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Wednesday, July 23, 2025 FDA Authorization of Juul Menthol E-cigarettes Raises Concerns About Youth Tobacco Use » WASHINGTON D.C., July 17, 2025 — Nancy Brown, chief executive of the American Heart Association, a global force changing t...
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Celebrating 25 Years of the Public Health Law Center » For a quarter century, the Public Health Law Center has been at the forefront of advancing equitable public health policy...
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Online Training Series: Tobacco Use Treatment in Behavioral Health Care (The National Center of Exce » The National Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Recovery (CoE-TFR) presents a 5-module e-course desi...
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Update on Asian Smokers’ Quitline (ASQ) » ASQ would like to share an update that they can now serve clients nationwide again. So, clients who call the followin...
Friday, June 20, 2025 American Lung Association New Report-Lifesaving Programs to Prevent and Reduce Tobacco Use Go Up in » American Lung Association released a new report that examines the immediate impacts of the dramatic cuts to the U.S. Depar...
Friday, June 20, 2025 What Federal Health Agency Cuts Mean for Tobacco Control » The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the elimination or significant reductio...
Friday, June 20, 2025 Tracking U.S. E-Cigarette Regulations – Interactive Map by Public Health Law Center » The Center has updated its interactive map of state e-cigarette laws and summaries. The map and summaries are based on a s...
Friday, June 20, 2025 Truth Initiative Fact Sheet - Tobacco Use in the LGBTQ+ Community » Truth Initiative released a fact sheet highlighting how the tobacco industry has historically targeted communiti...
Friday, June 20, 2025 Modified Risk Applications for ZYN Nicotine Pouches Now Under FDA Scientific Review » On June 17, 2025, FDA issued a filing letter to Swedish Match USA, Inc. for its modified risk tobacco product (MRT...
Friday, June 20, 2025 Ending Commercial Tobacco Sales in California - Comprehensive Commercial Tobacco Sales Ban Ordinance » “Endgame” retail sales policies are designed to eliminate the sale of tobacco products in a community and seek to end the...
Friday, June 20, 2025 New York State Quitline Commemorates 25 Years » June 12, 2025 – In 2000, New York State, supported by the New York State Department of Health and in collaboration wi...
Monday, May 19, 2025 The Concentration of Nicotine in E-cigarettes Continues to Soar, Putting Young People at Higher Risk » A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reveals that total nicotine content in...
Monday, May 19, 2025 Another Reason to Quit Vaping? The Environmental Impact of E-cigarettes » There are so many reasons people want to quit vaping for good – health, freedom from nicotine addiction, the infl...
Monday, May 19, 2025 Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Names Brian King as Executive Vice President for U.S. Programs » On May 1, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids named Brian King as Executive Vice President for U.S. P...
Monday, May 19, 2025 Disposable E-cigarettes Lead Surge in Nicotine Sales » The e-cigarette market is increasingly dominated by disposable products that have gotten bigger and cheaper ,...
Monday, May 19, 2025 What is Zyn and What are Oral Nicotine Pouches? » With cigarette smoking on the decline, tobacco companies have shifted focus to “smokeless” tobacco products, including ora...
Monday, May 19, 2025 Updated TCN Interactive State Tobacco Policy Map » The TCN State Policy Map is updated to reflect the policy landscape relating to tobacco and e-cigarette...
Monday, May 19, 2025 ALA Guide - Talking to Your Child About Vaping: A Guide for Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers » American Lung Association released Talking to Your Child About Vaping: A Guide for Parents, Guardians, and C...
Monday, May 19, 2025 The Providence Journal Article - RI's Neronha Will Co-lead Lawsuit Against RFK Jr., Trump Administra » Rhode Island joined a coalition of 19 states in suing U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,...
Monday, May 19, 2025 Update on Asian Smokers’ Quitline (ASQ) » Due to the uncertainty with federal funding, ASQ will operate with a modified program beginning April 29, 2025. ASQ will...
Monday, May 19, 2025 The New York Times Article - Trump Budget Cuts Hobble Antismoking Programs » A recently published article in The New York Times discussed recent budget cuts by the Trump administration. T...
Friday, April 18, 2025 Recording of Public Health Law Center Webinar - Law & Order: Commercial Tobacco Edition – Case Updat » This timely webinar briefed four critical areas shaping regulation: the ongoing legal battle over graphic warning labels o...
Friday, April 18, 2025 3 Myths about Mental Health and Quitting » At the crossroads of nicotine addiction and mental health are two demographics that are highly affected: teens and young a...
Friday, April 18, 2025 Rethinking Commercial Tobacco Regulation » The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Wages and White Lion v. FDA (2021) reaffirms the key role of the U.S. Food and Drug A...
Friday, April 18, 2025 New Resource from the New York State Quitline on Trauma and Tobacco » Trauma & Tobacco: A Practical Resource Guide Trauma and Tobacco Resources At-A-Glance (one-page) The intent for the...
Friday, April 18, 2025 News Feature: Why CDC Cuts are Being Called ‘The Greatest Gift to Tobacco Industry in the Last Half- » “Amid the 10,000 job cuts so far this month at the U.S. health department, what happened to OSH is “the greatest gift to t...
Friday, April 18, 2025 ASTHO President Dr. Scott Harris’ Testimony Before Congress » Dr. Scott Harris, President of ASTHO, testified before Congress to advocate for sustainable and predictable public health...
Friday, April 18, 2025 Important New Resources from Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids » Take Action - Tell Congress to fight for programs that protect kids from tobacco and e-cigarette addiction! Fact Sheets:...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 3 Important Things to Know About Quitting Nicotine During Times of Stress » Nicotine addiction – whether through smoking, vaping, or another tobacco product – can increase stress levels, and quittin...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 E-cigarettes: Facts, Stats, and Regulations » While e-cigarette use prevalence has declined significantly since the heyday of JUUL, an estimated 1.63 million middle and...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Local Restrictions on Flavored Tobacco and E-cigarette Products » Sales restrictions on all flavored tobacco products, including all types of menthol products, are gaining momentum at the...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Across All 50 States, the Same 5 Disparities in Cigarette Smoking Persist » Across the country, data show a consistent pattern of disparities in cigarette smoking, highlighting the relationship betw...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Newest Data Brief - Tobacco Use Supplement Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) » The 2022-2023 TUS-CPS covers a variety of topics relevant to tobacco control research, including: • Tobacco product use,...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Update on Continuing Resolution » The U.S. Congress recently passed a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through the fiscal year ending Se...
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Need for Balancing Youth Protection and Adult Access: The Imperative of FDA’s Zyn Authorization » The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s authorization of 20 Zyn nicotine pouch products addresses an ongoing need to provi...
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