Alex Norcia

    Alex was formerly Filter’s news editor. He previously worked as a reporter and copy editor at VICE, and has been published in the New York Times Magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review, the Los Angeles Times and the New Republic, among other outlets. He was also previously a freelance editorial consultant for the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World; The Influence Foundation, which operates Filter, has received grants from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. He is currently based in Los Angeles.

    Memos Show FDA Overruled Science-Office Call to OK Menthol Vapes

    New evidence provides the clearest signal yet that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

    New Court-Ordered Cigarette Warnings Will Omit Harm Reduction

    On December 6, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that tobacco companies would be ...

    Sweden’s Snus Success Story, as Country Nears “Smoke Free” Status

    The Swedish government has officially confirmed that smoking rates in the country have dropped ...

    Tobacco and Vape Companies Ask Supreme Court to Stop CA Flavor Ban

    On November 29, R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco and vapor companies filed an emergency ...

    Older Adults Who Smoke Are Typically “Forgotten”

    A new paper, published in the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH), argues that ...

    “High Certainty” Evidence That Vapes Are Better Quitting Aids Than NRT

    Cochrane, a research institute considered something of a benchmark in evidence-based public health interventions, ...

    Charting the History and Future of Tobacco Harm Reduction

    On November 15, Knowledge-Action-Change (KAC), a public health group in the United Kingdom, published ...