Today the Oral History Center at the University of California Bancroft Library published an oral history of my career, which is freely available to all. Beginning in elementary school in Cleveland, Ohio, the history follows me through college and gradual school. It discusses my work to develop the emergency protocols for the Apollo 5 missionContinue reading “UC publishes oral history of Stanton Glantz: Putting Cardiovascular, Epidemiological, Economic, Political, and Policy Research into Action at UC San Francisco and Beyond”
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Ecig regulations associated with less use by kids in EU
Governments are increasingly responding to the rapid growth of youth e-cigarette use with policies that restrict use and marketing of e-cigarettes. Hanna Ollila and colleagues’ new paper, “Exclusive and dual use of electronic cigarettes among European youth in 32 countries with different regulatory landscapes” shows, based on 2019 data, that stronger regulation of e-cigarettes isContinue reading “Ecig regulations associated with less use by kids in EU”
India first country to address tobacco promotions in streaming content
India continues to lead in reducing impact of onscreen tobacco use. On May 31, 2023, India’s government closed the loophole for streaming content, making India the first country in the world to issue regulations related to and designed to curb tobacco use in movies and other content that appears on streaming services. The government, legislators,Continue reading “India first country to address tobacco promotions in streaming content”
Tremendous new resource on tobacco industry issue ads now available
Rob Jackler just published Propaganda Crusades by Philip Morris International & Altria: “Smoke-Free Future” & “Moving Beyond Smoke” Campaigns Exposing the Hypocrisy of the Claim: “A Tobacco Company That Actually Cares About Health,” an encyclopedic analysis of Philip Morris and Altria’s issue advertising campaigns claiming that the companies have changed from promoting death for profitContinue reading “Tremendous new resource on tobacco industry issue ads now available”
Survey of laws on new tobacco products in Latin America and the Caribbean available
The multinational tobacco companies have been aggressively promoting new tobacco products including e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products around the world. Now Eric Crosbie and his colleagues at the University of Nevada Reno and the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids just published “New tobacco and nicotine products in Latin America and the Caribbean: assessing the marketContinue reading “Survey of laws on new tobacco products in Latin America and the Caribbean available”
47 countries have banned e-cigarettes
As tobacco industry interests ramp up pressure on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Conference of the Parties to embrace e-cigarettes and the industry’s harm reduction marketing frame, it is important to keep in mind that many countries have rejected e-cigarettes and other ENDS completely. Here is a list that Clear the Air HongContinue reading “47 countries have banned e-cigarettes”
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