Snus — small pouches of tobacco inserted under the lip — has been promoted for a long time as a less harmful way to consume tobacco than smoking and as a smoking cessation aid. The argument that snus helps people quit smoking is based on the fact that the prevalence of smoking dropped at theContinue reading “Snus doesn’t help smokers quit, either”
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“Non-menthol” is a characterizing flavor, so illegal to sell in California
California law (SB793, upheld against an RJ Reynolds’ referendum) prohibits the sale of flavored tobacco products. In response, RJ Reynolds and ITG Brands introduced “non-menthol” cigarettes to try and evade the law. While most discussion has concentrated on the fact that these products are marketed just like menthol brands (which, by itself, is enough toContinue reading ““Non-menthol” is a characterizing flavor, so illegal to sell in California”
Camel Crush Non-menthol Oasis Blue “sweet with a vanilla undertone”
An online review of Camel Crush Non-menthol Oasis Blue (posted Feb 17, 2023) describes it as “sweet with a vanilla undertone” adds to the evidence that RJ Reynolds’ “non-menthol” cigarettes introduced in California violate the state’s ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. As discussed in detail before, here is what the California lawContinue reading “Camel Crush Non-menthol Oasis Blue “sweet with a vanilla undertone””
YouTube videos from smokers on RJR “non-menthol” cigarettes say they are still flavored: Direct evidence they violate California law
Customer reviews posted to YouTube provide evidence that RJ Reynolds’ new “non-menthol” cigarettes are still flavored and violate California’s (and local) bans on the sale of flavored tobacco products. The most extensive example is a detailed product review: In a second video, at around :45, the woman says the Newport non-menthols “still have a hintContinue reading “YouTube videos from smokers on RJR “non-menthol” cigarettes say they are still flavored: Direct evidence they violate California law”
E-cigarettes damage human cancer-related DNA as much as cigarettes
The scientific evidence that e-cigarettes cause cardiovascular and pulmonary disease is more extensive than for cancer, probably because these diseases are manifest faster than cancer, which can take years. One way to gain insight into the relationship between e-cigarette use and cancer risk is to look for DNA damage that, over the long term, mayContinue reading “E-cigarettes damage human cancer-related DNA as much as cigarettes”
Three new papers detail FDA errors in authorizing Vuse Solo
Last week Tobacco Control published two peer reviewed scientific critiques of FDA’s authorization for RJ Reynolds to sell Vuse Solo e-cigarettes as well as a commentary on the two papers. Both papers recommend FDA exercise its authority to withdraw authorization to sell Vuse Solo and the commentary because FDA did not demonstrate that marketing VuseContinue reading “Three new papers detail FDA errors in authorizing Vuse Solo”
FDA pushes back date for finishing PMTAs (again)
The convenience store trade publication CSP reported that the FDA has pushed the anticipated date for finishing making decisions on premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) — mostly e-cigarettes — again, this time to the end of 2023. According to CSP, The Food and Drug Administration is going to need until the end of 2023 toContinue reading “FDA pushes back date for finishing PMTAs (again)”
UCSF Tobacco Center Billion Lives Symposium available for online viewing
As in past years, the symposium is archived and available to watch for free here. This is the program: Keynote Panel: 20 Years of the Industry Documents: Past, Present and Future: Presentations by Faculty and Postdoctoral Scholars: Closing Remarks, Chris Shaffer, MS, UCSF Assistant Vice Chancellor and University Librarian The last several years’ symposia areContinue reading “UCSF Tobacco Center Billion Lives Symposium available for online viewing”
Even a little smoking is bad: Implications for harm reduction
I just came on two important papers — Association of Long-term, Low-Intensity Smoking With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study and Association between long-term low-intensity cigarette smoking and incidence of smoking-related cancer in the National Institutes of Health-AARP cohort by Maki Inoue Choi and her colleagues atContinue reading “Even a little smoking is bad: Implications for harm reduction”
Heated tobacco products associated with COVID infection and severity in Japan; dual use is worse
It is well-established that smoking makes COVID-19 worse once you are infected, but the relationship between smoking and COVID infection is not as clear, due to the fact that most studies have not been based on population representative samples. Instead, most have been of tested people at a time that testing was limited and soContinue reading “Heated tobacco products associated with COVID infection and severity in Japan; dual use is worse”
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