University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network

(1/2) Leading experts, including @umichsph's Ken Warner & Cliff Douglas (@cdoug), have a new commentary in the journal Addiction calling on @CDCgov & @Surgeon_General to correct misinformation on #ecigs consistent with more recent scientific evidence. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

Cliff Douglas (@cdoug) discusses the #ContinuumOfRisk, advocating for informed choices about nicotine products for improved health. Education is crucial in understanding the reduced-risk alternatives to traditional smoking.

Experts in tobacco policy and public health explore most effective harm reduction and mitigation efforts in new @UMichOnline course, from @UMichSPH prof @cdoug @UMTobResNetwork Learn more: myumi.ch/1AWw8

Announcing our new online course, "Tobacco & Nicotine: Public Health, Science, Policy, and Law." Groundbreaking, open-minded, informative, featuring major figures in tobacco control. See trailer at youtube.com/watch?v=MLy2tx…, news story at online.umich.edu/content/tobacc…. Free of charge!

Now available on the TOPS website: video recording 📽️, slides📈, paper📰 and Q&A❓from yesterday's presentation, "Flavored Tobacco Sales Restrictions and Teen E-cigarette Use: Evidence From California" by #MelanieDove from @UCDavis_HPM Check it out 👉tobaccopolicy.org/seminars.html

Highly recommended: A new analysis to be published by @foodanddruglaw argues that traditional tobacco control organizations have "captured" @FDATobacco's regulatory process and recommends corrections to get tobacco and nicotine regulation on track. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

@Sharon_ACox @MailOnline Nonsense. Your logic does not compute.

We disagree with the head-in-the-sand approach advocated by @LungAssociation, which ignores the science & the urgent need to educate adults who smoke, half of whom will die prematurely of lung and other fatal illnesses if not not fully informed about issues such as relative risk.

A new study published this month in The Lancet’s eClinical Medicine – the largest electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) clinical trial in the U.S. to date – confirms the role of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation. thecontinuumofrisk.com/2023/08/larges…

Why tobacco companies' warnings about a black market are inflated – and misleading ⁦@FDATobacco⁩ ⁦@cdoug⁩ ⁦@UMTobResNetwork⁩ ⁦@ProfEdwardsNZ⁩ ⁦@DrCaliff_FDA⁩ ⁦@SecBecerra⁩ theconversation.com/why-tobacco-co…

What's wrong with this picture? Experts report Juul is far safer than conventional cigarettes and can help adults quit smoking. This is NOT a product endorsement. This is about what helps public health in 2023. Destroying Juul won't help. It might hurt. wsj.com/business/retai…

Approximately 20% of cancer cases and 30% of cancer-related fatalities are attributed to smoking. @HHS_Health released a draft tobacco cessation framework to strengthen smoking cessation efforts. Read more: hhs.gov/about/news/202…

🚨TOMORROW🚨 12pm ET: 🌟#MeganPiper🌟 from @UWMadison will present: "Real-World Impact of Three Alternate Nicotine Delivery Products on Combustible Cigarette Use" Register 👉 bit.ly/TOPS-SummerFal…

Released today, the #DoctorsSurvey of more than 15,000 physicians in 11 countries finds that a significant majority of doctors mistakenly attributes the negative health consequences of smoking to nicotine, potentially thwarting efforts to help smokers quit smokefreeworld.org/newsroom/nearl…

July's editor's choice: Indonesian national tobacco policy is characterised by policy incoherence, underpinned by both a lack of political will among key ministries and a lack of impetus to collaborate in creating and implementing regulations. bit.ly/43eFvTP @liskramer

From Dr. David Méndez of @umichsph: “The problem is that as a society, we tend to say, ‘We need to save the kids’ without having a balance.” If ... smokers switch to a lower-risk product like #ecigs, “you’re saving their life now." subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/0… @CenterTobacco @cdoug

Latest News: Research from Ireland identifies evidence of strong public appetite among the Irish population for tobacco endgame, particularly for product, institutional structure and supply-side measures. bit.ly/3CImjDa

Lately there has been a blitz of alarmist, inaccurate and unbalanced media reports on youth #vaping It is tiresome responding to each one Our recent peer-reviewed paper outlines the evidence is available here ⤵️ I hope more journalists read it colinmendelsohn.com.au/youth/ @marywardy @LaTrioli @MamaMia @bodyandsoul_au @YahooNewsAu @ELLEaus @7NewsSydney @7NewsSpotlight @newscomauHQ @smh @australian

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, smoke-free legislation was associated with significant reductions in morbidity and mortality related to cardiovascular & respiritory disease, and perinatal outcomes. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

@DrJackieVolk For an accurate overview that provides essential context, please see (among numerous other sources, included many cited in the following document) this recent filing by public health experts with the U.S. Supreme Court: clivebates.com/documents/Avai…. @MIHealthClinic @CenterTobacco

Latest News: Modeling from Australia finds that 5% adult daily smoking prevalence target cannot be achieved by the year 2030 based on current trends. bit.ly/3NBQSkj @marianne_weber @PeteSarich @WattsChrissy90 @CoralGartner