Latest News: Impact of heated tobacco products on biomarkers of potential harm and adverse events: a systematic review and meta-analysis. https://bit.ly/4q2NNKH

Latest News: In Ukraine, the tobacco industry has used tax increases on HTPs and e-cigs as an opportunity to raise prices but with lower net revenue per stick. https://bit.ly/3YogqWI

Latest News: Across the UK, between 2016–2021, the mean price of tobacco purchases was approximately 5% lower in the most disadvantaged compared with least disadvantaged quintile of neighbourhoods.

Latest News: Effects of retail environment regulations on reducing tobacco retailers and operating hours: a case study in Egypt. https://bit.ly/45r6VK4

Latest News: Researchers reveal a disconnect between awareness of tobacco policies and behaviour change among Vietnamese men who smoke cigarettes. https://bit.ly/495cK0X

Latest News: US retail sales of total kilogrammes of nicotine in oral nicotine pouches and ecigarettes continue to increase. https://bit.ly/4aV7vDm

Latest News: Triple tank control: disposable vape devices with adjustable nicotine and flavour levels. If these products increase nicotine dependence rather than causing users to decrease their nicotine use over time, additional regulation of these products would be warranted. https://bit.ly/4s1vlDx

Latest News: This study adds information on synthetic coolants applied in tobacco products based on notifications in European Union (EU) Common Entry Gate during the period 2017 to 2023. https://bit.ly/4qdZJsP

Latest News: Advocacy in action - Leveraging survey data, litter and photovoice to advocate for smoke/vape-free bus shelters in Boone, North Carolina. https://bit.ly/3YlrhRj

Latest News: On 3 October 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom of California signed Assembly Bill 455 (AB 455), the first law in the USA to address third hand smoke in real estate transactions. https://bit.ly/4j7fyzd

Due to the levels of nicotine that young people who vaped were exposed to, similar to smoking, vapes likely have the capacity to be addictive. However, based on NNAL exposure, vapes likely present substantially lower carcinogenic risks to youth compared with smoking. https://bit.ly/4pJbXd0

Latest News: People who currently smoke or formerly smoked do support the outdoor smoking ban during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://bit.ly/454Ft4E

Latest News: Themes including economic reliance on tobacco, political will, the role of the tobacco industry and challenges of multisectoral approaches were commonly identified as key factors influencing policy development in sub-Saharan Africa. https://bit.ly/45gaYZz

December Issue: Pac-Man on a vape: electronic cigarettes that target youth as handheld multimedia and gaming devices. https://bit.ly/4qjtngr

December Issue: Generative artificial intelligence and social media: insights for tobacco control. https://bit.ly/3KXmJ04

December Issue: Characteristics of and engagement with URL resources shared among online vaping communities on Reddit. https://bit.ly/48HdAly

December Issue: 12 years since the resolution intended to ban all additives that change the smell and taste of tobacco products in Brazil, the tobacco industry’s interference continues to successfully block its implementation. https://bit.ly/3MHpB1M

December Issue: Approximately 14% of tweets about the US FDA menthol ban mentioned over-policing and, notably, over half of the users tweeting about these narratives had financial ties to the tobacco industry. https://bit.ly/4916pU4

December Issue: Acceptability, cultural fit and preliminary efficacy findings are encouraging and will inform future, larger-scale evaluation of culturally aligned digital smoking cessation resources for American Indian adults. https://bit.ly/4aXbPSH

December Issue: The proportion of unit sales of cigarette products labelled as ‘natural’, ‘organic’ and ‘tobacco and water’ has increased between 2018 and 2022, relative to overall cigarette unit sales in the USA. https://bit.ly/48ZtWEO

December Issue: Rotation of tobacco health warnings and messages: challenges and recommendations for implementation. https://bit.ly/4qdGmQz

December Issue: This study underscores the comprehensive economic benefits associated with enforcing tobacco control measures in India. https://bit.ly/45f4H0a

December Issue: More youth and young adults have inaccurate flavour expectancies for “new non-menthol” brands introduced in California following statewide flavor restrictions, than for classic non-menthol or menthol brands. https://bit.ly/494pHrL

December Issue: This study provides empirical evidence that the Republic of Georgia’s smokefree legislation had no negative economic impact on the hospitality sector. https://bit.ly/48JwxnB

The continued split of health versus economic framing in the media may hinder the strengthening of tobacco control regulation in Indonesia, media advocacy for tobacco control may want to emphasise the alignment of the economic & development agenda with tobacco control goals. https://bit.ly/48UHMbD

December Issue: Researchers found decreased cigarette initiation, increased cessation from ENDS-only use and increased transitions from dual to ENDS-only use among adults overall. https://bit.ly/44n1xHB

December Issue: Researchers demonstrate a persistent, positive association between county-level tobacco retailer density and adverse birth outcomes in a study that includes the entire contiguous USA over 17 years. https://bit.ly/3Ynzxjv

Many terms for nicotine made in a lab and nicotine from tobacco are differentially related to understanding nicotine source and risk perceptions even though no existing research indicates that they differ meaningfully from each other on characteristics like addictiveness. https://bit.ly/4aHCjHF

December Issue: Cost minimising behaviours when purchasing tobacco products are associated with reduced smoking cessation. https://bit.ly/4pCjydx

December Issue: Policies that restrict access to retail tobacco have the potential to reduce smoking prevalence, but pairing such policies with interventions to reduce consumer demand remains important. https://bit.ly/3XQdBNL

December Issue: The tobacco control policy package implemented by France, targeting smoking initiation and promoting tobacco cessation is an effective intervention with an excellent return on investment. https://bit.ly/3KDWHiv

December Issue: The industry’s ability to raise prices more than the tax increase and manage these price increases smoothly suggests that there was room for larger tobacco tax increases in Mexico. https://bit.ly/4oRjrtl

December Issue: This study found that modified risk tobacco products claims can promote accurate knowledge about snus’ harm relative to cigarettes but also might increase unsubstantiated perceptions that snus is less harmful than e-cigarettes among young adults. https://bit.ly/4aJ0Ko3

December Issue: Retail regulation to decrease tobacco availability could contribute to tobacco endgame goals and is neglected in many countries’ tobacco control policies. https://bit.ly/4pzHheo

December Editor's Choice: To use or not to use electronic cigarettes? Reasons for use, stopping use and their behavioural sequelae among Mexicans who smoke. https://bit.ly/452nwne

December News Analysis: https://bit.ly/495WihY

Check out our December editorial reflecting on COP 11 held last month: https://bit.ly/495WihY

Latest News: TAAT hemp cigarettes’ unsubstantiated cessation and harm reduction claims. https://bit.ly/4iC67Yk

Latest News: The Baduy, an indigenous Indonesian group, upholds a strict smoke-free lifestyle as part of their cultural and spiritual beliefs, in sharp contrast with Indonesia’s high smoking rates and tobacco-oriented culture. https://bit.ly/4otNNll

Check out our latest blog on the implications of the European Court of Human Rights recent ruling on a smoking ban in prisons in Estonia - https://bit.ly/4iy5j6E

Check out our latest blog on the 2025 Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index: https://bit.ly/4iSSzYJ

Latest News: This longitudinal study from Singapore examines individual-level trajectories of quitting, softening and hardening amidst declining smoking prevalence and rising vaping incidences. https://bit.ly/3McEZTA

Latest News: This analysis examines package colour schemes and provide empirical information about colours by brand, flavour and nicotine concentration for ONPs in the USA. The colour scheme can signify ONPs’ distinct flavour and for some brands nicotine concentration. https://bit.ly/4oA3kQO

Latest News: Cultural commodities alongside commercial tobacco targeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia. https://bit.ly/4pxavdh

Latest News: The TI’s quest for the Smokeless Tobacco Council to align with its policy positions was intended to minimise restrictive measures on cigarettes, akin to transnational tobacco companies’ acquisition of e-cigarette companies to influence tobacco control policy. https://bit.ly/3K9aDAP

Latest News: The tobacco sales bans in Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach nearly eliminated local tobacco sales in the included stores, without prompting substantial cross-border shopping. https://bit.ly/3XQxxQq

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Latest News: Availability of flavoured tobacco in San Francisco Bay Area stores after California’s statewide sales restriction. https://bit.ly/3JUyJyV

Latest News: Youth-appealing, unauthorised ‘cessation aid’ flavoured inhaler devices multiply across US shops and social media. https://bit.ly/47JpgSU

Latest News: The tobacco sales bans in Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach nearly eliminated local tobacco sales in the included stores, without prompting substantial cross-border shopping. https://bit.ly/4ownhbS