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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More evidence that England’s (and Canada and US FDA) enthusiastic approach to e-cigarettes is a disaster
In April 2023, David Hammond and colleagues published trends in high school use of e-cigarettes, cigarettes and other tobacco products in three e-cigarette-countries with policies to promote adult use of e-cigarettes for harm reduction: England, Canada and the US. In the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC) Youth Tobacco and Vaping Survey England, whichContinue reading “More evidence that England’s (and Canada and US FDA) enthusiastic approach to e-cigarettes is a disaster”
E-cig market shifts to keep growing rapidly as it adapts to loopholes the federal government leaves open
Last week, the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report published “E-cigarette Unit Sales by Product and Flavor Type, and Top-Selling Brands, United States, 2020–2022” that reported rapid growth in e-cigarette sales: from January, 2020 to December, 2022, e-cigarette sales increased by 46.6%. (These figures are based on checkout bar code scanner data from retailers andContinue reading “E-cig market shifts to keep growing rapidly as it adapts to loopholes the federal government leaves open”
Who’s behind the expensive campaign to ban Chinese disposable e-cigs?
On June 21, 2023 Consumer Action for a Strong Economy ran this full page ad in the San Francisco Chronicle urging the public to demand that the FDA “get illicit disposable vapes in kid-enticing flavors from China off American store shelves.” On the webpage linked to this ad, Consumer Action for a Strong Economy (CASE)Continue reading “Who’s behind the expensive campaign to ban Chinese disposable e-cigs?”
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”
Watch “E-cigarettes: Harm enhancement and protection of global tobacco interests”
On May 31, 2023, I delivered an invited lecture to the Associação Brasileira de Estudos do Álcool e outras Drogas (Brazilian Association for the Study of Alcohol and Other Drugs) entitled “E-cigarettes: Harm enhancement and protection of global tobacco interests.” As the title indicates it is a comprehensive review of the current state of knowledgeContinue reading “Watch “E-cigarettes: Harm enhancement and protection of global tobacco interests””
Any e-cig use among young smokers increases odds of smoking in late adolescence
While it is well-established that youth who initiate nicotine use with e-cigarettes are more likely to start smoking and that e-cigarettes are expanding nicotine addiction, no one had examined whether e-cigarette use promotes continued smoking among youth. Now Brian Kelly and colleagues have published a well-done paper addressing that question: E-cigarette use among early adolescentContinue reading “Any e-cig use among young smokers increases odds of smoking in late adolescence”
The 6-state Juul settlement includes some stronger provisions than earlier settlements
The latest settlements between six states (California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico and New York) and the District of Columbia and Juul, announced on April 11, 2023, mostly follows the earlier North Carolina settlement, but does include some stronger provisions, particularly compared to the earlier 33 state settlement. This summary is basedContinue reading “The 6-state Juul settlement includes some stronger provisions than earlier settlements”
Detailed changing use patterns of e-cigs and cigs shows harm enhancement for adults and youth
Until the advent of e-cigarettes nearly 20 years ago tobacco use patterns were pretty stable. Almost everyone who smoked tobacco smoked cigarettes with a few people smoking cigars. And some people used smokeless tobacco. With the advent of e-cigarettes and other new tobacco products, this situation has become much more complicated, particularly since some inContinue reading “Detailed changing use patterns of e-cigs and cigs shows harm enhancement for adults and youth”
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