. Tobacco companies have recently been found trying to exploit this, using ploys designed not only to increase sales, but to create a sense of goodwill among the communities. These …
The Truth Initiative recently released a report looking at the tobacco exposure young adults experience while streaming online content. They found that 79% of the most popular shows among young adults featured smoking. The biggest offender was Netflix’s “Stranger Things”. Read more here.
Koop Director Commentary: This is one of a number of studies in which e-cigarette use among adults trying to quit smoking impaired the ability to quit using cigarettes. My smoking cessation colleagues often counter that this finding is not surprising because smokers who try e-cigarettes are the ones that have …
It is known that cigarette advertising is associated with youth initiation of cigarette usage. This research established that receptivity to the advertising of other tobacco products (such as e-cigarettes) was similarly indicative of future product usage. Read their article here.
A group of major public health organizations have sued the Food and Drug Administration for delaying regulation decisions on electronic cigarettes and cigars for at least three years. The groups argue that the delay will allow e-cigarette companies to expand their market with products that would have been banned under …
The impact of e-cigarettes has been debated for years, offering both a cessation method for adult smokers and a gateway risk for adolescents who may not have otherwise been exposed to tobacco. Koop researchers looked at the current research on net population-level health benefits and harms. They found that the …
Amid debates of the safety of e-cigarettes, new research has found an additional health risk with the iQOS. At high temperatures the tobacco plug was found to char through pyrolysis after some time and melt the polymer-film filter, releasing toxicants. Read more here.
In January, New Delhi for the first time asked the top court to classify tobacco as “res extra commercium”, a Latin phrase meaning “outside commerce”. If applied, tobacco would be classified as outside commerce, limiting the ability of the tobacco industry to legally trade in that country. However, it would …
A new study attempts to understand the physical effects of e-cigarettes, which are quickly growing in popularity among adolescents. Researchers took samples from real users and identified many of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present as carcinogenic. Read more here.
In stark contrast to the American drive to leave tobacco in the past, a shocking 86% of Oscar-nominated films this year featured tobacco usage. Read the UCSF’s Smoke Free Movies campaign’s article here, and access their detailed fact sheet here.