Our new paper published in JAMA Network Open analyzes 15 years of U.S. sales data for oral tobacco and nicotine products. Check it out here: ja.ma/3Lgtlqg

A new study led by Cristine Delnevo, Director of Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies (INTS), suggests that nicotine pouches may offer a path to reduced tobacco harm ➡️ jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Here’s a story on my latest paper on cigarette trafficking. The most common littered packs in NYC are menthol Newports from Georgia NYC-stamped packs came in 4th @RU-INTS.bsky.social @rutgerssph.bsky.social @rutgersarc.bsky.social gothamist.com/news/cigaret...

Tomorrow is the beginning of the Conference on Tobacco or Health 2025. Take a look at the INTS members who will be presenting, and be sure to visit the Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco (CRST) booth!

Andrea Villanti is a guest editor of this newly published issue of JNCI Monographs funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, covering the continued impact of the commercial use of tobacco and health disparities ➡️ academic.oup.com/jncimono/iss...

Hangin' with this top-notch crew to celebrate the Class of 2025 #rutgerssph

Assistant Professor @otg2014.bsky.social and her colleagues penned a new letter to the editor of Nicotine & Tobacco Research on how a WNBA star's cigar brand collaboration, amid growing interest in women's basketball, may increase the appeal & sales of cigars. ➡️ academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...

Tobacco Control published a new paper by @otg2014.bsky.social, with co-authors Patrick Barnwell and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social, which examines the top-selling e-cigarette brands and differences in top-selling brands by regions in the USA ➡️ tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

Cigar text-only warning labels, particularly larger ones, can facilitate some cigar risk knowledge and beliefs, reduce pack appeal and discourage product interest, find Olivia Wackowski et al. academic.oup.com/ntr/advance-...

@jesskingjensen.bsky.social and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social are authors of a new Preventive Medicine paper that examines the impact of cigar pack policies on cigar sales. @rutgerssph.bsky.social @rwjms.bsky.social Learn more ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

Our amazing team presenting over 40 presentations at #SRNT2025 over the next 3 days. See you there! ints.rutgers.edu/ints-srnt-20...

INTS Associate Professor, Kevin Schroth, discusses the FDA's impact on tobacco harm reduction with Regulator Watch ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJic...

I stand with Ukraine. If you were as horrified as I was by today's meeting at the White House, you can email your outrage to: [email protected].

After 4+ years of litigation, the 5th Cir ruled that FDA's proposed graphic warnings for cigarettes did NOT violate the 1st Amend. Now Judge Barker (E.D. Tx.) has again indefinitely blocked the rule, finding FDA likely violated the APA bc it lacked authority to increase # of warnings from 9 to 11.

Led by INTS post-doctoral fellow Caitlin Weiger, a new paper published in @TC_BMJ found that the ‘additive-free’ and ‘tobacco and water’ claims of some popular cigarette brands may convey reduced risk. Read more here ➡️ tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...

Viewpoint: Implementation of a low-nicotine product standard has the potential to be the most significant tobacco control policy of the 21st century. https://ja.ma/3OKcb2X

Viewpoint: Nicotine pouch products may hold great promise to benefit public health, but only if the FDA can effectively regulate the marketplace. https://ja.ma/3DgcCzc

Institute Director and Professor @crisdelnevo.bsky.social and Associate Professor @maryhrywna.bsky.social discuss the FDA's regulation of nicotine pouches and how important it is to issue marketing authorizations for these products in this Q&A ➡️ go.rutgers.edu/b9y7hgv2 @rutgerssph.bsky.social

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪

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