International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project: Promoting Evidence-Based Strategies to Fight the Global Tobacco Epidemic
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Our article on India health warnings led by @ian_holdroyd has now been published. @ITCProject
Latest news: In India, there was no significant change in HWL effectiveness following the revision from a symbolic to a pictorial image, but enlarging pictorial images resulted in some improved cognitive and behavioural effects. bit.ly/3w4MG6f @ian_holdroyd @gfong570
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This new paper from @AlexCLiber and colleagues examined country differences and trends in noticing vaping campaigns among youth. From 2018-2020, increasing numbers of youth in the US and Canada reported noticing vaping campaigns. @RTI_Intl @ITCProject doi.org/10.1093/her/cyad044
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New year, new paper 🚨 Noticing #vaping campaigns/messages increased among @ITCProject youth from 2018 to 2022. Increases were most pronounced in the US, followed by Canada, then England, and most youth perceived campaigns to negatively portray vaping. tinyurl.com/39xh77u6
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139 health, human rights etc organisations in 53 countries call on NZ Govt to stop repeal of smokefree laws. "Repealing ... will have only one winner – the tobacco industry – & will firmly establish an ethos of putting corporate profit over public health."
ash.org/139orgs-to-nz/
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The new coalition govt in #Aotearoa #NewZealand plans to repeal the smokefree law, including reducing nicotine in cigarettes to make them non-addictive. HUGE projected declines in smoking in NZ will be forsaken (tinyurl.com/2frnamxe) so that the govt can cut taxes (seriously!)
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The new NZ coalition govt plans to repeal the long-planned and highly endorsed Smokefree Plan, which includes limiting nicotine in cigs to make them non-addictive.
Guess who would benefit from repeal.
Please sign this petition:
our.actionstation.org.nz/pet… via @actionstation
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'Put our People over Profit - Stop the Repeal of the Smokefree Legislation!'
We urgently call on the Government to stop the repeal of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act.
Sign and share the petition!!
ow.ly/f9T750QbmyF
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Stop the repeal of the NZ's smoke free legislation - Sign the Petition! chng.it/Y2GXSwxW via @Change
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Our new paper in @TC_BMJ highlights global policy considerations for optimising a tobacco product standard for banning #menthol based on research evidence and country experiences. @gfong570 @ITCProject @PHPE_IC @Imperial_PCPH
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/conte…
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.@Katie1East displaying Dr Shannon Gravely's work about attempts to quit smoking, depressive symptoms, and alcohol use among adults who smoke daily and do and do not co-use cannabis using @ITCProject data @SRNT_Europe #srnte2023
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SRNT-E president Dr Leonie Brose discussing findings from the @ITCProject youth study examining self-reported respiratory effects of vaping
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.@cnkyriakos on prevalence and correlates of menthol cigarette use using @ITCProject youth data & highlighting use of menthol accessories in England #srnte2023
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Was glad to do the interview with @PamelaSmyth2 for UW's Beyond the Bulletin. @ITCProject
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Our argument for banning menthols as an additive rather than as a characterizing flavor, Part 3: 10/10 (end of thread)
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Our argument for banning menthols as an additive rather than as a characterizing flavor, Part 2: 9/10
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Our commentary (tinyurl.com/29vjnvhv) also states that a more effective method to ban menthols would be to ban menthol as an additive (or additives) rather than relying on a non-specific concept of “characterizing flavor”. Here is our argument, Part 1: 8/10
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BONUS public health impact of a US menthol cigarette ban: If it leads to 1.33M fewer smokers, then there would be 3.777 BILLION fewer cigarette butts littered in a single year. Unbelievable? Check out the step-by-step calculations here:
tinyurl.com/562stpdj 7/10
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Importantly: in both Canada & Netherlands: NO increase in illicit purchasing:
Canada: tinyurl.com/9e7b8ezw
Netherlands: tinyurl.com/bdhcx5ud
However in NL, many used “menthol add-ons” (flavor cards, roll-your-own filters, etc.). FDA should ban these. 6/10
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It’s not just in Canada. @cnkyriakos led @ITCProject evaluation of EU’s menthol ban in Netherlands @Marc_Willemsen. Effect size of quitting among those smoking menthols vs. non-menthols was as strong as that found in Canada. tinyurl.com/mr2e3m85 5/10
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In the US, Black/African Americans who smoke are more likely to smoke menthols (~80%) than others (~30%). That means that a US menthol ban would have a substantial positive equity effect. This is from the 2021 announcement of @FDATobacco’s intent to ban menthols. 4/10