In a letter published today in the BMJ, we call for urgent action to correct misperceptions of vaping. As long as public perceptions of vaping are misaligned with evidence, the opportunity for vaping to further reduce smoking is being missed. www.bmj.com/content/391/... @ashorguk.bsky.social

SRNT Europe's 2025 conference kicks off two weeks today and I'm delighted to be presenting alongside most of my colleagues from UCL's Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group. You can catch us across the three days at the following times. Hope to see lots of you there! #SRNTE2025

Associations between non-daily smoking and motivation to stop smoking: A population study in England 2021–2024 buff.ly/GigcYWP @drsarahejackson.bsky.social @jamiebrown.bsky.social @lionshahab.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social

New in @addictionjournal.bsky.social , we find adults who smoke cigarettes non-daily tend to be more motivated to quit smoking than those who smoke every day, especially among older and less advantaged people. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The SRNT-E 2025 conference programme is now online! 🎉 See what we've got lined up here: srnt-e.org/conference/2... Looking forward to seeing many of you in Romania!

The Smoking Toolkit Study shows substantial declines in smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption among adults in England since 2007. However, the extent of these changes differs according to how the outcomes are defined. Research letter - Tobacco Control tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

Our new paper provides up-to-date evidence on cigarette consumption across Great Britain. 🟡~28.6 billion cigarettes are smoked each year. 🟡There are persistent disparities across socioeconomic groups, regions, and nations. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-... @ntrjournal.bsky.social

Enjoying listening to this on my commute… and adding ‘profsplaining’ to my vocabulary! open.spotify.com/episode/5L7P... @robertjwest.bsky.social

Changing patterns of nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among United States high-school students: The National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2014–2023 buff.ly/XL93VOm @drsarahejackson.bsky.social @jamiebrown.bsky.social @tattanbirch.bsky.social

Worth a read. We need to move beyond arbitrary categorisation of continuous variables or assuming that associations are linear - and use more flexible modelling approaches to capture non-linear relationships. www.bmj.com/content/390/...

New commentary with @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social, @jamiebrown.bsky.social, and @katieeast.bsky.social To reduce smoking harms, there is an urgent need to correct misperceptions about the risks of vaping. www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Concerns have been raised that vaping has created a 'new generation of nicotine addicts'. We examined changes in the proportion of US high-school students reporting symptoms of nicotine dependence, in the context of changing patterns of nicotine product use. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

“Dual Use” of e-cigarettes alongside cigarettes encompasses varied behavior patterns and motives that have different implications for health and smoking cessation. Editorial by Sarah Jackson. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-... @drsarahejackson.bsky.social

Our new paper examines level of support for proposed vaping policies via an online survey of UK vapers age 16+. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @jamiebrown.bsky.social @lionshahab.bsky.social @ucl-targ.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social

Interested in smoking and vaping? I will be giving a UCL Lunch Hour Lecture covering lots of our recent research findings in this area. The lecture will take place online on 29 May, 1-2pm. It’s free and all are welcome to attend. You can register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/events/event...

New in @addictionjournal.bsky.social - may be of interest to @ucl-targ.bsky.social colleagues onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Four cigarette products for sale in England in 2021/22 appeared non-compliant with the ban on menthol as a characterising flavour in sensory and chemical tests, find Debbie Robson et al. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...

I spoke to BBC Radio 4's Today programme about our findings. You can listen back here (from 1.23.29): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

New paper reveals two key changes in vaping trends since the UK government announced plans to ban disposable vapes. 1. The rise in vaping prevalence has stalled, including among young adults. 2. People who vape are increasingly using reusable devices. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We've got a new paper out today in @thelancetph.bsky.social, led by @melissaoldham.bsky.social, looking at the sharp increase in alcohol-specific deaths in England since the start of the pandemic and digging into which groups in the population have been worst affected 🧵

Don't forget to submit your abstracts - final deadline is this Sunday!

We have a new paper out today in Lancet Public Health looking at increases in alcohol-specific deaths in England. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨 You now have 2 extra weeks to submit your abstract! The new deadline is Sunday, 13 April at 23:59 CET. Don’t miss this chance—get your submissions in! 🔗srnt-e.org #SRNTE2025 #CallForAbstracts #DeadlineExtension

Trends in smoking prevalence and socio-economic inequalities across regions in England: A population study, 2006 to 2024 @drsarahejackson.bsky.social @sharoncox.bsky.social Vera Buss @tattanbirch.bsky.social @jamiebrown.bsky.social buff.ly/FSVwn65

🚨 Reminder! The abstract submission deadline for #SRNTE2025 is fast approaching! ⏳ Submit your research by 30 March to be part of Europe's leading nicotine & tobacco science conference. Don’t miss out! 🔗 easyacademia.org/srnte2025 Info: srnt-e.org

Smoking rates in England have fallen fastest in the north, where there is more investment in helping people stop smoking, finds a new study led by @drsarahejackson.bsky.social and Prof @jamiebrown.bsky.social @ucliehc.bsky.social. Funded by @cancerresearchuk.org www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

New paper finds smoking rates in the north of England fell faster than the national average between 2006-2024, narrowing geographic inequalities in smoking prevalence. Regional tobacco control programmes appeared to contribute to this progress. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Modeling the Impact of Vaping: What We Need to Know and Which Methods to Use Commentary by Lion Shahab academic.oup.com/ntr/article/... @lionshahab.bsky.social

New paper - Recommendations for future research exploring vaping and later smoking in young people. @addictionjournal.bsky.social @jhb19.bsky.social @drnlindson.bsky.social @jlivbanks.bsky.social @drsarahejackson.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

This is a really impressive lineup. @robertjwest.bsky.social @drsarahejackson.bsky.social Martin Jarvis and Elle Wadsworth all on one podcast. Just the kind of interview that's worth finding an extra 20 mins for...

SRNT-E 2025 Conference Opening Debate – Don’t Miss It! 🔥 Mandated reduction of nicotine in tobacco: The logical next step or an unworkable policy? Join us at #SRNTE2025 as leading experts tackle this hot topic in tobacco control!

Since 2013, the proportion of adults in England reporting single and multiple non-combustible nicotine product use has risen, with the prevalence of single product use almost tripling and multiple product use doubling, find Sharon Cox et al. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-... @sharoncox.bsky.social

New paper by J Livingstone-Banks‬⁩ et al finds non-tobacco flavourings for e-cigs may increase appeal and harms; this increase may vary by flavour and apply across different population groups. Impacts of e-cig flavours on e-cig and cig use are inconclusive. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

New paper shows smoking, and to a lesser extent non-combustible nicotine use, is associated with higher levels of alcohol consumption and risky drinking www.nature.com/articles/s41...

NTR is looking for new editors ⬇️

New expansive CRUK-funded systematic review led by the brilliant @jhb19.bsky.social on youth transitions between vaping & smoking doi.org/10.1111/add..... It’s complex: there’s potential inverse associations between vaping & smoking at population level but positive association at individual level.

Join us in September in beautiful Cluj Napoca, Romania, for SRNT Europe's annual conference. Submit your abstract by 30 March! www.easyacademia.org/srnte2025

New systematic review in @addictionjournal.bsky.social evaluates evidence for a gateway effect from vaping to smoking among young people. Results show little evidence that vaping is causally linked to smoking uptake. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

In England, vaping prevalence has increased rapidly among adults who smoke since 2021, when disposable e-cigarettes started to become popular. Read the open access research by @drsarahejackson.bsky.social and colleagues https://buff.ly/3PTBCzr

Coverage of our recent paper on the real-world effectiveness of smoking cessation aids in The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/society/2025... Read the paper in full here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Action is needed to encourage dual users to fully switch to vaping. The Government should maintain investment in the swap-to-stop scheme for vapes and counter these misperceptions through targeted communications. www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...

One in 20 adults in England both smoke and vape, a figure that has risen sharply since 2021, with a growing proportion vaping more often than they smoke, finds a new study led by @drsarahejackson.bsky.social and Prof @jamiebrown.bsky.social @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ja...

New paper explores changing patterns of 'dual use' of vaping and smoking in England in the context of a rapidly evolving vape market. Dual use prevalence has increased but there's been a shift away from more frequent smoking toward more frequent vaping. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New paper examines the prevalence and real-world effectiveness of smoking cessation aids in England. Results show that while a range of effective aids are available, around half of people try to quit using less effective forms of support or none at all. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The SRNT-E debate is back! Please submit your ideas to me! DO NOT REPLY HERE [email protected] 1. What is the topic? 2. Why does it matter/now? 3. Why should we care? 4. What could we learn from this debate? Submissions into me, rated by a panel (blind) @drsarahejackson.bsky.social

New editorial in @AddictionJrnl argues England's disposable vape ban is 'an inadequate solution to youth vaping with potential unintended consequences' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @tattanbirch.bsky.social @katieeast.bsky.social @ucl-targ.bsky.social

New paper examines the prevalence and real-world effectiveness of smoking cessation aids in England. Results show that while a range of effective aids are available, around half of people try to quit using less effective forms of support or none at all. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

New paper using data from the annual ASH surveys show the prevalence of ever and current nicotine pouch use doubled between 2020 and 2024, reaching 5.4% and 1.0% respectively.

“If the 1990s are back in fashion, let’s not repeat the mistakes of that decade. “Smoking may look glamorous in curated photoshoots or carefully edited music videos, but its consequences are devastating and lifelong.” Opinion by @carolinecerny.bsky.social in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/388/...

A new Cochrane review of interventions for quitting vaping has been published today. There is low-certainty evidence that varenicline may help people to stop vaping. Text-messaging based interventions may also help youth/young adults to quit. www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....