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A New Gaza Strip Tobacco Market, and One in US Prisons That’s Getting Old

In early August, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) air-dropped cigarettes over the Gaza Strip. Attached were leaflets bearing messages like:…

August 22, 2024

Disposable Vapes Eating Into Cigarette Sales, Industry Data Show

The most striking thing about tobacco giant Altria’s second-quarter report is the nature of the rapid transition it reflects from…

August 14, 2024

In My Vape Shop, I Learned How the VA Lets Veterans Down

I miss owning a vape shop. It was gratifying to help people stop smoking. Some wonderful people walked through my…

August 13, 2024

Joe Camel Wasn’t Why I Started Smoking. Or Even Smoking Camels.

In the late 1980s, Joe Camel was my guy. My first incentive to smoke Camels was economic. I hadn't preferred…

July 30, 2024

Experts Slam “Ridiculous” WHO Tobacco Cessation Guidelines

The World Health Organization has released its first-ever guide for tobacco cessation in adults. Its stated aim is “helping the…

July 17, 2024

The Harm Reduction Role of High-Nicotine Vaping

Many people who quit cigarettes say that vaping at higher nicotine levels was key to their ability to make the…

July 8, 2024

National Harm Reduction Coalition to Work on Smoking Cessation

It felt like a big deal to see Anthony Salandy, of the National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC), speak at a…

July 2, 2024

Smoking-Cessation Hope for People With Mental Health Conditions

In 2015, Richard Pruen spent time staying in a mental health hospital ward in England. "One thing that was evident…

June 28, 2024

EU Ministers, Failing on Smoking Cessation, Weigh Vape Flavor Ban

Health ministers from all 27 countries of the European Union met on June 21 to discuss a potential bloc-wide ban…

June 26, 2024

The Tobacco Control Act Turns 15: Have We Made Progress at All?

When I was 22, I watched my grandpa wheeled out of his home in a body bag. Aged 53, I…

June 21, 2024