Joe Gitchell
@jgitchell.bsky.social
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Consult to Juul Labs on nicotine vapor for tobacco harm minimization.
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Definitely not my happiest hour and perhaps an odd first post to Bluesky, yet here we are.
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Authors file complaint with publisher as journal retracts vaping paper
A paper that found smoking rates in the United States fell faster than expected as more people started using e-cigarettes has been retracted over the objections of its authors, who have filed a com…
https://retractionwatch.com/2023/10/04/authors-file-complaint-with-publisher-as-journal-retracts-vaping-paper/
over 2 years ago
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This just HITS.
#Trust
@brindabee.bsky.social
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about 12 hours ago
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Itai Bavli
about 16 hours ago
Why does transparency about our mistakes matter for maintaining trust?
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Why does transparency matter for trust in public health? #trust #transparency #mistakes #health
YouTube video by Complicating The Narrative
https://youtube.com/shorts/E1aHE79WdOg?si=hfqEMaksGD2rQQuu
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Joe Gitchell
Ken Meyerson
1 day ago
#nicotine
#tobacco
#harmreduction
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Unbiased Science
1 day ago
Something notable has shifted in Washington, DC. Heading into the midterms (officially now six months away), Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine skepticism is becoming a political liability, and the administration appears to be quietly stepping back from it.
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The State of U.S. Vaccine Policy
A political retreat, an unanswered appeal, and states building their own guardrails
https://open.substack.com/pub/theunbiasedscipod/p/the-state-of-us-vaccine-policy-392?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Sarah Jackson
2 days ago
New paper suggests the UK disposable vape ban may have unintentionally made vaping more affordable for young people. The ban prompted vape manufacturers to introduce disposable-like reusable vapes with lower ongoing costs than disposable equivalents.
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Changes in expenditure on vaping in the context of the rise of disposable vapes and impending regulatory changes: a population study in Great Britain, 2021–2025
Background The vaping market in Great Britain has shifted rapidly since 2021, driven by the rise of disposable vapes, regulatory announcements, changing consumer behaviours and market responses. This ...
https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/early/2026/03/31/tc-2025-059661.full
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#StayCurious
fo shizzzle!
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5 days ago
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6 days ago
Who's up for a big, messy food fight? This administration figures it might be more popular than it was to burn down the CDC and rip up vaccine policies. Now, if only we can agree on the righteous way to eat, we might get somewhere. HT:
@emilystewart.bsky.social
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For at least one reason why people who smoke are not aware of the relative risks across the products, see this
@nypost.com
story (
nypost.com/2026/03/26/h...
) based, loosely (😜), on the scientific article pitched in this
#EurekaAlert
:
www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
?
@cochranetag.bsky.social
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7 days ago
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Unbiased Science
8 days ago
Benadryl blocks acetylcholine, a chemical that plays an important role in memory/thinking. In fact, Alzheimer’s disease involves changes in acetylcholine signaling. Because certain anticholinergics like Benadryl can cross into the brain, it’s biologically plausible that this could affect cognition.
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Does the Benadryl Cause Dementia?
We Don’t Know Yet, But Here’s What We Do Know
https://open.substack.com/pub/theunbiasedscipod/p/does-the-benadryl-cause-dementia?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Big props to
@unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
for inviting
@mbsiegel.bsky.social
on the pod to talk about smoking, nicotine, vaping, and how the tobacco control community may not be helping as much as they might. If you're vulnerable to
#DiscomfortOfThought
, consider prophylactic analgesia!
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10 days ago
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Unbiased Science
8 days ago
In case you missed it we recently sat down with Dr. Michael Siegel on our podcast to discuss complex landscape of e-cigarettes and harm reduction strategies. You can watch the full episode here:
https://youtu.be/eyZoIY14KUY
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The Free Press
8 days ago
Flavored vapes could help more adult smokers quit, saving lives. If only we could stop obsessing about teenagers, writes Joe Nocera.
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The Kids Are Alright About Vaping, So Let’s Fix the Grown-Ups
Flavored vapes could help more adult smokers quit, saving lives. If only we could stop obsessing about teenagers, writes Joe Nocera.
https://bit.ly/3Py0kbQ
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Don't be too put off by the NSFW poster warning about measles but click through for the knowledge nuggets from
@drjenndowd.bsky.social
.
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#PickOnGitch (@joegitchell)
So helpful! I got another MMR shot last spring as I’m in the age range of uncertainty described so clearly by @Jenn Dowd, PhD. Getting the shot was super easy, and I had no side effects, other than...
https://substack.com/@joegitchell/note/c-233564143?r=tbkzj
9 days ago
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Joe Gitchell
10 days ago
An interesting discussion on vaping that I was fortunate enough to take part in on the Unbiased Science podcast:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyZo...
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Unbiased Science - Where There's Vape, There's Fire: E-Cig Hype, Harm, and Hope??
YouTube video by Unbiased Science
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyZoIY14KUY
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Joe Gitchell
10 days ago
Tobacco Control Groups are Misleading Legislators in Their Efforts to Block Smokers from Access to Life-Saving Products
tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/03/toba...
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Tobacco Control Groups are Misleading Legislators in Their Efforts to Block Smokers from Access to Life-Saving Products
Last night I testified at a hearing of the Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee on a bill (S2844) that would allow the sale of flavored e-...
https://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/03/tobacco-control-groups-are-misleading.html
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Big props to
@unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
for inviting
@mbsiegel.bsky.social
on the pod to talk about smoking, nicotine, vaping, and how the tobacco control community may not be helping as much as they might. If you're vulnerable to
#DiscomfortOfThought
, consider prophylactic analgesia!
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10 days ago
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Itai Bavli
12 days ago
What I like about Purple Public Health is that it invites difficult conversations and disagreements rather than avoiding them. That’s the message we should be sending our students
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Julia M. Rohrer
12 days ago
I am not entirely sure I needed to know this, yet here we are.
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Hate to do this, but
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13 days ago
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#MakeNewMistakes
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14 days ago
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Thoughtful and expert insights from
@truthinitiative.bsky.social
's CEO, Kathy Crosby. I have notes (would love for her to read and comment on my substack
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) and I am very glad I took the time to watch this interview.
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15 days ago
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Scienceline
about 1 month ago
Have you subscribed to Scienceline’s
#Newsletter
yet? Don’t wait and risk missing even more incredible stories delivered every Friday straight to your inbox. Go to
buff.ly/USwZbvY
and subscribe now!
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Abundant
#DiscomfortOfThought
prompts.
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16 days ago
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#DiscomfortOfThought
required to
#RethinkNicotine
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17 days ago
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Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P
21 days ago
Sweet joyfulness alert! Mandatory watch if you’re doomscrolling and clenching your jaw!
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Generous serving of
#DiscomfortOfThought
from Joe Nocera.
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22 days ago
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Crissy Terawaki Kawamoto
7 months ago
"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech." - Benjamin Franklin, 1722
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Dreadnought Holiday
24 days ago
So whilst the self-reported big manly men are accidentally closing a narrow shipping channel by having a big manly war and shouting big manly war things, a reminder of that time a bunch of lads who were much secure in their gender did it deliberately.
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Mood.
29 days ago
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#StayCurious
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29 days ago
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I thought of you with Peter Hajek's analogy,
@dingdingpeng.the100.ci
.
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29 days ago
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Nerds! NHANES?
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29 days ago
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Julia M. Rohrer
30 days ago
Find someone who believes in you like researchers believe in pre-post differences as valid treatment effect estimates.
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I am so wrong on many things!
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“Joe is SO Wrong…. How Wrong is He?”
"He is SOOOO wrong that...."
https://open.substack.com/pub/joegitchell/p/joe-is-so-wrong-how-wrong-is-he?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=tbkzj
about 1 month ago
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Oh, shit.
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about 1 month ago
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Love this. To get the full effect, you may have to say things ou-tloud.
#DayJob
Follow
@dingdingpeng.the100.ci
to get less wrong and to chuckle!
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about 2 months ago
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Nicotine Nerds! Deep reporting here from Georgia Michelman with input from NYU's Abrams,
@jamiebrown.bsky.social
,
@uwctri.bsky.social
's Piper,
@drsarahejackson.bsky.social
, Zeller, and PHAI's Mark Gottlieb. 1/2
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about 1 month ago
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There are so many
#BrutalTruths
in this
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social
interview of
@clivebates.bsky.social
about the future of nicotine and public health. Where does Clive get it wrong, tho? He would love to get less wrong, I'm sure.
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about 1 month ago
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❤️
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about 2 months ago
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Julia M. Rohrer
about 2 months ago
Psychologists following a third-variable control strategy that may be best described as "sequential."
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I hope
@helenalb.bsky.social
sees this and maybe
@clairezagorski.bsky.social
could make use of "hemogoblin"?!? And people say that James is just good at "difficult"!
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about 2 months ago
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Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P
about 2 months ago
It is good to have primaries. I think we all agree on that. As such! When we have primaries, we need to stop getting upset that candidate A *dares* to challenge candidate B. That’s what primaries are for. Simply vote for your preferred candidate. This is about Talarico/Crockett.
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Hope-booster!
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#PickOnGitch (@joegitchell)
🙏❤️
https://substack.com/@joegitchell/note/c-213537665?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=tbkzj
about 2 months ago
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Dreadnought Holiday
about 2 months ago
Make a warship mid: HMS Strategic Victory
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If you're not following
@clairezagorski.bsky.social
, please fix that damage.
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about 2 months ago
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Dreadnought Holiday
about 2 months ago
SJA tonight and the cadets were asked to come up with posters or social media content around their current topic of emergency planning (in this case weather warnings). Pretty pleased with their efforts, tbh...
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Love this. To get the full effect, you may have to say things ou-tloud.
#DayJob
Follow
@dingdingpeng.the100.ci
to get less wrong and to chuckle!
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about 2 months ago
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#MakeNewMistakes
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2 months ago
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#DiscomfortOfThought
required to
#RethinkNicotine
. And there's plenty to be uncomfortable about. But I do believe we all have to get more comfortable with being uncomfortable. I am grateful that
@unbiasedscipod.bsky.social
agrees on that point.
#respect
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2 months ago
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#InGroupDissent
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2 months ago
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