Background Synthetic cooling additives (eg, Wilkinson Sword (WS)-3) in tobacco products may provide menthol-like sensory ...

Background On 16 January 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorised marketing of 20 Zyn oral nicotine pouch ...

Introduction The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed a product standard that would reduce the nicotine content and ...

Background As oral nicotine pouches (ONPs) have gained popularity in the US, little is known from nationally representative ...

Background Philip Morris International’s (PMI) heated tobacco brand IQOS has long been advertised as a fashionable lifestyle ...

Dual use of tobacco and khat in eastern Ethiopia: a qualitative study ...

Background More US adolescents use e-cigarettes than smoke cigarettes. Research suggests flavoured e-cigarettes appeal to youth, but little is known about perceptions of and reasons for attraction to ...

Objective Debate continues about whether electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and heated tobacco products (HTP) reduce or increase the probability of smoking, with many studies compromised by stated ...

Objective Retailer licencing fees are a promising avenue to regulate tobacco availability. However, they face strong opposition from retailers and the tobacco industry, who argue significant financial ...

Objectives China, the leading global tobacco producer and consumer with 300 million smokers (50.5% male prevalence) and over one million smoking-attributable deaths annually, lacks a comprehensive ...

Background Tobacco cessation services delivered via quitlines increase the likelihood of smoking cessation. Integrated media communication campaigns are a critical channel for promoting quitlines.

Objectives In the USA, every state imposes an excise tax for cigarettes, and virtually all states require tax stamps. Because cigarette taxes vary widely, traffickers smuggle cigarettes from states ...