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Thursday, July 15, 2021 Disposable E-cigarette’s Vague New Flavor Names Attempt to Evade Regulation. » Makers of the popular disposable e-cigarette brand BIDI Stick unveiled nearly a dozen new flavor names as direct transla...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 E-cigarettes: Facts, Stats and Regulations. » E-cigarette use among young people has skyrocketed in recent years and remains at epidemic levels: about one in five hig...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 JUUL Settles North Carolina Lawsuit for Role in Igniting National Youth E-cigarette Epidemic. » Settlement with the state of North Carolina against JUUL is an important step forward in holding the e-cigarette company...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 Report: Under the Cover of COVID-A Survey of 2020-2021 State Preemption Trends. » A comprehensive report published by the Local Solutions Support Center overviews state preemption policies relating...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 New Brief: Opportunities and Strategies for Tobacco Prevention During the COVID-19 Pandemic. » While the COVID-19 response has strained tobacco prevention and control efforts, the pandemic has afforded health offici...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 SCLC Launches I COVID QUIT Social Media Campaign. » Looking for something new and different to say about COVID-19? Try an encouraging tone and post an ICOVIDQuit message o...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 New! The Center for Black Health & Equity: Menthol Ban and Key Tobacco Industry Rebuttals. » Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death and disease among African Americans. A prohibition on the manuf...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 Sneak Preview & Dissemination Info- "AAP Youth Tobacco Cessation: Considerations for Clinicians" Res » The AAP Youth Tobacco Cessation: Considerations for Clinicians resource will launch this month! Ahead of the launc...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 NCTOH 2022- June 28-30 2022! Early Bird Registration Is Now Open! (New Orleans, Louisiana) » The National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) is one of the largest, long-standing gatherings for top United Stat...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 September 7, 2021-National Quitline Data Warehouse Public Comment Deadline. » The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maxim...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training and Certification – Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center. » The Nicotine Dependence Center Tobacco Treatment Specialist Certification Program at Mayo Clinic is nationally accredite...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 Webinar on August 31: Health at any Age: Supporting Cessation Later in Life – Mayo Clinic Nicotine D » By 2030 all baby boomer will be at least 65 years old. Although there are less older adults smoking now, the aging p...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 ACR National Lung Cancer Roundtable Lung Cancer Screening Webinar Series. » To narrow the knowledge gaps regarding the new lung cancer screening eligibility criteria from the U.S. Preventive Service...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 July 19 and August 16: Ask, Advise, Refer Virtual Training for Healthcare Professionals. » These webinars educate health care professionals about evidence-based intervention strategies that can b...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 Webinar on July 19: Burned and Baked: Implications and Effective Treatment Strategies of Tobacco and » Tobacco and cannabis use, whether mixed together or used separately, can produce some challenging health issues, problemat...
Saturday, June 19, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Motivational Interviewing Resources. » At Protect Me You Us resource webpage you will find a health care provider brief which complements new Motivational In...
Saturday, June 19, 2021 Free Quit NOW Cards Available. » Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) wants to make it easier to help smokers quit. SCLC has developed a plast...
Saturday, June 19, 2021 SCLC Launches I COVID QUIT Social Media Campaign. » Looking for something new and different to say about COVID-19? Try an encouraging tone and post an ICOVIDQuit message o...
Saturday, June 19, 2021 Collection of Youth Tobacco Cessation Resources. » The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) is pleased to share a collection of youth tobacco cessation resources...
Saturday, June 19, 2021 Update on FDA’s Application Review: PMTA List Posted, Progress Metrics Update. » FDA Center for Tobacco Products posted an update on the progress of its premarket tobacco product application process,...
Saturday, June 19, 2021 New American Lung Resource Collection: Technical Assistance Resource for Tobacco Program Staff. » The Health Systems Change Technical Assistance team is excited to share a new technical assistance resources for tobac...
Saturday, June 19, 2021 Notice of Special Interest: Public Policy Effects on Alcohol-, Cannabis-, Tobacco-, and Other Drug-R » This announcement encourages applications to conduct research on the effects of public policies on health-related behavi...
Saturday, June 19, 2021 NEW! Cessation Medicines Web Content. » OSH recently launched new web content related to smoking cessation medicines on the Tips site. The new pages help peop...
Saturday, June 19, 2021 OSH Launches Pilot for National Texting Portal. » CDC/OSH, in partnership with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), created a national texting portal to connect people wi...
Saturday, June 19, 2021 NEW! Tips Ad about Smoking Menthol Cigarettes Featuring Geri M. and NRT Promotion. » The Tips Campaign is running a new ad featuring Tips participant Geri M . about how she smoked menthol cigarettes...
Friday, June 18, 2021 New Best Practices User Guide: Partnerships in Tobacco Control and Prevention. » CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health published a new Best Practices User Guide: Partnerships in Tobacco Control and...
Thursday, June 17, 2021 Webinar on July 19: Burned and Baked: Implications and Effective Treatment Strategies of Tobacco and » Virtual Training July 19, 1-2 p.m. ET Tobacco and cannabis use, whether mixed together or used separately, can produce s...
Thursday, June 17, 2021 NLCRT and ACR Host Webinar Series on New Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines. » Join the American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable (NLCRT) for a monthly series , sponsored by AstraZen...
Thursday, June 17, 2021 Webinar on June 23: Women Quitting Smoking: Challenges Throughout the Lifespan (Mayo Clinic Nicotine » Virtual Training June 23, 1-2 p.m. ET Statistically, women have a harder time quitting smoking than men. Just why...
Thursday, June 17, 2021 Webinar on June 21: "E-Cigarettes and Smoking Cessation: An Update for Clinicians". » Monday, June 21, 2021, 1:00pm to 2:00pm EDT Nancy Rigotti, MD, founding director of Massachusetts Gen...
Thursday, June 17, 2021 Due Date of July 12 Pilot Research Grant Opportunity from ASPIRE. » Advancing Science & Practice in the Retail Environment (ASPiRE), an NCI-funded center, has announced a pilot researc...
Friday, May 21, 2021 Resource Guide: Signs of Nicotine Addiction: Definition, Statistics, and Resources to Quit? » Ohio University just released this resource guide titled, Signs of Nicotine Addiction: Definition, Statistics, and Resou...
Friday, May 21, 2021 New Resource from ChangeLab Solutions. » ChangeLab Solutions has released Addressing Tobacco-Related Health Inequities: Resources to Inform Point-of-Sale Polic...
Friday, May 21, 2021 Youth Tobacco Cessation Resources. » Youth report using diverse tobacco products, including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigarillos, hookah, smokeless tobacco,...
Friday, May 21, 2021 Vaping Cessation for Young People: A New Approach. » Hopelab, UCSF, and Rescue Agency created Quit the Hit , an innovative online cessation support group for young peo...
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