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Thursday, August 20, 2026 Everything a Pet Parent Should Know About the Dangers of Nicotine » When people smoke or use tobacco or nicotine products, the potential impact on pets is not always top of mind. But exposur...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 Higher Legume, Soy Product Consumption Linked to Improved Respiratory Morbidity in COPD » Healio News – Higher consumption of isoflavones, found in legumes and soy products, is linked to improved health status...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 Old Tactics, New Products: How Big Tobacco Targets Women in E-cigarette Marketing » Since the 1920s, the tobacco industry has used women’s suffrage and equality movements to market cigarettes to women. Toda...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 A Breath of Fresh Air: The Immediate Benefits of Quitting Smoking or Vaping Nicotine » Quitting smoking has countless short and long-term health benefits, some of which start to impact the body almost immediat...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 What's Inside a Vape? » The design of e-cigarettes has drastically changed over the past two decades: from boxy mods and tanks to pod-based produc...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 Multiple Products, Increased Risks: Dual and Poly Use of Nicotine Products » Today's nicotine product landscape includes a range of addictive products, including traditional combustible products as w...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 Blood-based Lung Cancer Screening Test Earns FDA Breakthrough Device Designation » CancerNetwork – The FDA has granted Breakthrough Device designation to a blood-based lung cancer screening test, SimpleScr...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 The Most Recent Policy and Research Newsletter from Truth Initiative » The latest Tobacco Research and Policy Newsletter highlights recent developments, research, and policy issues relevant to...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 Peer Acceptance of Vaping Tied to E-cigarette Initiation » Research from Truth Initiative found that young people who go on to start vaping already had elevated perceptions that the...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 The Truth About “Tobacco-Free” Pouches and Vapes: Why They’re Still Addictive and Risky » Tobacco companies are constantly shifting their tactics to keep profits high and customers addicted and dependent on tobac...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 New AI Framework ASTRA-Net Maps Hidden Peripheral Airways for Bronchoscopy » Lung cancer is the most diagnosed cancer globally and is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths. Early detecti...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 ANRF Smokefree Protections Tipsheet » ANRF has developed a resource to help smokefree advocates counter common misinformation from cigar-industry proponents....
Thursday, August 20, 2026 Update: New Health Warning Labels in Canada – Series 2 Launched on August 1, 2026 » Health-related messages on tobacco product packaging remain one of the most effective ways to inform people in Canada abou...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 A Legislative History of The Tobacco Control Act » The Center just released a new legislative timeline that highlights key events leading to the enactment of the Family Smok...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 FDA Authorization of Flavored Nicotine Pouches Threatens to Sustain Youth Nicotine Use (A Statement » The American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone everywhere, issued the follo...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 Nicotine Pouch Sales Data (January 2020 - May 2026) » CDC Foundation’s Monitoring Tobacco Project has released a new Nicotine Pouch Sales Data Brief (Issue 5) that...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 Medicare Change May Encourage Clinicians to Help Patients Quit Smoking (STAT News) » A proposed Medicare change aims to incentivize clinicians to provide more support to patients trying to quit smoking. Clin...
Monday, July 20, 2026 The Tobacco Industry has been Targeting Black Americans for Generations. Here's How to Fight Back » The tobacco industry has a long history of targeting Black communities with tobacco products, contributing to higher death...
Monday, July 20, 2026 Tobacco and Baseball have a Long, Shared History. Is Zyn the Latest Chapter? » Oral nicotine pouches such as Zyn are gaining ground among athletes, replacing smokeless tobacco products (like chew, dip,...
Monday, July 20, 2026 3 Ways Nicotine Addiction Impacts Mental Health » While there is a misconception that nicotine can help people manage stress, anxiety, or depression, there are worrying con...
Monday, July 20, 2026 Shopify’s Removal of Online Vaping Stores – Truth Initiative Highlights » Shopify’s removal of online vaping stores from its platform is a meaningful step in closing channels that have helped make...
Monday, July 20, 2026 Health Groups, Pediatricians, and Parents Sue FDA Over Policy Allowing Unauthorized e-cigarettes and » A coalition of public health organizations, pediatricians and parents today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Food a...
Monday, July 20, 2026 A New Policy Brief - Protecting Our Youth from Nicotine Addiction » Across the country, flavored nicotine products are driving youth addiction. A new policy brief from the Healthy Americas...
Monday, July 20, 2026 The New York Times Article - Efforts to Help Smokers Quit Stall Under Trump » The New York Times reports that federal support for helping people quit smoking has stalled under President Trump, threate...
Monday, July 20, 2026 The Vital Strategies Report - Strategies for Improving Access, Use, Success, Synergy and Impact at t » This report introduces the concept of the Tobacco Cessation Ecosystem (TCE), a model that emphasizes maximizing the reach...
Monday, July 20, 2026 New Resources from The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors » Two new tobacco cessation competency resources and accompanying assessment matrix tools have been released: Health Syst...
Monday, July 20, 2026 New Tobacco Control Implementation Guides Published by Center for Public Health Systems Science, Wa » The new 2026 Tobacco Control Implementation Guides from CPHSS/WashU are a multi‑state, multi‑partner initiative that stren...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Youth Tobacco Use Continues to Decline, But 2 Million Still Using in 2025 » A new analysis of the 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), published on June 23 in Nicotine & Tobacco Research,...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Addiction, Anxiety, and the Attention Economy » Conversations about youth mental health and addiction are often treated as separate issues. But for today’s young people,...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 How to Talk to Your Child About Nicotine » Parents and caregivers have an important role to play when it comes to preventing nicotine addiction and supporting young...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Truth Initiative Celebrates Pride Month by Expanding Quit Support in LGBTQ+ Communities » This Pride month, Truth Initiative is celebrating queer health by supporting those who are quitting and sharing quit...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 While Cost of Living Rises, Nicotine Gets Cheaper » While the cost of living continues to rise, nicotine has become increasingly affordable; especially for young people. This...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Certified Professional by the American Heart Association–Tobacco Treatment Certification » American Heart Association, in collaboration with the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence, launche...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Addiction Rebranded: How Big Tobacco Sells Nicotine on Social Media (ALA Resource) » American Lung Association highlights that with the help of paid influencers on social media, Big Tobacco is promoting nico...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Cytisinicline NDA Delayed: Achieve Targets Resubmission and 2027 Approval Timeline » Achieve Life Sciences announced it received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the FDA for its cytisinicline NDA, citin...
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