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What to Know Before You Hop on the Zyn Bandwagon Oral nicotine pouches might be less harmful than smoking, but that doesn’t make them safe.

INTS faculty members Michael Steinberg and @maryhrywna.bsky.social were recently featured in an article published in ‪@self.com, where they discussed current knowledge on oral nicotine pouches, like Zyn.

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Trends in menthol and non-menthol cigarette consumption in the US: 2009–2024 13 years after the Tobacco Control Act tasked Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) with studying the removal of menthol in cigarettes, FDA proposed a product standard in 2022 that would prohibit menthol ...

@crisdelnevo.bsky.social & Andrea Villanti are coauthors of a new study published in Tobacco Control examining trends in U.S. cigarette consumption—specifically comparing menthol & non-menthol cigarettes—since the enactment of the Tobacco Control Act in 2009.

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There's still time to register! ⏰

2025 ESIL awardee, Dr. Julia Chen-Sankey, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET.

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INTS faculty were happy to celebrate the 2025 graduates at the @rutgerssph.bsky.social convocation held yesterday at the State Theater 🎓

2025 ESIL awardee, @juliachensankey.bsky.social, will deliver her lecture in the second of three NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lectures of 2025 on June 5 at 10 a.m. ET.

Register now ➡️

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Letter to the Editor: Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Star Athlete Kelsey Plum gets Signature Premium Cigar Amidst Record-Breaking WNBA Viewership Ollie Ganz, DrPH, Cristine D Delnevo, PhD, Andrea C Villanti, PhD, Kevin R J Schroth, JD, Jennifer Cornacchione Ross, PhD; Letter to the Editor: Women’s Na

Assistant Professor @otg2014.bsky.social and her colleagues penned a new letter to the editor of Nicotine & Tobacco Research on how a WNBA star's cigar brand collaboration, amid growing interest in women's basketball, may increase the appeal & sales of cigars.

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Regional variations and market share of FDA-authorised products for top-selling electronic cigarette brands in the USA: 2022–2024 Background This paper examines top-selling electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) brands and differences in top-selling brands by region in the USA from 2022 to 2024, and the market share of Food and Drug...

Tobacco Control published a new paper by @otg2014.bsky.social, with co-authors Patrick Barnwell and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social, which examines the top-selling e-cigarette brands and differences in top-selling brands by regions in the USA ➡️

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Rutgers Day Don't Let a Little Rain Keep You Away

Rutgers Day is this Saturday! 🌎

Stop by the INTS booth at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center Gym on Busch Campus to learn more about our work and win some swag!

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The impact of cigarillo text warning presence and size on young adults’ cigarillo risk beliefs, knowledge, appeal and use intentions AbstractIntroduction. Cigar warning labels can serve as health communication tools; yet current cigar warnings in the United States can be small or absent,

Cigar text-only warning labels, particularly larger ones, can facilitate some cigar risk knowledge and beliefs, reduce pack appeal and discourage product interest, find Olivia Wackowski et al.

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@jesskingjensen.bsky.social and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social are authors of a new Preventive Medicine paper that examines the impact of cigar pack policies on cigar sales.

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Learn about INTS's student assistant and Rutgers SPH doctoral student Siyan Meng's poster about cannabis vape advertising exposure, product use, and perceptions presented at #SBM2025 on 3/28 at 5 PM (PDT), Poster E170, Grand Ballroom A-B.

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Unpacking the complexities in racial and ethnic discrimination and tobacco use and cannabis co-use behaviors among young adults in the U.S. There is a general paucity of research describing the relationship between racial and ethnic discrimination (RED) and coping strategies on use of litt…

A new article in Addictive Behaviors Reports featuring Rutgers SPH doctoral student Eugenia Lee and associate professor Kymberle Sterling unpacks the complexities in racial and ethnic discrimination and tobacco/cannabis behaviors among young adults in the U.S.
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The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT) was a success! INTS members presented over 40 presentations across a wide range of research over the 3 1/2 day conference in New Orleans, LA.

We will see you next year, SRNT!

The INTS team will present posters, symposiums, and more at this week's SRNT conference!

View our schedule of presentations ➡️

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INTS Associate Professor, Kevin Schroth, discusses the FDA's impact on tobacco harm reduction with Regulator Watch ➡️

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🌟 We're hiring! 🌟

INTS is seeking qualified applicants for an Open Rank Non Tenure Track Faculty Position!

If you have a doctoral degree and a strong background in tobacco or public health, this could be the right fit for you!

Apply today ➡️

jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/244...

Assessing the impact of messages about reduced nicotine cigar products among people who use little cigar and cigarillo: Insights from a discrete choice experiment AbstractIntroduction. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) pursuit of a low nicotine standard for cigarettes raises concerns that a focus on cigar

INTS post-doctoral fellow Charity Ntansah and associate professor Kymberle Sterling are authors on a new @ntrjournal.bsky.social paper that uses a discrete choice experiment to explore the impact of reduced nicotine messages among people who use little cigars and cigarillos.

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In New Jersey, Tobacco Sales to Underage Buyers Continue Despite Federal Legislation

Rutgers researchers find nearly half of purchase attempts by people under 21 at tobacco retailers in New Jersey resulted in a sale in new study.

Click below to learn more ⬇️

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Use of images to assess awareness and use of emerging nicotine pouch products AbstractIntroduction. Accurate measurement is critical for understanding the population health impact of nicotine pouches, yet precise, standardized measur

In this new Nicotine & Tobacco Research Journal paper, authors Michelle Bover Manderski, @maryhrywna.bsky.social, and @crisdelnevo.bsky.social confirm that including product images in surveys can improve the measurement accuracy of nicotine pouch use. #Rutgerssph

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What’s in ZYN, the FDA-Authorized Nicotine Pouch? Is It Harmful? ZYN, the popular brand of flavored nicotine pouches, recently earned FDA authorization for reducing smoking, but some questions linger. Experts explain the efficacy and potential health risks of nicot...

A new article in Scientific American featuring INTS associate professor Mary Hrywna explores the FDA's recent authorization of a popular brand of nicotine pouches and the potential impact on the marketplace and consumers.

Read more here ➡️

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Effect of a State-Level Vaping Prevention Campaign on Beliefs and Behaviors in Young People Vaping prevention media campaigns have promising effects on harm perceptions but have yet to demonstrate impacts on vaping behaviors in young people. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effe...

Led by INTS Post Doctoral Fellow, Allison Glasser, a new paper published in Substance Use & Misuse found that vaping prevention campaigns can effectively alter short-term risk perceptions and reduce susceptibility to vaping in adolescents.

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Decoding consumers' interpretations of ‘additive-free’ and ‘tobacco & water' cigarette advertising claims Objectives In the USA, some tobacco companies replaced the marketing phrase ‘100% natural additive-free tobacco’ with ‘tobacco ingredients: tobacco & water’ (T&W) after receiving warnings from the US ...

Led by INTS post-doctoral fellow Caitlin Weiger, a new paper published in @TC_BMJ found that the ‘additive-free’ and ‘tobacco and water’ claims of some popular cigarette brands may convey reduced risk.

Read more here ➡️

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Happy holidays from all of us at INTS! ☃️

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Don't forget to register for the upcoming Rutgers Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training program!

This fully accredited and virtual program helps you learn skills to conduct evidence-based tobacco treatment.

Learn more and register now ➡️

www.tobaccoprogram.org

INTS team members Eugene Talbot and Caitlin Uriarte presented their CRST posters to other public health professionals and students at the NJSOPHE annual conference.

Public health thrives through collaboration - it's vital that we continue to learn and listen!

Why the FDA Should Move Fast to Regulate Nicotine Pouches

Institute Director and Professor @crisdelnevo.bsky.social and Associate Professor @maryhrywna.bsky.social discuss the FDA's regulation of nicotine pouches and how important it is to issue marketing authorizations for these products in this Q&A ➡️

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Congratulations to our Deputy Director, Dr. Andrea Villanti, for being listed in @clarivate.com's 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list for the fifth year in a row! #RutgersSPH

These highly cited papers rank in the top 1% by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science.

In today's @washingtonpost.com article about the Supreme Court case that challenges FDA's denial of many e-cigarette brands' marketing authorization applications, Institute Director @crisdelnevo.bsky.social comments on young people's desire to quit vaping and demand for cessation support.

Try our INTS starter pack to connect with more of us here: go.bsky.app/8nSVxnF

The Great American Smokeout is a day to encourage people to quit smoking or make a plan to quit. Get the help you need to quit at www.tobaccoprogram.org. Other NJ resources include 11 Quit Centers across the state: www.nj.gov/health/fhs/t...
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